The biggest up and coming driver for electronic waste must surely be Microsoft's intention to push the Windows 11 operating system onto consumers in the very near future. This new system has mandatory minimum system requirements that will render most current PCs and laptops obsolete.

There is no valid technical reason why existing hardware should not be able be able to run "windows 11" other than the fact that Microsoft plans to build-in 'incompatibility' with current hardware. After all it's only an operating system - which does not add any real value to the apps it hosts.

This is pure greed and is totally irresponsible bearing in mind what Microsoft (and Apple) have already done to the planet and the monopoly they hold in the tech sector.