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CALPIRG requests labeling for products with non-replaceable batteries

Friday, November 8, 2019

Advocate, Right to Repair Campaign

CalRecycle is holding a workshop on labeling requirements for products with batteries. CALPIRG wrote to request that consumer products be labeled as to whether or not the battery is replaceable, as too many modern products are made with no way to replace the battery making them essentially disposable. Read our letter.

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$249 Disposable Earbuds are a Bad Deal

Friday, November 1, 2019

By | Kevin O'Reilly

Advocate, Right to Repair Campaign

Apple recently debuted the AirPods Pro, the new and improved model of their popular line of headphones. Despite a higher price point of $249, these new AirPods are unrepairable, just like their predecessors. Online repair guide iFixit.com gave the new ‘pods a 0/10 repairability score. We advise consumers to avoid these headphones. Unfixable electronics are not a good deal.

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The credit reporting system is backwards. Congress can pass one law to fix two things about it.

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

By | Ed Mierzwinski

Senior Director, Federal Consumer Program

Last week, Sens. Jack Reed (RI) and Chris Van Hollen (MD) introduced legislation to finally give consumers real control over our own credit reports. The Consumer Credit Control Act would change what Sen. Reed appropriately calls our “backwards” credit reporting system by helping to solve two problems. The Consumer Credit Control Act is a win-win for consumers. It improves their privacy and saves them money.