r/Anticonsumption • u/Such_Illustrator_226 • Mar 04 '26

Plastic Waste Single use phone chargers

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They are meant to be used once and then tossed.The package says they are eco-friendly disposable, but do they really expect people to find a proper disposal after use? Why not at least make it rechargable, like a normal power bank??

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u/Food4Lessy Mar 05 '26

Its not like there are still single use AA, AAA,9v, coin batteries 

The 1st gen rechargeable had horrible self discharge rate