New York City’s total of improperly disposed electronics decreased by nearly 60 percent from 2005 to 2017, according to the city’s fourth waste characterization study. Electronics made up 0.3 percent ...

New York has passed the Digital Fair Repair Act. The bill is the first in the US to require electronics manufacturers to support right-to-repair. Right-to-repair advocates scored a major victory, with ...

In a huge win for right to repair advocates, New York has passed a bill requiring companies to offer manuals, tools, and parts to any repair shop or product owner. Now we eagerly await it being signed ...

Update: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Digital Fair Repair Act into law on Dec. 29, 2022. Chuck Bell, advocacy program director for Consumer Reports, says, “New York is leading the way on the ...

If you’re considering purchasing a new gadget — whether that’s a laptop, a video game console, or a digital camera — you might expect to have access to whatever repair manuals or spare parts the ...