Legislation

By rr_test_admin, 9 July, 2021
[caption id="attachment_16232" align="aligncenter" width="900"]The White House in Washington, D.C. The executive action comes during a time of ramped-up activity in the right-to-repair realm. | Sean Pavone / Shutterstock[/caption] The White House is encouraging federal regulators to protect independent repair of consumer electronics, agri
By rr_test_admin, 24 June, 2021
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="950"]View of the U.S. Capitol building with blue sky. Proposed national legislation follows a flurry of state right-to-repair bills that were introduced this year. | EQRoy / Shutterstock[/caption] A federal lawmaker has introduced legislation requiring electronics manufacturers to provide resources facilitating independent device repair.
By rr_test_admin, 17 June, 2021
[caption id="attachment_16083" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]New York capitol building in Albany. The New York Senate approved right-to-repair legislation on the same day the state's legislative session concluded. | Harold Stiver / Shutterstock[/caption] The New York State Senate this month voted in favor of legislation providing public acces
By rr_test_admin, 13 May, 2021
[caption id="attachment_15850" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]Cargo ship on the water outside Miami, Fla. Past iterations of SEERA would allow exports of tested and functional devices as well as some separated commodities destined for recycling. | lazyllama / Shutterstock[/caption] National legislators have reintroduced a bill that would restrict
By rr_test_admin, 11 February, 2021
[caption id="attachment_15325" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]Scrap electronics for recycling. France has begun requiring manufacturers to label their electronic products with a repairability score. | S.Dashkevych/Shutterstock[/caption] France has started requiring electronics OEMs to calculate and disclose repairability scores to consumers, and off
By rr_test_admin, 28 June, 2019
[caption id="attachment_11531" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Shipping containers stacked in a logistic yard. Previous iterations of the Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act have struggled to gain traction. | Sreytoch Lann/Shutterstock[/caption] Federal legislators have reintroduced legislation banning exports of untes