Apple’s self-repair programme is not the Right to Repair we need
Progress on EU legislation on smartphone repair proves effective in pushing manufacturers towards repair, but Apple is far from giving us the universal right to repair we need.
Progress on EU legislation on smartphone repair proves effective in pushing manufacturers towards repair, but Apple is far from giving us the universal right to repair we need.
Despite soaring living costs and years of citizen calls for repairable electronics, the proposal for right to repair was once more delayed and left out of this Circular Economy package.
Reaction from Right to Repair Europe on the still unpublished new ecodesign rules for smartphones and tablets. A positive step, but far from a real Right to Repair
EU national experts are set to rubberstamp faulty ‘right to repair’ rules for smartphones and tablets in a meeting taking place on Thursday in Brussels.
Right to Repair coalition will stage a protest in front of the building where experts meet.
Short-lived electronics are flooding the EU market. These gadgets are costing us money, are harmful for the environment, and yet are still manufactured with built-in death dates.