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Have you ever wondered why every smartphone manufacturer makes a charger its phone that is different the rest? Lawmakers the European Union have also been pondering the same mystery. Consumers should welcome a new, common-sense initiative voted by European politicians. The EU has decided that all smartphone companies will soon have to make the plug adaptor that connects the electricity supply the same. They did not vote making the other end the cable, the part that connects the phone itself, the same. This will leave many consumers feeling somewhat perplexed. They may well view the upcoming law as a half measure. There were calls to also standardize the connector that fits the phone.

The dizzying variety designs of current adaptors is detrimental the environment. Every time someone buys a new phone, they usually end throwing their old charger and paying another one that fits their new device. EU politician Barbara Weiler said the new law would help the environment cutting down electronic waste. She told reporters: "It will put an end charger clutter and 51,000 tons electronic waste annually." She added: "The current incompatibility chargers for mobile phones, smart phones, tablets, digital cameras and music players is a nightmare and a real inconvenience consumers." Manufacturers have 2017 to comply the new directive.