24/08/2026
This is a Very Good Thing. For too long, companies have made it incredibly difficult, if not impossible, to fix products for which we've paid large amounts of money. Built-in obsolescence and the disposable nature of tech has fed a pile of waste that is unsustainable.
New EU rules have come into force aiming to tackle the 35 million tonnes of waste the premature disposal of consumer goods generates across the bloc.
