Right to Repair Legislation and the Implications on Battery Safety in the EU

A circular economy, also known as a resource-cycling economy, is a sustainable economic development approach, characterized by resource conservation, recycling, and environmental harmony. It emphasizes organizing economic activities into a feedback loop of "resource-product-recycled-resource," involving production and consumption patterns that maximize the reuse, repair, and recycling of existing material and products, thus extending the life cycle of products. A circular economy serves as the foundation for building a sustainable society. The EU's right-to-repair rules and measures to enhance battery replaceability in portable devices are important initiatives to promote the circular economy. However, these regulations have triggered controversies among multiple stakeholders.