How about all the waste when over a billion iPhone users throw out Lightning accessories?
Can't replace old diesel trucks with green fuel trucks because the act of replacing them causes some pollution.
It's entire raison d'être of the law is to mandate that devices themselves and their charger share a common standard. So an example e.g. Annex 2a clarifies that:
> The requirements in points 2 and 3 below shall apply to the following categories or classes of radio equipment [mobile phones, tablets, cameras, headsets, mice, etc, ...]
> [They shall] be equipped with the USB Type-C receptacle, as described in the standard EN IEC 62680-1-3:2021 ‘Universal serial bus interfaces for data and power - Part 1-3: Common components - USB Type-C® Cable and Connector Specification’, which should remain accessible and operational at all times;