Mobile phone chargers become standard in EU
European Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen holds up mobile phone chargers at a news conference in Brussels yesterday.
Tuesday June 30 2009
TOP mobile phone suppliers have agreed to back an EU-wide harmonisation of phone chargers, the European Commission said yesterday, hailing the pact as good news for consumers and the environment.
The agreement by Nokia, Sony Ericsson and other industry majors will mean that telephones compatible with standard charging devices are available in Europe from next year, said the EU executive, which has pushed for such a deal.
“People will not have to throw away their charger whenever they buy a new phone,” said EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen, estimating that unwanted phone accessories accounted for thousands of tonnes of waste in Europe each year.
