Consumers with broken electronic goods and other malfunctioning items are to get vouchers as encouragement to opt for repair instead of replacement under a pilot scheme next year.
The vouchers are intended to cut the costs of repairs, which are often too close to replacement price for shoppers to bother going to the trouble.
Details of voucher eligibility and value are still being worked out, but officials are drawing on the experience of countries such as Austria and the Netherlands which have similar schemes.
The pilot is part of the Government’s revised Circular Economy St
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