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Emma Roth

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    Belkin will make its most popular accessories with recycled plastics.

    That includes many of its wireless chargers, power banks, wall chargers, and car chargers, which will now consist of 73 to 75 percent post-consumer recycled plastics.

    But as our science reporter Justine Calma points out, electronics made with recycled plastics still don’t do much to solve the e-waste problem. That’s because companies have to use new plastics to reinforce recycled plastics that have deteriorated over time:

    All those weaknesses with plastic also make it more difficult to recycle something that’s already been made with recycled materials. There comes a point when plastic can’t even be downcycled anymore. When it reaches that point, it’s typically incinerated or sent to landfills.

    Recycled plastic won’t solve tech’s waste problem

    Justine Calma
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    Emma Roth
    Emma Roth
    Microsoft and the FTC’s first pre-trial hearing will take place on January 3rd.

    This is the first step in what could be a long legal battle over Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. While FTC sued to block the deal last month, Microsoft has attempted to assuage concerns by making a number of concessions, including committing to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation.

    Microsoft also proposed a 10-year agreement that would make new Call of Duty games available on PlayStation the same day they launch on Xbox, and struck a similar 10-year agreement to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo’s consoles if the merger gets approved.

    First pre-trial hearing in Microsoft-Activision case set for Jan. 3

    [Reuters]

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