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UK considering EU-style common charging cable


The EU previously introduced a law requiring new electronic devices to use the same type of cable in 2022.

Electronic goods, from mobile phones to e-readers and headphones, still vary in their charging port and cable requirements. But after more than a decade of use it was phased out and replaced with USB-C ports in more recent versions of its gadgets, starting with the iPhone 15 last September. Consumer groups have frequently pointed to the amount of different cables needed and discarded based on the varying options for connectors on devices as a source of e-waste.

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