Tag: repairable product
Ecodesign: A more sustainable EU single market is coming
Ecodesign, an EU success story, is expanding. More products than ever will soon be designed from the outset with sustainability in mind - a development that will be good for the environment and consumers. But how? And when? The Ecodesigned4LIFE...
Here’s how your next smartphone will be longer-lasting and easier to repair
Consumers will soon be able to benefit from longer-lasting and easier-to-repair smartphones thanks to new EU rules, explains BEUC's Ecodesign Project Coordinator Silvia Barlassina.
Rules for sustainable products are one side of the coin. Enforcing them is the other.
It is encouraging for consumers that the EU is working on rules to make products sustainable by design. But if policymakers are serious about delivering, they should not forget about the “on the ground” aspect, argues BEUC’s Monique Goyens. This...