Elizabeth Warren wants a universal charging standard for smartphones

Massachusetts Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, along with Vermont’s Bernie Sanders, are pushing for a universal smartphone charging standard. He said in a letter sent Thursday to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.

In the letter, the lawmakers urge the commercial sector to develop a strategy to protect consumers and reduce e-waste, in line with the EU’s leadership in global shipping.

Warren wrote on Twitter: “Consumers don’t have to buy new chargers for different devices all the time. Materials can be cleaned to standardized standards – at lower cost, with less hassle and with less waste.”

Consumers don’t always have to buy new chargers for different devices. Products can be cleaned to quality standards – at low cost, with less hassle and less waste.https://t.co/rbxLleahIj

— Elizabeth Warren (@Warren) 7 July 2022

The senators argued that the global tonnage shortage creates a financial burden on consumers and creates more e-waste, “In addition to unnecessary costs to American consumers, the disposal and replacement of materials creates e-waste that damages the environment, including the spread of toxins into water, soil pollution and air quality pollution.” .And when not used alone, more than 11,000 tonnes of e-waste is generated annually.