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Waste Badger<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepairShops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RepairShops</a> could fix the UK’s ‘broken high street’ - A <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Podcast</a> has claimed that repair shops and reuse hold the key to fixing the UK’s “broken” high streets l <a href="https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/repair-shops-could-fix-the-uks-broken-high-street/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/repair-shops-could-fix-the-uks-broken-high-street/</a>

Khurram Wadee ✅How <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/RepairShops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RepairShops</a> are giving <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/broken" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#broken</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/devices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#devices</a> a new lease of life | <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Recycling</a> | The GuardianIt’s disgraceful so much stuff specifically designed not to be repaired these days.<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/06/repair-shops-broken-devices-new-lease-of-life" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/06/repair-shops-broken-devices-new-lease-of-life</a><a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Repair</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Reuse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Waste</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Environment</a>

Jules"<a href="https://social.coop/tags/Repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Repair</a> vouchers, which give people 50% off the cost of repairing broken electrical items, will be available from next month in a trial across <a href="https://social.coop/tags/NorthLondon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NorthLondon</a>. If it is successful, advocates hope it will be rolled out nationwide...A similar scheme in Austria, initiated by the climate ministry, has had a huge impact, with 1.5m repair vouchers used at 3,000 <a href="https://social.coop/tags/RepairShops" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RepairShops</a> since ... 2022. Experts estimate it has saved about 4,000 tonnes of <a href="https://social.coop/tags/EWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#EWaste</a>."<a href="https://londonrepairvouchers.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://londonrepairvouchers.co.uk/</a><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/06/repair-shops-broken-devices-new-lease-of-life" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/06/repair-shops-broken-devices-new-lease-of-life</a>

DoomsdaysCWWhat is '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RightToRepair</a>,' and why are <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineVoters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MaineVoters</a> being asked to weigh in on it?Maine Public | By Steve Mistler Published September 21, 2023 "<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Question4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Question4</a> asks <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maine</a> voters: 'Do you want to require vehicle manufacturers to standardize on-board diagnostic systems and provide remote access to those systems and mechanical data to owners and independent repair facilities?'"Maine would become the second state in the nation to require automakers to make onboard repair and diagnostic information available to independent mechanics if voters approve Question 4 in November."The concept is relatively straightforward and the legislation closely mirrors a law in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Massachusetts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Massachusetts</a> that 75% of voters approved in 2020. However, implementation of the Bay State law is mired in a legal battle pitting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AutoManufacturers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AutoManufacturers</a> against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#consumers</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairShops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RepairShops</a>. Meanwhile, the federal government is sending mixed signals about whether it’s safe to share a car’s telematics data, which increasingly includes information about people’s driving behavior in addition to vehicle repair diagnostics."The Maine initiative is part of a burgeoning right-to-repair movement in the U.S. that hinges on the idea that consumers should have the ability to fix the products that they purchase, or at least have a choice in who does the repair for them."At least 25 states have considered right-to-repair legislation in recent years, but the proposals are not always specific to cars. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Colorado" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Colorado</a> enacted a law this year centering on the repair of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarmingEquipment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FarmingEquipment</a>. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewYork</a> recently enacted a right-to-repair law for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/electronic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#electronic</a> devices such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/smartphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#smartphones</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/tablets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tablets</a> or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/laptop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#laptop</a> computers. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Minnesota</a> passed a law similar to New York’s, and Maine may do the same next year if lawmakers enact an <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#electronics</a> proposal introduced in April."Full article: <a href="https://www.mainepublic.org/politics/2023-09-21/what-is-right-to-repair-and-why-are-maine-voters-being-asked-to-weigh-in-on-it" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mainepublic.org/politics/2023-09-21/what-is-right-to-repair-and-why-are-maine-voters-being-asked-to-weigh-in-on-it</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DIY</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunk</a>

DanieThinking about taking your computer to the repair shop? Be very afraid! Not surprisingly, female customers bear the brunt of the privacy violationsStock photo showing someone with a screwdriver repairing a computer circuit board Researchers at University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, recovered logs from laptops after receiving overnight repairs from 12 commercial shops. The logs showed that technicians from six of the locations had accessed personal data and […]<a href="https://gadgeteer.co.za/thinking-about-taking-your-computer-to-the-repair-shop-be-very-afraid-not-surprisingly-female-customers-bear-the-brunt-of-the-privacy-violations/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://gadgeteer.co.za/thinking-about-taking-your-computer-to-the-repair-shop-be-very-afraid-not-surprisingly-female-customers-bear-the-brunt-of-the-privacy-violations/</a><a href="https://gadgeteer.co.za/thinking-about-taking-your-computer-to-the-repair-shop-be-very-afraid-not-surprisingly-female-customers-bear-the-brunt-of-the-privacy-violations/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://gadgeteer.co.za/thinking-about-taking-your-computer-to-the-repair-shop-be-very-afraid-not-surprisingly-female-customers-bear-the-brunt-of-the-privacy-violations/</a>

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