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Right to Repair Legislation Reaches an All-Time High

The Right-to-Repair Movement has grown tremendously since its inception in 2012, becoming a nationwide movement supporting consumers’ right to repair their devices. Beginning in Massachusetts, more states adopt repair legislation every year. So far in 2025, many new policies concerning e-scrap and electronics, including the introduction of new right-to-repair legislation. Sixteen U.S. states have introduced repair legislation, reaching an all-time high for the right-to-repair movement. 

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Katelyn Harrison April 7, 2025
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Practice Battery Safety During Self-Repair

As technology becomes more expensive, consumers choose to keep their devices longer and even repair devices themselves to extend device use. Self-repair has become a popular option due to the skyrocketing price of technology and its rapid evolution. OEMs sometimes charge as much as the device costs to purchase for simple repairs, and some consumers choose to take matters into their own hands. Tech giants like Apple and Microsoft, who were once notorious for lobbying against the movement, now offer self-repair kits, which may seem like a step forward, but self-repair can be extremely dangerous. For this reason, it is crucial to practice battery safety while trying to repair any kind of electronic device. 

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Katelyn Harrison February 24, 2025
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Intel Supports Device Repair with Modular Design

Twenty years ago, a consumer’s right to repair didn’t exist. Though the idea of reusing goods has been around for centuries, it was only applied to electronics within the last fifteen years. The first Right to Repair initiative took place in 2012 in Massachusetts, when voters overwhelmingly approved the initiative demanding that car makers provide independent shops with the same diagnostic and repair information and tools provided to dealers and authorized repair shops.

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Katelyn Harrison February 12, 2025
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Logitech Offers Repair Parts for Device Reuse

Device reuse is a key solution to reducing global e-waste,  and more companies are re-evaluating repair policies to accommodate the growing demand for device repair. The Right to Repair movement began in 2012 when Massachusetts passed a right-to-repair law for vehicles and has since spread to mobile devices like laptops, smartphones, and tablets. More companies are implementing repair policies and partnering with vendors for device reuse services. 

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Katelyn Harrison January 30, 2025
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Oregon Enacts New Right-to-Repair Law

The Right-to-Repair movement continues to sweep across the nation, with Oregon being the latest state to enact repair legislation. The movement began in 2012 when Massachusetts passed the “Motor Vehicle Owners’ Right to Repair Act,” which mandated that car manufacturers provide independent repair shops the same access to diagnostic tools and repair information as their dealership. This was the first successful implementation of a right-to-repair law in the United States, and several others have since adopted it. 

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Katelyn Harrison January 7, 2025
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IT Asset Disposition

HOBI Weekly Blog Recap (1/15-18/24)

Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts including how manufacturers are considering their roles in reuse and recycling, why recycling is the best disposition method, details regarding Google’s recent endorsement of the right to repair, and a step-by-step guide to effective IT asset disposition. 

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Katelyn Harrison January 19, 2024
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IT Asset Management

Google Endorses Right to Repair 

Amid controversial industry topics, the right to repair has been one of the most influential and is now receiving support from tech giants after years of being lobbied against by the same organizations. 

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Katelyn Harrison January 17, 2024
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Repair Advocates Request Rules for Manufacturers 

Last month, repair advocates drafted a proposal requesting that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) craft rules to prohibit manufacturers from restricting the repair of their products. The request came as a 49-page petition to the FTC on Nov. 14 outlining the argument for better federal repair protection. 

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Katelyn Harrison December 19, 2023
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Apple Supports U.S. Repair Law 

After years of opposing the right-to-repair movement and lobbying against any repair legislation, Apple has seemingly changed its perspective entirely on consumers’ right to repair their own devices. Now, the tech giant has announced its support of federal right-to-repair legislation. 

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Katelyn Harrison October 30, 2023
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