Some people like fixing things - others have things to fix. Repair cafés are a new global phenomenon that brings the two together, writes Jade Herriman - giving satisfaction to both, sharing skills, keeping stuff out of landfill, fighting 'designed obsolescence', and building communities sustained by mutual help.
'Repair cafés' are about fixing things - including communities Jade Herriman | 7th April 2015 Ethical Living Green Economy Society Waste we-can-repair-it-cut.jpg Some people like fixing things - …
Green Party proposes end to throwaway economy by creating a Repair Cafe in every community.
Greens pledge repair cafes in every community Staff Reporter | 3rd December 2019 News Green Party Waste Pollution Recycling Repair Cafe. General Election 2019 17001584217_c51eafeac7_k.jpg Green Party …
We live in a throwaway society. Innovation in the tech industries mean ever more powerful products come to market. But the death of repair shops and a culture of reliance is not simply the result of shiny new things. Corporations, and capitalism itself, requires planned obsolesce, argues STEVEN GORELICK
Our obsolescent economy: modern capitalism and 'throwaway culture' Steven Gorelick | 26th September 2017 News Waste Capitalism Economy Globalization Gorelick Advertising Obsolescence 405371.jpg We …