I think that production of un-necessary stuff is a bigger problem:

eg. * Getting a new phone charger with your new phone when your old one was
okay (should be optional to make you think)

* Making and importing (from China) cheap batteries that don't last very
long - waste of resources - waste of transport and increase in landfill
polutants - for little benefit.

* Shipping cheap Xmas tat from China for it to end up in the bin by the end
of January.


The "stand-by" issue is a red herring as most modern devices are incredibly
low consumption - yet the reports are often based on old equipment.