Planned Obsolescence: A Strategy in Search of Legal Rules

Maggiolino, Mariateresa

doi:10.1007/s40319-019-00812-1

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“…For consumer products, as planned obsolescence implies intent, some consumer organizations prefer the term avoidable obsolescence to make a distinction (Valant, 2016: 2) while the notion 'purposeful obsolescence' is also used (Gregory, 1947). Moreover, some scholars note that the legal classification and the scope are not adequate for countering planned obsolescence (Maggiolino, 2019) while there is also a need to address different nuances of planned obsolescence differently to repress effectively (Kaya, 2020).…”

Section: The Concept Of 'Planned Obsolescence' and Its Originsmentioning

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Planned Obsolescence: A Hidden Threat to Environmental Security and the Recent Eu Policy

VERAL¹

2023

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Through the fast-paced global economy, our planet witnesses worsening records on global warming, ecological deterioration, and biodiversity losses each year. While ‘over’ or even ‘hyper’ consumption is experienced in various, especially in the developed parts of the world, resources are being depleted to meet infinite desires rather than basic needs. The growth in population and consumption is expected to further deplete natural resources and aggravate excessive waste generation. Behind the scenes, as one of the triggering strategies of this excessive and continuous consumption, planned obsolescence, which has been widely employed since the 1929 Great Depression, remains a prevalent strategy in practice. With the aim to draw attention to this hidden and well-established strategy, this study examines the planned obsolescence issue and its practices, seeks to answer why planned obsolescence poses a threat to environmental security, whilst evaluates the effectiveness of the recent EU policies and actions to tackle this issue.

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Section: The Concept Of 'Planned Obsolescence' and Its Originsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Planned Obsolescence: A Hidden Threat to Environmental Security and the Recent Eu Policy

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2023

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“…Speedy advancements in technological innovations have meant that new configurations of electronic goods quickly become obsolete as marketing communications subliminally inform of the need to seek new versions [65,66] and more advanced applications [67]. While this may be economically justifiable in some cases, quite often it is just sheer overconsumption, addictive purchase or simply, hedonistic excesses [59].…”

Section: Planned Obsolescencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Programmed, planned, or built-in obsolescence is a term that refers to an artificially short life-expectancy built into a technical device. For Maggiolino (2019) [67], this entails the "market conditions under which an enterprise finds optimal cannibalizing of a version of its durable good with another . .…”

Section: Planned Obsolescencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Additionally, the launching of new versions of any product comes with both advantages and undesirable effects. As Maggiolino (2019) [67] argues, in electronic goods especially, it may lead to an increase in R&D spending with new innovations. This in turn can positively affect long-run economic growth.…”

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“…Since every sale is also a purchase, how can consumer culture be shifted towards repair and re-use as a personal responsibility in the era of sustainability? The problem with in-built obsolescence is the drastic cultural change in attitude towards the old and durable [65,67]. In other words, we have now moved from a culture of 'repair and re-use' to a culture of 'make-use-throw-away'.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Sustainable Waste Management Innovations in Africa: New Perspectives and Research Agenda for Improving Global Health

Ahen

Amankwah‐Amoah

2021

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The need for green business practices and green innovations underscores a growing recognition that climate change is now an existential threat not just to population health but also to the survival of businesses that are unable to embrace green practices with a sense of urgency. This paper contributes to the literature on market violence as an inhibitor of green innovations for sustainable waste management to curb the unneeded health effects of wastes in Africa. Our purpose is to problematize received wisdom, unquestioned assumptions, and incorrect diagnosis of the sources and health consequences of various forms of wastes in Africa. Much of the discourse on this issue remains ahistorical, and that risks leaving aside a vital question of exploitative extraction. By including this ‘out-of-the-box’ explanation through major case references, we are able to shed light on the critical issues that have hitherto received limited attention, thus enabling us to propose useful research questions for future enquiries. We propose a framework that delineates the structural composition of costs imposed by market violence that ranges from extraction to e-waste disposal. We advocate for the engineering of policies that create conditions for doing more with less resources, eliminating waste, and recycling as crucial steps in creating sustainable waste management innovations. Additionally, we highlight a set of fundamental issues regarding enablers and inhibitors of sustainable innovations and policies for waste management worth considering for future research. These include programmed obsolescence, irresponsible extraction, production, and consumption, all seen through the theoretical lens of market violence.

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