BRUSSELS (REUTERS) – The European Union’s bid to undertake a common charging port for cell phones, tablets and headphones took a step ahead on Wednesday (April 20) when an EU panel backed the proposal, paving the best way for an meeting vote subsequent month.
The European Commission prompt a single cellular charging port greater than a decade in the past, hoping phone-makers would be capable to discover a common answer.
It proposed draft laws final yr, a world first, after they failed to take action.
The European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee on Wednesday agreed with the Commission’s proposal.
Apple’s iPhones are charged from a Lightning cable, whereas Android-based gadgets are powered utilizing USB-C connectors.
The majority of telephones offered within the EU are Android gadgets.
“With half a billion chargers for portable devices shipped in Europe each year, generating 11,000 to 13,000 tonnes of e-waste, a single charger for mobile phones and other small and medium electronic devices would benefit everyone,” stated Mr Alex Agius Saliba, who’s main the talk in Parliament.
The committee needs the USB Type-C port to be the usual for cell phones, tablets, headphones, e-readers, low-powered laptops, keyboards, laptop mice, earbuds, sensible watches and digital toys.
Apple has stated the proposal would harm innovation and create a mountain of waste if customers had been pressured to change to new chargers.
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