If part of this concept is to prevent people from throwing electronics away, why not have a system were these broken or unneeded bloks can be sent back to the company and in return people receive some sort of discount on a replacement blok.

Recycling isn’t the perfect process we’re led to believe and I feel like recycling would still feed that fickle behaviour a bit. I think there will be less guilt associated with buying that sleek new part for a still viable one, because of the idea that recycling will wipe the “environmental slate” clean. Perhaps the companies could offer (or encourage) a second hand market to go alongside recycling? Then again I’ll take a recycling program of any form over the landfill anyday 🙂

lara wrote: It is fantastic to see this concept come to fruition against all the adversity that a competitive market poses. However, I (just now) wondered if there is a way to avoid capricious or fickle behaviour, seeing as it will be so easy to change parts whenever the phone becomes a little slow. It could mean that people throw away parts faster than necessary, instead of perhaps clearing some memory. The crux of this idea is sustainability and longevity, lets try to promote this in the users – by using more than a price tag.Not a priority issue perhaps, but worth considering. Surely throwing away a component is still better than throwing away a phone when it gets slow? I understand where you are coming from though and I think the solution has already been nailed by a few people.UrbanRebel95 wrote: If part of this concept is to prevent people from throwing electronics away, why not have a system were these broken or unneeded bloks can be sent back to the company and in return people receive some sort of discount on a replacement blok. Bohrman wrote: Perhaps the companies could offer (or encourage) a second hand market to go alongside recycling. Absolutely – having a second hand part store and offering discounts for upgrading/replacing components will keep a lot of people happy. It means cheaper parts for people wanting to buy used, cheaper for people wanting to upgrade as they get money off and reduces waste further (or rather not reduces but prevents).

yes, people should be more economical and should wish to do so

Yes!! Some people these days want things done or loaded instantly. Also considering the amount of economical waste we already have, maybe there is a way to recycle gently used bloks and use them again? Just an idea to hopefully solve a problem.