The right-to-repair movement is growing as wins stack up
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Peter Mui, founder of Fixit Clinic, describes his repair work as a hobby that’s gotten out of control. What started as a tool share in Berkeley, California, has turned into a volunteer-run group that has organized more than 1,300 repair events around the country. At Fixit Clinics, people can bring any broken household item — from worn socks to broken toasters — and learn how to make them functional again. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading.
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Main Idea: Peter Mui’s Fixit Clinic is part of a growing right-to-repair movement that is winning more state laws and making it easier for people to fix their own products.
Key Points:
- Fixit Clinic has grown from a small tool share in Berkeley into a volunteer network that has held more than 1,300 repair events nationwide.
- More people are interested in repair because of e-waste concerns and new right-to-repair laws.
- Oregon is the latest state to pass a repair law, and similar bills have now been introduced in all 50 states.
- Repair advocates say consumers want lower-cost fixes, while manufacturers still fight to keep control over repairs.
Impact on the People
Negative Impact
Manufacturers may push back, so repairs can stay slow or costly in states without strong laws.
Positive Impact
Fixit Clinic and Oregon’s law could help consumers and small businesses save money, cut e-waste, and keep more products in use.
How did each entity affect people?
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- Major:Fixit Clinicnonprofit / NGO
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- Fixit Clinicnonprofit / NGOMajorEvaluated
Volunteer-run repair network described as a major example of the movement’s growth and reach.
Include 0 (0%)Ignore 0 (0%)5 to threshold - Electronic Frontier Foundationnonprofit / NGOMajorAI selected
Key advocacy organization in the repair-rights fight, including litigation and coalition activity.
Include 0 (0%)Ignore 0 (0%)5 to threshold - Gay Gordon-ByrnepersonMajorAI selected
Executive director of the Right to Repair Coalition and a central advocate quoted on lobbying and legislative wins.
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Cited as the most recent state to pass a right-to-repair law, giving it major relevance.
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Founder of Fixit Clinic and a central quoted figure explaining the growth of the right-to-repair movement.
Include 0 (0%)Ignore 0 (0%)5 to threshold - Right to Repair Coalitionnonprofit / NGOMajorAI selected
Advocacy coalition leading repair-rights lobbying and consumer-rights outreach.
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Mentioned as a major manufacturer that opposed right-to-repair legislation and is part of the lobbying context.
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