PRESS RELEASE: On 14 October, Microsoft will end free support for Windows 10, turning millions of PCs into avoidable e-waste. In the lead up to International Repair Day (18 October) we are pushing back against fast tech.

Expensive spare parts are a major barrier to repair. Despite progress in EU law, reasonable prices of spare parts are still far from reality. How can we fix that? Here’s our proposal to address this issue through a horizontal ecodesign measure.

Industry pushback successfully blocked more ambitious user-repairability.

Just weeks before new repair rules for smartphones were set to take effect, the EU commission has proposed a “corrective legislative act” that would weaken your right to repair.

The EU published new guidelines for removability and replaceability requirements under the Batteries Regulation. Some progress was made, but a huge opportunity was missed for smartphone and tablet batteries!