What a great article. You have laid out a very important issue in our world today.
Sustainability is the key.
But people are lazy and irresponsible.
In the case of smart phones they have become even more disposable now that you can't replace the batteries.
I am going to some how get off the smartphone wagon because of this.
One of the main problems is that Industry is not held accountable.
They tell the consumers to recycle for example but it is the industries that create most of the waste with no accountability.
It is time that we wake up as consumers and boycott irresponsible companies.
I am trying to do my part by buying products that are responsible but the problem is companies like that are becoming more an more rare.
Thanks for your thought provoking post.