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Sonos is ending its controversial 'recycle mode' program that rendered speakers useless following a critical backlash

Kaylee Fagan / Business InsiderThe VergeThe speaker company had pushed a trade-up program that gave customers a discount for upgrading — but only if they put their old speaker into Recycle Mode,Critics said that making working speakers unusable was environmentally unfriendly, while Sonos said it was meant to keep customers from buying subpar used devices.

A Sonos spokesperson told Business Insider that the trade-up program will continue, but without the requirement that customers put old devices into Recycle Mode.

 

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