{"id":48878,"date":"2020-03-14T01:45:35","date_gmt":"2020-03-14T00:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/?p=48878"},"modified":"2020-03-14T01:45:46","modified_gmt":"2020-03-14T00:45:46","slug":"european-commission-will-introduce-right-to-repair-legislation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/2020\/03\/european-commission-will-introduce-right-to-repair-legislation\/","title":{"rendered":"European Commission will introduce “right to repair” legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The European Commission has announced it will introduce a law mandating \u201cright to repair\u201d for electronics, aiming to cut down on waste by promoting products that can be repaired instead of replaced,\u00a0according to Engadget<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the legislation were to be passed, the rules would apply to phones, tablets, and computers, and would force manufacturers to overhaul their approach to product designs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It would restrict the production of single-use products, as well as the destruction of unsold merchandise. It would require electronics to be produced using as much recycled material as possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rules would also require companies to provide information on the durability of devices and how they could be repaired, so that consumers can make informed choices that benefit the environment and promote longer-lasting products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 “Single-use will be restricted, premature obsolescence tackled and the destruction of unsold durable goods banned,” the Commission said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The European Commission has\u00a0pledged to become carbon neutral<\/a>\u00a0by 2050, and the rules would be just one element of the European Green Deal policies, announced last year. The legislation would also be another in a series of moves to cut down on electronic waste, after lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in January to implement a universal standard for electronics charging cables, in a blow to Apple\u2019s proprietary lightning cable.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commissioners describe the efforts as a move towards a \u201ccircular economy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday, our economy is still mostly linear, with only 12% of secondary materials and resources being brought back into the economy,\u201d according to Commission Executive Vice President EVP Frans Timmermans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMany products break down too easily, cannot be reused, repaired or recycled, or are made for single use only. There is a huge potential to be exploited both for businesses and consumers. With today\u2019s plan we launch action to transform the way products are made and empower consumers to make sustainable choices for their own benefit and that of the environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials are also considering a buy-back scheme for old electronics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bill says it would ensure that future trade deals “reflect the enhanced objectives of the circular economy,” suggesting the rules would have an impact far beyond Europe.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe linear growth model of \u2018take, make, use discard\u2019 has reached its limits,\u201d European environment commissioner, Virginijus Sinkevi\u010dius, told The Guardian<\/em><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith the growth of the world population and consumption, this linear model pushes us closer and closer to a resource crisis. The only way ahead is decoupling economic growth from extraction of primary resources and their environmental impacts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo by 246-You \/ CC BY (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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