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@@ -263,11 +263,11 @@ The principle of right to repair is that if you own a product, you should have t
Decades ago, most consumer goods--such as cars and radios--were designed to be opened and serviced by anyone with basic mechanical skills, a lot of the time, there were even service manuals and schematics printed inside the products or supplied with them. @what-is-right-to-repair. Louis Rossmann, founder of Rossmann Repair Group Inc. notes in a 2020 video introducing his standpoint on right to repair, that personal computers "came with thick books of schematics," however, as of 2016, "repair centers cannot get access to schematics and diagrams." This shows the shift in the culture surrounding repair, as electronics advanced and became physically smaller, these practices expanded beyond personal computers; household devices became increasingly dependant on software, began being sealed shut, and their technical information gate-kept from end users. Disposable products became the norm, and with repair being hindered heavily, the modern right to repair movement was born. A major turning point came in 2012, when Massachusets passed the nations first automotive repair laws @2012-mass-laws. Fisher from Landline.Media, a news outlet reporting on the trucking industry recounts that these laws required tools made available to the auto dealers also be made available for purchase to both owners and independent repair shops. With proprietary tools being made available to consumers and professional repairers, vehicle maintenance is made far more accessible to those with fewer funds, allowing their cars to last a lot longer than they would without regular scheduled maintenance.
= Why is right to repair important?
= Why should right to repair be important to me?
Right to repair should be important to you because it allows you to maintain control over the products you own, reduce your waste production, save money, and increases technical literacy. Without right to repair, you would become dependant on corporate monopolies which can restrict access, inflate prices, and strip your freedom over the products you bought and paid for. If you care about your individual freedom, then right to repair should be important to you.
== Environmental concerns
Global e-waste has reached critical levels: in 2024, the International Telecommunication Union reported that the world produced 62 million tons of discarded electronics, yet only 22.3% were properly collected and recycled @itu. This E-waste carries a much larger environmental footprint than traditional waste due to the complex manufacturing processes and vast amounts of resources needed to produce them. Discarding these devices prematurely requires new resources to be extracted, refined, and manufactured into a new product. Furthermore, electronic devices also contain heavy metals and chemicals which pose major pollution and health risks when improperly disposed of @itu. As shown in analytical models from the 2022 article "Right to Repair: Pricing, Welfare, and Environmental Implications," prolonging the use of a product can reduce waste generation and material exploitation, making right-to-repair crucial for sustainable consumption @jin2023Right_.
Apart from preserving liberty, increasing product maintainability has positive implications for environmental concerns. Global e-waste has reached critical levels: in 2024, the International Telecommunication Union reported that the world produced 62 million tons of discarded electronics, yet only 22.3% were properly collected and recycled @itu. This E-waste carries a much larger environmental footprint than traditional waste due to the complex manufacturing processes and vast amounts of resources needed to produce them. Discarding these devices prematurely requires new resources to be extracted, refined, and manufactured into a new product. Furthermore, electronic devices also contain heavy metals and chemicals which pose major pollution and health risks when improperly disposed of @itu. As shown in analytical models from the 2022 article "Right to Repair: Pricing, Welfare, and Environmental Implications," prolonging the use of a product can reduce waste generation and material exploitation, making right-to-repair crucial for sustainable consumption @jin2023Right_.
== Cost saving
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