Circularity and repair policy in the European Union
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Prolonging the lifetime of products through repair is a key strategy of a circular economy. But several barriers impede the repair of consumer products. How can repair policies at different levels address these barriers?
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High costs and lack of transparency in repair pricing remain persistent deterrents, especially when repair services are monopolized or poorly regulated.
“McQueen and Dalhammar emphasize that high costs and lack of transparency in repair pricing remain persistent deterrents, especially when repair services are monopolized or poorly regulated [28,29].”
From Designing for Repair and Extended Lifespan: Consumer Expectations and Economic Constraints (2026) · cites this paper as [29]
Actual repair participation is highly dependent on factors such as accessible spare parts, repair tools, consumer confidence, and trust in repair services.
“Nevertheless, actual repair participation is highly dependent on factors such as accessible spare parts, repair tools, consumer confidence, and trust in repair services [28,29].”
From Designing for Repair and Extended Lifespan: Consumer Expectations and Economic Constraints (2026) · cites this paper as [29]
Policy measures often fail to translate into user-level behavior change without active communication intermediaries.
“This mirrors prior findings that policy measures often fail to translate into user-level behavior change without active communication intermediaries [11,29,36].”
From Designing for Repair and Extended Lifespan: Consumer Expectations and Economic Constraints (2026) · cites this paper as [29]
The observed repairability paradox reinforces calls in the literature to move beyond design-centric approaches and integrate durability assurance, transparent pricing, accessible repair services, and extended warranties.
“The observed repairability paradox reinforces calls in the literature to move beyond design-centric approaches and integrate durability assurance, transparent pricing, accessible repair services, and extended warranties [17,29].”
From Designing for Repair and Extended Lifespan: Consumer Expectations and Economic Constraints (2026) · cites this paper as [29]
Repairability features are effective only when the broader repair ecosystem-pricing transparency, service availability, and spare-part access-supports their use.
“repairability features are effective only when the broader repair ecosystem-pricing transparency, service availability, and spare-part access-supports their use [28,29]”
From Designing for Repair and Extended Lifespan: Consumer Expectations and Economic Constraints (2026) · cites this paper as [29]
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Čok, V., Rihtaršič, J., Warell, A., & Tavčar, J. (2026) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su18126270 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
- Authors
- Dalhammar, C., López Dávila, M., Milios, L., & Luth Richter, J.
- Venue
- Ökologisches Wirtschaften - Fachzeitschrift
- Publisher
- Oekom Publishers GmbH
- Published
- 2022-02-28
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 26-27
- ISSN
- 1430-8800 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4214589062
- Cited by
- 3
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2023: 1
- FWCI
- 0.19
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Ökologisches Wirtschaften - Fachzeitschrift (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Sustainable Supply Chain Management
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Sustainable Design and Development
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Sharing Economy and Platforms
- Keywords
- repair policy, circular economy, product repair, consumer goods, product durability, multi-level governance, European Union policy
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