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The Cellphone Industry - Coggle Diagram
The Cellphone Industry
Mining
Child labor occurs in other countries
Under minimum wage pay
Serious injury and death frequently
Strips Earth of rare metals
Destroys the environment
Electronic Waste
Cellphones create the most waste out of all electronics
Rare metals are thrown out instead of being recycled
Cellphones are not always disposed of properly
Batteries and other materials can be toxic
Company Profit
Companies produce new models of cellphones every year
Old cellphones stop getting updates
Old phones slow down and die
Phones are very hard to repair on purpose
Most profit comes from new purchases
Cheaper to make new ones than replaceable parts
Misc
Fairphone
Replacable phone parts
Sweatshops in Asian countries
Alternatives to main brands?