Repair Revolution: How Fixers Are Transforming Our Throwaway Culture - Softcover

Elizabeth Knight; John Wackman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1608686604 ISBN 13: 9781608686605

Publisher: New World Library, 2020

Synopsis

Every year, millions of people throw away clothes, furniture, computers, appliances, and countless other items that get broken through natural wear and tear, simply because they lack the know-how to fix them. It's just more convenient to buy new stuff. This throwaway lifestyle depletes Earth's resources and adds to overflowing landfills. Although our society accepts frivolous waste as normal, there is a better way. Repair Revolution chronicles the rise of repair cafés nonprofit, volunteer organizations devoted to repairing electronics and household items for free. Repair Revolution explores the philosophy and wisdom of repairing, as well as the rising Right to Repair movement. It finishes with the practical details: online resources, fixes for common product malfunctions, and tips for founding your own repair café. Ultimately, Repair Revolution is about more than fixing material objects: in an age of overconsumption and planned obsolescence, do-it-yourself repair is a way of caring for our lives, our communities, and our planet.

About this title

About the Author

TV producer and writer John Wackman founded the first repair café in New York. He lives in Kingston, New York. Elizabeth Knight is a marketing executive and the author of Welcome Home. She lives in Warwick, New York.

Edition details

• Publisher: New World Library
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1608686604
• ISBN 13: 9781608686605
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224