Ernestas Oldyrevas

Ernestas Oldyrevas is a programme manager at the European Environmental Citizens’ Organisation for Standardisation (ECOS), an international NGO with a network of members and experts advocating for environmentally friendly technical standards, policies and laws. At ECOS, he works to ensure that European institutions and international standards guarantee that electronic products are sustainable. He is also a steering group member of the European Right to Repair campaign, a coalition established in 2019 that advocates for a system change surrounding repair.

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To save the planet, we need to make purposeful strides towards the right to repair

26 November 2020

Environment

To save the planet, we need to make purposeful strides towards the right to repair

Ernestas Oldyrevas : While producers need to take responsibility for the products they put on the market, only legislation can make sure that repairable devices [...]Read the full article

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