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Right to Repair: How UK Consumers Are Fighting Back Against Throwaway Culture TEP , The Engineering Projects , Boxes
How UK Consumers Are Fighting Back Against Throwaway Culture
The era of throwaway electronics may finally be drawing to a close. Across the UK, a quiet revolution is taking shape as consumers increasingly reject the cycle of planned obsolescence that has defined modern retail for decades. From community repair cafés in Manchester to government legislation in Westminster, the right to repair movement is reshaping how Britons think about the products they buy. The True Cost of Disposable Culture British households discard an estimated 1.5 million tonnes of electrical waste each year, making the UK one of Europe's largest producers of e-waste. Much of t ...