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What has happened to the Right to Repair? (www.itpro.com)
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[–] thelittleblackbird 10 points 3 months ago

In the EU the regulation is slooooooowly doing his trip to national regulations and it is expected to be enforced in 2026 by all members

https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/consumer-protection-law/directive-repair-goods_en

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Just like « Green washing « that’s what happened

[–] Alphane_Moon 6 points 3 months ago

More like not enough real enforcement. One approach would be to require executives from non-compliant companies to do full time 6 month mandatory community service programs where they would be doing free repairs for qualified low income citizens. The cost for parts and logistics would be covered by personal financial fines (not company money).

Also too many loopholes.

Still, progress on Right to Repair is patchy and in some cases slow. Steve Haskew, head of Sustainability and Social Leadership at Circular Computing tells ITPro: "Sadly, in the UK very little has changed since right to repair came in three years ago. Because the legislation only covers white goods and televisions, rather than computers, mobiles and other electronics, it lacks the teeth to make a real difference. These devices, which are often discarded and have a high carbon footprint, are one of the biggest contributors to our growing e-waste mountain."