Getting electronics parts remade

The world generated 62 billion kg of e-waste in 2022, about 7.8 kg per person, and only 22.3% was formally collected and recycled (ITU and UNITAR, Global E-waste Monitor 2024). Plenty of it still worked except for a lost battery cover, a snapped TV stand or a cracked laptop hinge cover.

EU rules now require spare parts for some electronics: displays including TVs for 7 years after the last unit is sold, and key parts for smartphones and tablets for at least 7 years after the model leaves the market, delivered in 5 to 10 working days (European Commission, June 2025). For other products, and for the plastic bits nobody stocks, a maker can help.

Parts makers commonly remake

• Remote control and gadget battery doors
• TV stands, feet and wall-bracket spacers (not load-bearing wall mounts)
• Laptop hinge covers, feet and port covers
• Button caps and joystick caps
• Console stands, vent covers and controller clips
• Cable clips, strain-relief boots for low-voltage leads, organisers
• Router and speaker brackets

Don't have these remade

• Mains plugs, sockets, power-supply housings and live-side insulation
• Battery packs, battery housings for lithium cells, and chargers
• Wall mounts that hold a TV or monitor
• Anything in contact with hot components such as power supplies or heat sinks
• Parts meant to stop fingers reaching live parts

Buy certified originals for these and have them fitted by a qualified person. The safety page explains why.

Try these first

1. Check the manufacturer's spare-parts shop; in the EU, displays, phones and tablets come with availability rules.
2. For phones and laptops, try independent repair shops and parts suppliers.
3. Look for official repair files: some brands publish them.

If nobody sells the part at a sensible price, a maker is the next step.

Good to know

From 18 February 2027, portable batteries built into products sold in the EU must be readily removable and replaceable by the end user with commercially available tools (Batteries Regulation, Commission guidance, February 2025).

Smartphones and tablets sold in the EU since 20 June 2025 carry an A to E repairability class on the energy label (European Commission, June 2025).

What to put in your post

• Brand and model number (usually on a label underneath or in the battery bay).
• Photos of the part, its catch or hinge, and the opening it fits.
• Whether it sits near anything warm.
• Photos from every side with a ruler in shot, and the measurements that matter. The measuring guide shows how.

Step by step: find the model number, measure the part and photograph it for a quote.

Not sure it is a good job for a maker? Run the checker. Ready to write it up? The brief builder drafts the description for you.

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