by stefanie | Mar 17, 2022 | World Focus
MEPs say the “right to repair” must encompass designing products that last longer and can be fixed, as well as labelling to better inform consumers and extending guarantee rights. The European Parliaments Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee approved a...
by stefanie | May 6, 2021 | Around the Industry
The European council and Parliament agree the EU should be climate-neutral by 2050 and net greenhouse gas emissions are reduced by at least 55% by 2030. Yesterday, 5th May 2021, the European council and the European Parliament’s negotiators reached a provisional...
by stefanie | Jan 28, 2021 | World Focus
Parliamentarians step up the pressure to end the “take-make-dispose” economy and calls for binding targets for recycled content and that the EU policy on sustainable products should include non-energy-related products. The EU needs clear policy objectives to achieve a...
by stefanie | Nov 30, 2020 | World Focus
MPs, members of the environmental audit committee say Amazon and Apple “not playing their part” in tackling electronic waste and should do more to help collect, repair and ruse technology products. In 2017 155,000 tonnes of e-waste was thrown away in domestic bins and...
by stefanie | Nov 27, 2020 | World Focus
The European Parliament has voted in favour of making products more durable and easier to repair and recycle, and by providing consumers with more rights and information. The European Parliament wants to boost sustainability by promoting reuse and repairs and by...
