> Companies should have to bear the full cost of cleaning up, repairing, or disposing the products they unleash upon the world.
Where I live, you pay a "removal fee" when buying electronics or appliances for just that. If you're buying a new washing machine for example, the party delivering your device is obligated to take the old one with them.
Of course, that's only part of it, your country also needs to have good waste processing and ideally not export it.
I don't know where he is from, but we have something very similar here in BC, Canada. It covers mostly electronics, but we also have a large appliance program which is similar.
Basically you just drop them off at your local recycling center, and they have a program that ensures they go to an audited recycler. There is a small fee when you buy electronics that pays for the program.
Where I live, you pay a "removal fee" when buying electronics or appliances for just that. If you're buying a new washing machine for example, the party delivering your device is obligated to take the old one with them.
Of course, that's only part of it, your country also needs to have good waste processing and ideally not export it.