Repair Revolution: How fixers are transforming our throwaway culture
Channel: Marion County Environmental Services
Date: 2020-12-08

Every year, millions of people throw away countless items because they don’t know how to fix them. Some products are manufactured in a way that makes it hard, if not impossible, for people to repair them themselves. This throwaway lifestyle depletes Earth’s resources and adds to overflowing landfills.  What can be done?

Authors John Wackman and Elizabeth Knight discuss their newly published book, Repair Revolution, with repair fans in Western Oregon.  The book chronicles the rise of Repair Cafes, Fixit Clinics, and other volunteer-run organizations devoted to helping consumers repair their beloved but broken items for free. Repair Revolution explores the philosophy and wisdom of repairing, as well as the nuts and bolts of how to organize a Repair Fair in your own community.