Europe Plans Right to Repair Legislation for Electronics

With yesterday’s big announcement of Circular Economy Action Plan, the European Commission has made its move on the road to make right to repair a reality in Europe. Eu’s law-making body, The European commission, broadcasted its Circular Economy Action Plan yesterday. The blueprint is a five-year outline of the European Commission’s actions to make sustainable and repairable products and services the new normal in Eu. Acknowledging public’s frustration of lockdown of repair resources, it is a promise of change and getting them their right to repair. The action plan has condemned the contemporary economic model of taking the resource, making a product, using it for the shortest time, and then disposing it off. With the right to repair legislation in action, the system will move towards reuse, repair, and recycling model. It all started with the European Green Deal – a roadmap for making Eu’s economy resource-efficient and sustainable. The whole thing is centered on the idea of making Europe climate neutral by the year 2050. The European Commission is setting different action plans, each targeting a specific economy sector, to follow through its mission of green economy. On an overwhelming demand of Eu Parliament, the first action plan has been set to combat the e-waste. From 9 million tons e-waste recorded in 2005, the numbers have risen to 12 million in 2020. That being said, the Circular Economy Action Plan revolves around two key points to ensure the least possible amount of e-waste. Manufacturer’s Sustainable Products The electronics industry is now under strict obligation to produce resource-efficient and sustainable products. Manufacturers will now modify their product design and bring long-living cellphones, computers, tablets, and other electronic gadgets in the European market.This part of the action plan will reduce “premature obsolescence” of electronic products by upgrading their hardware components as well as the software. Consumers’ Right to Repair The second and the more important focus of the Circular Economy Plan is to empower the European consumers. The same manufacturers are now required to entertain their consumers with an easy access to all repair resources of their products. The practice of locking down product schematics, user manuals, repair information, and repair parts away from consumer access will be abandoned. This is to encourage consumers to “reuse, repair, and recycle” their electronic devices rather than disposing them off and creating more electronic waste. With repair resources made accessible to all consumers, the local repair industry will gain a huge benefit. Local cellphone and computer repair stores, that were shut down because of manufacturers’ repair monopoly, will be back on the map. Eu electronic consumers can now enjoy their right to repair and get their electronic devices repaired from local repair shops and contribute in the green economy dream. If you have a cellphone or computer repair shop in Europe, this is a high time to run a successful repair business with the best repair shop Software. Sign up now