Repair Bonus: Feedback from Consumers and Repairers on the Repair Fund for Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE)

The repair bonus is remarkable and is a pioneering initiative in France, a colossal effort to financially support every household in repairing their goods. It's been pushed by the French Government and political actors to promote Circular Economy and reduce waste production. HOP (Halte à l'Obsolescence Programmée) association, which advocated in the past for this measure, commends the efforts of Producer Responsability Organisations (PRO) and everyone involved in conceiving and applying it. In spite of great improvements, the association is questioning the results in favour of the public and repairers, especially small independent ones. In this report, HOP tries to estimate with a scientific and independent approach, in collaboration with researchers, the benefits of the repairs bonus, one year after its implementation, and in regard to its objectives: make repairs more attractive thanks to simple and easy way to obtain financial incentives and a trustworthy label, in order to increase demands in repairs and boost the offer, to tend toward a more circular economy and job creations in these economic sectors.