Is having the latest technology a want or a need?
How often do you get a new cel phone or mp3 player? Did you really need a new model? Do you consider the environmental impact of these purchases? If you are addicted, how can you break your addiction?
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Phones
I believe that in this day and age cellphones are pretty necessary for our everyday life, such as work and school. However, according to treehugger.com, humans annually throw away 65,000 tons of cell phone waste. This is a large number that creates a lot of garbage that is not necessary. Every year U.S. citizens get a new cellphone every 12 months, rather than the 4 or 5 year lifespan they are supposed to have. This creates a lot of wasted from getting rid of the old phone that is perfectly fine. Overall, I believe that phones are necessary for our lives nowadays, but we can reduce waste by not buying a new phone every time a new one comes out.
Source:
https://www.treehugger.com/clean-techno … hones.html