The various legal factors involved in all of this are complex. A June Supreme Court decision on the topic was hailed as a victory, but companies still have many ways to limit repair options. Greenpeace highlighted this in a recent recycling policy "report card" for the top brands in consumer electronics, with many household names receiving low marks. Companies such as Apple have pushed back, by saying that they're committed to creating a closed loop supply chain and recycling their products internally through customer take-back programs.