The European Commission is preparing to abandon a plan to
force manufacturers to make some home appliances use less energy and last
longer before breaking down.
Environmentalists say this is a misguided. Europeans will
end up with less-efficient and less-durable consumer goods.
Jack Hunter from the campaign group EEB says, "It's
making toasters and kettles and hairdryers better and cheaper to run, so they
don't break after half a year - all of this without raising the price or
affecting jobs. Very simply, it's quality control."
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