Carl Dalhammar
Professor
The Emerging ‘Right to Repair’ legislation in the EU and the U.S.
Author
Summary, in English
The transition to a Circular Economy (CE) aims for more efficient use of resources and reconsideration of how products are designed and used, including promoting longer lifetimes through design and repair. However, several factors influence whether it is an option for the consumer to repair the product. These range from legal and market impediments to factors of cost, convenience, and consumer preference. In this paper, we examine the current state of right to repair and different stakeholder perspectives. We outline the fundamental barriers to accessing repair services for consumer electronics as well as current and proposed policies in both the EU and U.S. promoting access to repair. Following a comparison of initiatives, we conclude by discussing the need to balance stakeholder interests in defining the desired scope of Right to Repair (R2R) - distinguished from a fully open access to repair - within the context of CE goals.
Department/s
- The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
- Environmental Law
Publishing year
2018
Language
English
Full text
- Available as PDF - 1 MB
Document type
Paper, not in proceeding
Topic
- Environmental Management
Keywords
- repair
- right to repair
- Intellectual property rights (IPR)
- electronics environmental impact
- Ecodesign Directive
- ecodesign
- Circular Economy
- SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
Conference name
Going Green CARE INNOVATION 2018
Conference date
2018-11-27 - 2018-11-29
Conference place
Vienna, Austria
Status
Published
Project
- Creating a repair society to advance the Circular Economy – policies, networks and people
- Circular Economy: capturing value in waste through extended producer responsibility policies
Research group
- Environmental Law