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I choose to take no action in trying to change our ewaste habits, laws and regulations. I am certain that the major companies pay a good amount of money to have experts and specialist that find the perfect median and actions that we take. These experts analyze all of the current possibility and actions and tell the company to follow the one that makes the most sense. They try to be as environmentally friendly as they can be. They have to keep in mind the state of current economy and find the correct balance. The companies have to be able to make profit on their products and they have have to keep the prices of the products down so the customers will be willing to buy them. For example in the current day if the company was trying to be all green they would have to raise the prices of their products tremendously and they would probably have no sales because people do not have the money and are unwilling to pay the extra to own a more environmentally friendly product. The same goes to the quality and the lifetime of the products. They are designed to last as long as they can while keeping the price low and reasonable.  Yes, it seems like they have a short life and we always have the last generation device home in the closet but that's because it's cheaper to buy a new device than repair it and also we can choose to recycle them but most people feel like its their product and by recycling they would be essentially throwing the device away. Again like I said, we should and probably could the current habit and laws but I'm sure the experts actively work on that issue and find the appropriate median.

A Comic Rendition: Comparative Revolutions and Social Media

Group members: Mario Jastrzebski, Jeff Bona, Emily Eicher, Matthew Koballa http://Pixton.com/ic:7gawf9ns


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