Yes, other things cause e-waste. Sometimes worse.

That's not a good justification for more e-waste.

It's a ring. It's a tiny amount of waste.

So is plastic straws and we know what happened with those.

	▲	charcircuit 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		The problem with plastic straws was properly disposing them. For a piece of jewelry I doubt many people would throw it away on the side of the road. A ring that last for years is different than a disposal product that people may use for a couple of minutes.

aosaigh 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Not when millions of people buy it

	▲	charcircuit 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It's still a tiny amount of waste for those millions of people amortized over its lifespan.