The new German government announced its intention to implement the Right to Repair.
Read civil society’s demands to make sure these new rules actually benefit consumers and independent repairers.
Today, the main barrier to repair remains the cost, often quite expensive compared to buying a new product.
In Germany and Austria, authorities are implementing repair bonuses to lower the cost of repair and make it more accessible.
A new study by the German consumer organisation VZBV confirms repairing is good for the environment and for consumers’ wallets!
Die meisten von uns würden ihr Handy gerne weiter benutzen, wenn es kaputt geht. Allerdings haben wir alle schon erlebt, wie schwer es ist, Smartphones zu reparieren: fehlende Ersatzteile, hohe Preise, nicht zugängliche Bauteile… So kommt es, dass wir sie häufig ersetzen – trotz ihrer massiven ökologischen und sozialen Auswirkungen. Das muss sich ändern! Die …
For several months now, Google has been blocking advertisements from independent repairers, as opposed to those from manufacturers and their authorised repairers. Runder Tisch Reparatur turned to the EU to draw attention to Google’s behaviour.
