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New report – national polices for increasing consumer repairs and avoiding destruction of unsold products

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 16 February 2022
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The report analyses what Sweden can learn from other countries in order to increase the number of consumer repairs, support the repair sector, combat planned obsolescence, and stop unsold goods from being destroyed.

European countries, regions and municipalities are experimenting with new policies to increase consumer repairs and destruction of unsold products. A new popular science report discusses these policies, and what Sweden can learn from other countries. The report is a cooperation between Mistra Sustainable Consumption and Mistra REES.

The five ideas for policy instruments presented and discussed in this report are the following:

  • Repair vouchers and repair funds
  • Information on the service life and repairability of products
  • Minimum product repairability requirements
  • Ban on destroying unused goods
  • Ban on planned obsolescence

 

In connection to the publication of the report, researchers from 4 universities have written a debate article in Aftonbladet.

Report "Moving away from the throwaway society" (Mistra Sustainable Consumption and Mistra Resource-efficient and Effective Solutions)

Rapport "Avveckla köp-och slängsamhället" (Mistra Sustainable Consumption och Mistra Resource-efficient and Effective Solutions)

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