EU Endorses Repair as Environmental Win: Repair Roundup Week of August 6
As part of its transition to a ‘circular economy,’ the EU unveiled its right to repair strategy in hopes of reducing carbon emissions and e-waste. Researchers from the European Commission are recommending a legal right to repair, getting customers parts and tools, as well as forcing companies to embrace repairable design.
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The European Union this week unveiled its right to repair strategy in hopes of reducing carbon emissions and e-waste. Researchers from the European Commission are recommending a legal right to repair, getting customers parts and tools, as well as forcing companies to embrace repairable design.
The EU developed its Circular Economy Action Plan in 2015 as it aimed to move Europe from a linear to a circular economy. As part of this effort, they released a report titled “Towards Effective Right to Repair for Electronics” that focused on the benefits of implementing the right to repair throughout the European economy.
