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The European Commission is looking at banning chargers given out with the purchase of phones. The move is in a bid to cut down on electrical waste as new mobiles are often still compatible with old chargers.

There are now just three chargers used by the majority of people compared to over 30 in 2009. Other electronic devices including tablets could also be affected. A European Commission spokesperson said voluntary action taken by the industry had failed to reduce electrical waste. They said: "The preferred voluntary approach did not meet the expectations of consumers and the Commission."

The EU wants to ban free chargers coming with new mobile phones in the latest crackdown by Brussels

They added that it was not too late for “the industry to come up with a suitable proposal, but we must now examine the legislative approach”. The move was welcomed by German MEP Evelyne Gebhardt. She said: “It has been proven that the industry’s voluntary commitment did nothing at all. “It would be ridiculous if the Commission now wanted to continue without legal regulation.” READ MORE: Desperate Remainers chant ‘Europe forever’ to Ursula von der Leyen

The European Commission is looking at banning chargers given out with the purchase of mobile phones

It comes after Brussels proposed last year for veggie burgers to be renamed “veggie discs”

“Particularly in the light of history, the history we share, you can have a steak or burger, you can’t call it something else. “We felt that steak should be kept for real steak with meat and come up with a new moniker for all these products. “There is a lot to be done in this front, a lot of creativity will be needed. “People need to know what they are eating.

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