Norwegian Consumer Council - Far too many products die too early

Right to repair: policy & activism
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Will need your browser’s translation feature :blush:

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And an excellent English video at https://vimeo.com/1226731365.

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Thanks for sharing Lawrence!

I found their report really interesting:

Lots of very familiar policy recommendations:

The Norwegian Consumer Council recommends that:

  • VAT on repairs should be abolished or significantly reduced.
  • A national repair scheme should be established, funded through a
    combination of industry contributions and public funding, with a low
    cost to consumers.
    ...
  • Norway should invest in increasing recruitment to vocational education and training to ensure access to skilled workers who can provide high-quality repair services.
    ...
  • Mandatory labelling schemes should be introduced to make key circular characteristics, such as product lifetime and repairability, clearly visible.
    ...
  • Norway should swiftly implement the ecodesign framework and push for stronger requirements on product lifetime, repairability and resource efficiency.

And LOTS of others, including greater alignment to relevant EU directives

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