This practice is simple outrageous. All it does is increase corporate profits, this has nothing to do with the environment. Smartphone manufacturers could make positive impact by reducing planned obsolescence and supporting their devices properly for years - but that is something they won't ever do, as it will obviously cut their profits.

i forget the exact details but two years ago the EU was proposing regulations to reduce "ewaste" by
appling a tax on chargers.

Which was the light bulb that gave Apple the idea of not including them with devices.

Some kind of regulation may have passed and its encouraging other manufacturers to follow suit

Im