Get Your DIY On - Fix Broken Stuff.
What's It Worth? ...
200 Points
The Why.
UK Household waste weighs the same as the Great Pyramid of Giza x 4 …
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Our household waste in the UK weighs over 26million tonnes a year, that's the equivalent of the Great Pyramid of Giza x 4.
Looking at just electrical equipment alone, 23% of it could be fixed (with a small amount of repair), and it could have gone on to live happily for many more years to come.
This costs the planet a bob or two as it adds to landfill and then replacements are produced. It also costs us a bob or two for the replacement.
The How.
Fix it, or learn to fix it, or give it to someone who loves to fix it …
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You could fix it, if you know how … if you don't know how, you could either YouTube it and learn yourself a new skill or take it to a repair café (find your local on the link below)
Or, do you know someone who loves this sort of stuff, someone who can fix anything (or loves to at least try)
Either way, if it's broken, can you find a way to fix it?
The Points.
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Max Points 200.
• 0 Points: If you bin an item at the first sign of a fault
• 100 Points: Once you've found avenues of repair
• 200 Points: If you're stubbornly refusing to bin anything, unless it's 100% beyond repair
Award yourself Max Points if this isn't applicable to you.
e.g. Max Points for Nappies if you don't have a baby / Max Points for Drive Economically if you don't drive.
The Links.
Here you'll find some helpful products, services or information that'll help you make the change.
Repair Cafés are free meeting places and they’re all about repairing things (together).
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The Social.
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