smart phones and new technology are becoming harmful to the earth and we need to start thinking towards the future of our planet. When technology companies come out with new products we immediately decide that the one that we have currently is just not as good as the new one which makes us buy it. Also these companies strategically make updates that can't run on the older devices, as human beings it is our duty to have the self control to stay away from these temptations, although you want it does not mean you need it. While companies on the other hand should be more aware and slow down the production of new massively produced technology.

I agree, our society does not need to be rapidly increasing in technology. A new iPhone, iPad, or computer is developed and put on the market every six months. We as humans cannot keep ourselves from the temptation to replace our "old" devices, just because there is now a newer version to replace it with. All the old devices that we replace now have no purpose which leaves them to just sit and have to be thrown away.

People can also give their old tech to eco-friendly recycling centers rather than just letting their tech get old and/or throwing it away. Also, some companies will take back old tech in order to recycle it/ take it apart for spare parts.

I agree. We feel that be are obligated to processing a new phone every time a company releases another version of their product.

The consumptive society that evolves as a country’s gross domestic product per capita increases largely supports the implementation of a “throw away society.” It’s a fact of both social and economic norms that has pushed this issue to one of such monumental proportions within the American lifestyle. While it would be optimistic to hope that people would stop continually buying new stuff, the main way to make this issue less environmentally intrusive would be through refining the mining process in developing countries—putting some sort of international regulation in areas where there are little to no protective environmental laws. This would make a huge impact in areas without regulation, which is where many transnational corporations go to procure resources for their products (due to cheap labor and not having to take responsibility for environmental harm). Optimistically, these international regulations would decrease CO2 emissions and toxic compound leeching, while decreasing human health concerns that coincide with mining in undeveloped countries.