Right-to-repair rules are moving from fringe cause to market force, and electronics recyclers will feel the effects along the entire lifecycle, speakers told attendees at E-Scrap Conference 2025.

Consultant Chris Bross of Tierrabyte and iFixit sustainability director Liz Chamberlain outlined how fast-changing laws are reshaping design, service and end-of-life decisions.

“Basically, if you bought it, you own it and you should be able to repair it. Those are the tenets of right to repair,” Bross said. He added that the same laws enabling kitchen-table fixes are also starting to change conditions for refurbishers, ITAD firms and e-scrap operators. Read More…