https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/04/eu-usb-c-common-charger-parliament-vote/ > The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to back EU legislation that will standardize mobile chargers on USB Type-C — paving the way for the law to start being applied by the end of 2024. > MEPs have been pushing for the e-waste measure for over a decade so today’s massively affirmative plenary vote — of 602 in favour of the directive and just 13 against (plus 8 abstentions) — is hardly a shock.