More sustainability: is there a repair bonus nationwide?

In June 2021, the Ministry of the Environment in Thuringia announced a support program together with the consumer center. Customers have been reimbursed half of the costs if they have their electronic device repaired instead of throwing it away. The repair program has now been relaunched. Thuringia now wants to submit an application that deals with the Introduce a repair bonus throughout Germany.

Repair bonus in Thuringia a complete success

Under the website www.reparaturbonus-thueringen.de you can fill out an application form and also upload the repair invoice and proof of payment. Alternatively, you can also send the documents by post to the Thuringia consumer advice center. After a check, you will then receive half of the invoice amount. A maximum of 100 euros per household and calendar year is reimbursed. So far, the basic requirement has been that you have your main place of residence in Thuringia, otherwise the repair bonus cannot be used.

The heads of consumer protection departments and their state secretaries are meeting in Weimar until June 17th. At this conference of consumer protection ministers, one of the issues will be whether the repair bonus should be introduced nationwide. Last year, 6,500 applications were approved within around four months, so the program can be considered a success. After all, repaired electronic devices ensure that they are used longer and thus become more sustainable.

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Repair Bonus Collection:

• With the repair bonus, customers can get half of the repair costs reimbursed by filling out an application form and uploading the repair invoice and proof of payment to a website.
• A maximum of 100 euros per household and calendar year is reimbursed. So far, however, the basic requirement has been that you have your main place of residence in Thuringia.
• Thuringia now wants to ensure that the repair bonus is introduced throughout Germany. A corresponding application is being discussed at the Consumer Protection Ministers’ Conference.

Source: golem