Electronic waste, or e-waste, is the fastest growing category of waste in developed countries
and a threat to the environment and human health. The extension of electronic products life …

There is an increasing desire for regenerative consumption and production systems that—
through the concept of the circular economy—enable longer and better use of resources and …

In the circular economy discourse it is stressed that products ought to be repairable and that
repair work is assumed to be growing. However, repair can be organised and performed in …

While the conceptual underpinnings of the circular economy (CE) date back to the 1970s,
the concept has recently become a major discourse in contemporary sustainability debates …

This paper explores consumer barriers to repair to understand the factors preventing users
from extending products' lifecycles. Environment policies to promote Right to Repair …

Some key members of our society have established a goal to reduce the consumption of
natural resources. However, there is still a growing consumption of goods, which impacted …

The repair industry, consumer expenditure on repair and the number of repair businesses
have been steadily decreasing in many European countries over the last 20–40 years. Our …

A sustainable circular economy accelerates efficiency and decouples wasted natural
resource consumption from current economic growth. Many studies have been devoted to …

Extending the useful life of consumer products is a critical element in the circular economy.
Although commercial repair is an established part of the global economy, the repair is often …

Extending product lifespan has recently been recognized as an important strategy to
achieve sustainable development. A substantial corpus of literature explores product …