Many OEMs fall into a trap: Thinking that making their products repairable by service providers is enough. But restricting fixes to costly, specialized service centers excludes many users and misses…| iFixit News
From June 9 to July 31, 82 incredible community members joined forces to make repair more accessible around the world. Across seven languages—French, Spanish, Japanese, German, Italian, English, and Dutch—these…| iFixit News
Book your place at Fixfest 2025, a global gathering for community repair today! With thanks to our sponsors iFixit, Back Market and Softwire. The post Tickets for Fixfest 2025 are now live appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
We teamed up with businesses across the UK to send the Secretary of State a joint letter calling for ambitious Right to Repair measures.| The Restart Project
This International E-Waste Day Microsoft ends free support for Windows 10 potentially generating tonnes of e-waste. Here's how we can push back. The post Let’s stop Microsoft creating millions of tonnes of e-waste this October appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
In partnership with Back Market, we brought repair back to parliament, connecting local organisers with their MPs (and Jeremy Vine!) to propel real change.| The Restart Project
Agriculture equipment giant Deere must face a lawsuit by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission accusing the company of forcing farmers to use its authorized dealer network and driving up their costs for parts and repairs, a U.S. judge has ruled.| Farmtario
Fixfest 2025 will take place in London, 5-6 September. Learn more about this global gathering for community repair.| The Restart Project
Washington just passed two Right to Repair laws, covering electronics and wheelchairs. Now a quarter of Americans are covered by an electronics repair law!| iFixit
The UK government's Circular Economy Taskforce has finally added e-waste to their list of priorities! What does that mean and what's next? The post Welcoming a roadmap for electricals appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
As the Repair & Reuse Declaration surpasses 50 MP signatories, we’re heading back to Westminster to rally even more support.| The Restart Project
With the news dominated by talk of tariffs, how can we achieve greater economic and social resilience through repair?| The Restart Project
We could not be more excited to announce the launch of our Repair Voucher trial programme, running from April to September 2025. The post We’ve just launched the UK’s first Repair Voucher pilot appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Our vision is constant, but the world has changed and so have we. It's time for a new Restart strategy to guide us over the next five years. The post Announcing our new strategy (2025-30) appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
DEFRA's Circular Economy Taskforce has announced their initial plans - and while repair and reuse are there - action on e-waste is lacking. The post Circular Economy ambition, great. But where’s e-waste? appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
From the street to the boardroom: We're delighted that Restart has been accepted as a member of the new EU’s Ecodesign Forum! The post Ecodesign Forum, here we come! appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
We need a universal Right to Repair enshrined in law. So what progress is being made in the UK in early 2025, and how can you support it? The post What’s the latest on Right to Repair in the UK? appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
What does a true circular economy look like? While recycling is important, our co-founder Ugo argues that repair and reuse are even more so. The post Recycling won’t stop premature obsolescence – that’s a job for repair, refurbishment and reuse appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
2024 was a huge year for campaigning loudly for repair and reuse in the UK. Here's a recap of our progress with the Repair and Reuse declaration. The post This year, you declared that the UK needs more repair and reuse appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
As 2024 draws to a close, we look back on our biggest achievements this year. Read our top 10 repair moments from 2024! The post Our top 10 moments from 2024 appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
With a new government in place, we’re ready to pick up the campaign for a UK right to repair. Here's how you can get involved. The post Let’s get repair and reuse on the new government’s agenda for Repair Day appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
For Forbes, Ashoka’s Maria Razquin interviews Ugo Vallauri, about new right-to-repair laws in Europe and further afield. The post The Power of Repair: Tackling The Throwaway Economy appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
On May 7th we walked through the gates of Parliament to demonstrate to MPs they can make repair and reuse easier and more affordable for everyone in the UK. The post We brought the repair movement to Parliament appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Join our investigation into how much reuse happens in the UK's household waste industry. Is reuse really a priority? The post Does your recycling centre offer reuse options? Join our investigation appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
We're going to Parliament to show MPs how repair can cut costs, waste & emissions. Ask your MP to attend and learn more about repair! The post We’re bringing repair & reuse to Parliament appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
The UK is the world’s second highest producer of e-waste per person - how can we fix this? The post The UK’s shocking e-waste problem can be fixed with more reuse and repair appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Watch our recent TEDx Talk on the importance of repair communities in raising awareness and documenting repair barriers, and pushing for system change. The post TEDx talk: from community repair to a universal Right to Repair appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
As repair is gains ground around the world, the UK risks falling behind. But here's how we can push for the Right to Repair in the UK too The post How we can push for Right to Repair in the UK in 2024 appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
2023 was huge for The Restart Project and for repair in general. As the year draws to a close and with so much to celebrate, let’s look back at our top ten moments… The post Our top ten moments from 2023 appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Right to Repair was a big part of our work in 2022, and we expect plenty more coming up to push for more accessible and affordable repair for everyone The post What’s next for Right to Repair? appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Our not-so-new Co-Director, Fiona Dear, reflects on an Autumn of bringing the repair movement together. This Autumn was busy. By September I’d spent 9 months getting my head round the world of electronic repair – and all the issues that link with it. Tech and software. Reuse and digital access. Community repair and data. E-waste, […] The post Meeting the repair movement this Autumn appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
ITV Tonight covered the Right to Repair, with footage and interviews from Cambridgeshire Repair Cafes and The Restart Project. We're asking viewers to sign our petition to expand the Right to Repair. The post Right to Repair on ITV Tonight appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
“BattCat” is our latest interactive, people-powered investigation into why devices fail. This time we’re asking for your help to learn why repairs involving batteries at community events are often too hard to complete. The post Help us learn why batteries are too hard to replace appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
The UK should take steps urgently to extend access to spare parts and repair information for all products to everyone and address the high cost of repairs. The post The UK’s new ‘right to repair’ is not a right to repair appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Tablets break easily and can be hard to repair. In fact most don't last as long as porridge oats in the cupboard. Help us learn why by playing "Tabicat", a fun way to collaboratively analyse community repair data. The post How do tablets break? Help us find out! appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
For the first time, design for repairability, long-term availability of spare parts and repair information will be written into UK law, creating a precedent. But we don't think there's that much to celebrate yet - here is why. The post Do we have a Right to Repair in the UK? Not yet appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
It’s Apple’s “budget” model, but it’s 40% more expensive than the iPhone SE it replaces, so a refurbished iPhone is now an even better deal.| iFixit
The ultra iterative Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra has a very repairable battery but drags its feet on repair.| iFixit
A Gaggia Classic coffee machine – the second I have owned – has sat in my kitchen since 2013, reliably making espresso coffee every day since. It is however one of the original pre-2009 Classics (see the different generations in this video). However this summer it developed a peculiar fault. […]| Jon Worth Euroblog
Raise your hand if you also got a drawer full of orphaned earbuds you can’f fix! If you’re still willing to give wireless earbuds a chance but want to really spend your money wisely, take a look at the newly-revealed Fairphone Fairbuds. The Fairphone Fairbuds are the first truly repairable and replaceable wireless earbuds, coming […]| TechTheLead
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a Right to Repair bill today, protecting owners’ and independent shops’ access to repair materials—for products going back to 2015!| iFixit