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You've probably got an old phone gathering dust in a drawer somewhere.
You meant to get it fixed. But repairing it was too expensive, too difficult, or simply impossible.
That’s not an accident. Companies like Apple and Samsung profit when we don’t repair and buy new instead. While mountains of electronic waste continue to grow, we pay the price.
Right now, the EU is working on a new law to tackle this mountain of waste. It's called the Circular Economy Act. Done right, it would mean products built to last, and repair that’s easy and affordable.
But there's a problem. Right now, the plans are all about recycling, and almost nothing about repair and reuse. That suits the industry fine: they'd rather you give up on your old phone and buy a new one.
We can still turn this around, the law is being written as we speak. But only if enough of us raise our voices now.
https://action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-05-circular-economy-petition-EN?akid=s8491484..vMeQmr
#repair #reuse #repairReuseRecycle #environment
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@KatyElphinstone@mas.to
Signed but in confirmation mail
A HUGE GREEN PLEASE SEND ME UPDATES button.
In a semi transparent hard to read form buried in EMail text.
That needs fixing.
If you would rather not receive any campaign emails, please confirm your decision here: I don't want to be informed.
# https://action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-05-circular-economy-petition-EN?akid=s8491484..vMeQmr
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@KatyElphinstone@mas.to I think it's even worse than that. I have a perfectly functional old phone gathering dust in a drawer somewhere.
But it runs Android 8, can't be upgraded (at least I haven't figured out how), and so many apps don't work with older Android versions it eventually became unusable.
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