Manufacturers often make it difficult or impossible to fix their products when they break, or even take them to an independent repair shop of your choosing. Consumer advocates say these repair restrictions limit competition, drive up the cost of repairs, and add to the growing problem of e-waste.

In this episode, a look at the broken repair system and what's being done to fix it. Plus, make your voice heard as part of the petition to the Federal Trade Commission by clicking here to sign.

Guests: Nathan Proctor, senior director of the Right to Repair campaign at U.S. PIRG

Elizabeth Chamberlain, Director of Sustainability at iFixit

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