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  • 2 - Why Repair Matters

  • Aaron Perzanowski, Case Western Reserve University, Ohio
  • Book:
    The Right to Repair
    Published online:
    30 December 2021
    Print publication:
    08 February 2022, pp 14-48

  • Summary

    This chapter considers three sets of concrete benefits that flow from repair. First, repair helps consumers save money by extending the lifespan of products and fostering secondary markets. Second, repair lessens the massive environmental burden of modern consumerism, from the extraction of natural resources to the eventual disposal of the devices we buy. Finally, repair helps us grow and flourish as people. Through repair, we become better informed about the world around us, develop analytical and problem-solving skills, exercise greater autonomy, and build stronger communities.