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That seems like pretty pointless regulation.

If they don't like cable waste, just slap a Pigovian Tax on cable waste (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigovian_tax) and let the market sort it out.

> The regulator is determined to cut down on electronic waste being created by obsolete cables, which it estimates generate more than 51,000 tonnes of waste per year.

Giving a per capita figure would have been helpful.




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