Apparaten verplicht repareerbaar door nieuwe EU-wet
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Iedere wasmachine, telefoon of televisie die je vanaf morgen in Europa koopt, moet beter repareerbaar zijn. Dan treedt namelijk de Europese Right to Repair Act in werking. Wat dat in de praktijk betekent, bespreken we met Ruth Mugge, hoogleraar Ontwerpen voor duurzaam consumentengedrag aan de TU Delft, en Oscar Visser, CFO van Fairphone.

The products covered by the obligation to repair currently include:

  • washing machines and washer-dryers
  • dishwashers
  • refrigerators
  • electronic displays
  • welding equipment
  • servers and data storage products
  • mobile phones, cordless phones and tablets
  • tumble dryers
  • e-bikes and e-scooters batteries (from 18 February 2027)
  • local space heaters
  • boonhet@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    6·
    7 hours ago

    Well thing is this is not about whether the items are currently repairable, but whether laws require them to be.

    At the moment there’s nothing stopping some dipshit from coming up with parts locks on espresso machines the way John Deere does them.

    • undefinedValue@programming.devEnglish
      2·
      1 hour ago

      You’re basically describing any of the electronic style coffee machines, good luck repairing a vendor lock-in optimized keurig or nespresso machine that scans your pods to validate their IDs before brewing.