iPhone 7, No Headphone Jack Creates a Recipe for e-Waste

Apple's decision to remove the 3.5 mm headphone connector on the new iPhone 7, while continuing to use their proprietary Lightning connector, could mean more electronic waste as users discard their old headsets and many OEMs rush to develop new ones using Apple's connector.

from EETimes: http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?section_id=36&doc_id=1330532&_mc=RSS_EET_EDT