Very good question. The only thing I can think of, at least in the EU, is get them to consider repairs in electronic waste legislation. If a device is not repai

Very good question. The only thing I can think of, at least in the EU, is get them to consider repairs in electronic waste legislation. If a device is not repairable, it becomes waste. I know people are going to chip in here and crow about Apple's recycling policy for example, but its not the right solution. It takes a lot of energy to extract and recycle materials which could be avoided by not throwing as much stuff away. If it hurts the manufacturers' bottom line, so be it. They've had a free ride for years. Also I think that companies should be forced to issue internal service manuals for all out of warranty products.