Restart Podcast Ep. 80: Voices of Fixfest 2022 - The Restart Project
In this episode, we spoke to 7 Fixfest 2022 attendees about where repair is now and where they hope to see it in the future.| The Restart Project
Our profile of Neil Electrics, a long-standing repair shop in Haringey that is taking part in our groundbreaking Repair Voucher Scheme. The post Business Spotlight: Neil Electrics appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
In this episode, we spoke to 7 Fixfest 2022 attendees about where repair is now and where they hope to see it in the future.| The Restart Project
We promote and advocate for repair around the globe. Learn more about our campaigns and how we helping get the world fixing.| The Restart Project
Book your place at Fixfest 2025, a global gathering for community repair today! With thanks to our sponsors iFixit, Back Market and Softwire. The post Tickets for Fixfest 2025 are now live appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
We teamed up with businesses across the UK to send the Secretary of State a joint letter calling for ambitious Right to Repair measures.| The Restart Project
This International E-Waste Day Microsoft ends free support for Windows 10 potentially generating tonnes of e-waste. Here's how we can push back. The post Let’s stop Microsoft creating millions of tonnes of e-waste this October appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
In partnership with Back Market, we brought repair back to parliament, connecting local organisers with their MPs (and Jeremy Vine!) to propel real change.| The Restart Project
We are The Restart Project, registered Charity number 1151286. Our registered address is 3Space (International House), 6 Canterbury Crescent, Brixton, London, SW9 7QD. You can contact us by email on info@therestartproject.org and telephone on +44 (0) 7544 314 678. Hereafter, we will be referred to in the first person: e.g. ‘we’, ‘us’. This policy […]| The Restart Project
Fixfest 2025 will take place in London, 5-6 September. Learn more about this global gathering for community repair.| The Restart Project
The UK government's Circular Economy Taskforce has finally added e-waste to their list of priorities! What does that mean and what's next? The post Welcoming a roadmap for electricals appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
As the Repair & Reuse Declaration surpasses 50 MP signatories, we’re heading back to Westminster to rally even more support.| The Restart Project
We are so excited to announce the launch of our second Fixing Factory: a community repair hub shaping a repair economy fit for the future.| The Restart Project
The Repair & Reuse Declaration calls on UK politicians to make it easier for everyone to repair and reuse the products we rely on every day.| The Restart Project
With the news dominated by talk of tariffs, how can we achieve greater economic and social resilience through repair?| The Restart Project
We could not be more excited to announce the launch of our Repair Voucher trial programme, running from April to September 2025. The post We’ve just launched the UK’s first Repair Voucher pilot appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Our vision is constant, but the world has changed and so have we. It's time for a new Restart strategy to guide us over the next five years. The post Announcing our new strategy (2025-30) appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
DEFRA's Circular Economy Taskforce has announced their initial plans - and while repair and reuse are there - action on e-waste is lacking. The post Circular Economy ambition, great. But where’s e-waste? appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
If you know anything about us, you know that we love repair vouchers. So we’re delighted to be part of trialing a scheme in 3 boroughs in North London. The post We’re bringing repair vouchers to the UK appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
From the street to the boardroom: We're delighted that Restart has been accepted as a member of the new EU’s Ecodesign Forum! The post Ecodesign Forum, here we come! appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
We need a universal Right to Repair enshrined in law. So what progress is being made in the UK in early 2025, and how can you support it? The post What’s the latest on Right to Repair in the UK? appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
We're always getting asked about where to start if you want to be a DIY repairer. So we're so happy to announce the new Fixperience Workshops! The post Build your skills with the new Fixing Factory workshops appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
What does a true circular economy look like? While recycling is important, our co-founder Ugo argues that repair and reuse are even more so. The post Recycling won’t stop premature obsolescence – that’s a job for repair, refurbishment and reuse appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
2024 was a huge year for campaigning loudly for repair and reuse in the UK. Here's a recap of our progress with the Repair and Reuse declaration. The post This year, you declared that the UK needs more repair and reuse appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
As 2024 draws to a close, we look back on our biggest achievements this year. Read our top 10 repair moments from 2024! The post Our top 10 moments from 2024 appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
As part of our latest crowdfunding campaign, we thought we’d provide a bit of an explainer about where our funding comes from, and why we need to ask for donations from the public (alongside others). The post Why are we crowdfunding? appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Over 2000 events in over 40 countries took place over the Repair Day period! Let's take a look at what went on around the world. The post You helped make Repair Day 2024 the biggest one yet! appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
For Repair Day we've released two new reports investigating the story of community repair around the world and the state of reuse at waste facilities in the UK. The post Repair Day 2024: A birthday, a wasted opportunity and the growth of repair appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
We're delighted to have been awarded National Lottery funding to bring three more community Fixing Factories to London! The post We’re going to roll out community Fixing Factories to more London high streets! appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Here's what happened when a community repair group set up shop at a music festival. The post Guest post: Community repair at a music festival appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
With a new government in place, we’re ready to pick up the campaign for a UK right to repair. Here's how you can get involved. The post Let’s get repair and reuse on the new government’s agenda for Repair Day appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
For Forbes, Ashoka’s Maria Razquin interviews Ugo Vallauri, about new right-to-repair laws in Europe and further afield. The post The Power of Repair: Tackling The Throwaway Economy appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
On May 7th we walked through the gates of Parliament to demonstrate to MPs they can make repair and reuse easier and more affordable for everyone in the UK. The post We brought the repair movement to Parliament appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
We worked with Islington Council to jump start the community-led repair group Islington Fixers, here's how we did it! The post How we helped Islington to get fixing appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Join our investigation into how much reuse happens in the UK's household waste industry. Is reuse really a priority? The post Does your recycling centre offer reuse options? Join our investigation appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
We're going to Parliament to show MPs how repair can cut costs, waste & emissions. Ask your MP to attend and learn more about repair! The post We’re bringing repair & reuse to Parliament appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
The UK is the world’s second highest producer of e-waste per person - how can we fix this? The post The UK’s shocking e-waste problem can be fixed with more reuse and repair appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Learn about our progress in supporting the establishment of repair initiatives in universities across the UK, a project in partnership with the Community Repair Network. The post Starting a Student Repair Revolution appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Watch our recent TEDx Talk on the importance of repair communities in raising awareness and documenting repair barriers, and pushing for system change. The post TEDx talk: from community repair to a universal Right to Repair appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
As repair is gains ground around the world, the UK risks falling behind. But here's how we can push for the Right to Repair in the UK too The post How we can push for Right to Repair in the UK in 2024 appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
We debrief the new European legislation that means progress for Right to Repair and what this means for UK policy. The post What’s the latest on Right to Repair in the EU? And what it means for the UK appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
2023 was huge for The Restart Project and for repair in general. As the year draws to a close and with so much to celebrate, let’s look back at our top ten moments… The post Our top ten moments from 2023 appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
This year, we wanted Repair for Everyone which meant organising a Repair Day that was bigger than it’s ever been. Let's take a look at what happened. The post What happened on Repair Day 2023? appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
We’re delighted to launch our new Repair and Reuse Declaration to celebrate Repair Day, with a whopping 125 (and counting) groups signed up.| The Restart Project
Learn more about what we are asking from the UK government in the Repair and Reuse Declaration| The Restart Project
October 21st is Repair Day and we want Repair for Everyone. Here's how repairers around the world are celebrating the occasion. The post The biggest International Repair Day yet? appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
As the Brent Fixing Factory pilot comes to an end, we look back at all we've learnt for the next phase of the project and proudly celebrate all we’ve achieved in such a short amount of time. The post A Fixing Factory Farewell appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Fixfest UK 2023 is the biggest gathering of community repair in the UK. Let's connect, share, celebrate and strengthen our fantastic movement in Cardiff on Saturday 30 September 2023. The post Fixfest UK 2023: Let’s strengthen the UK repair movement appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
We're delighted to have been awarded the European Union Prize for Citizen Science—Digital Communities Award for our work with repair data and policy campaigning. The post We won the European Union Prize for Citizen Science—Digital Communities Award! appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
It’s often said that repair skills are more common among older generations. Unless these skills are passed down, so the argument goes, we’re in danger of losing them entirely. Whether true or not, teaching the next generation about repair has never been more important. As the climate crisis deepens, repair can play a vital role […] The post Teaching repair: educational resources for young people appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
We witnessed too many working devices ending up as waste during our research in West London. Filtering and diverting products for reuse should be mandatory. The post What a waste: our study shows almost half of electricals sent for recycling could be reused appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Learn how to fix most common problems with sewing machines and how to look after them with our video and repair wiki. The post How to repair and maintain a sewing machine appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Right to Repair was a big part of our work in 2022, and we expect plenty more coming up to push for more accessible and affordable repair for everyone The post What’s next for Right to Repair? appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
As 2022 comes to a close and the holiday season is fast approaching, we want to celebrate the past year in a festive way. On the 12th day of Christmas, Restart gave to me 12 new London groups! Community repair has been blossoming this year, in London and all over the UK. In the capital, […] The post The 12 days of Restart appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Our not-so-new Co-Director, Fiona Dear, reflects on an Autumn of bringing the repair movement together. This Autumn was busy. By September I’d spent 9 months getting my head round the world of electronic repair – and all the issues that link with it. Tech and software. Reuse and digital access. Community repair and data. E-waste, […] The post Meeting the repair movement this Autumn appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
It’s almost time for Fixfest 2022! This year, we will be convening in Brussels for the first time in too long as a global community. We’re so happy that many of you are able to join us from all over the world, representing the diverse range of repair work that is happening all the time. […] The post Join us in Brussels (or online) for Fixfest 2022 appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
October 15th is the sixth annual International Repair Day! This year, we want to show the world that you can find Repair Everywhere. The post Let’s show that repair is everywhere this Repair Day! appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
We can't believe it either but today marks the 10 year anniversary of the first Restart Party! That means its time for us to reflect and celebrate. The post Celebrating our 10th birthday appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
We’ve been working to expand the directory to cover 8 new boroughs in West London and we've managed to add 147 businesses to the directory! The post The Repair Directory now has 300 listings following our West London expansion! appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
After months of fundraising, recruiting and planning, we’re delighted to be launching our first Fixing Factory in Brent on 23rd April. The post Fixing Factories: And we’re off appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Sophia is an engineer cleaning up data centres for work, and in spare time, a Restart Party host, picker of fruit, reader, singer, and patriarchy smasher. The post Restart Party Host Profile: Meet Sophia appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Announcing a new project, made possible thanks to National Lottery funding, in partnership with climate charity Possible, Ready Tech Go, West London Waste Authority, and Mer IT. Together in London, we're designing and testing two visions of permanent places for community-powered repair: ‘Fixing Factories’. The post Fixing Factories: exciting new project in London appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Junaid is a pro repairer at his store Sara's Fix in Charing Cross. He enjoys sharing his skills at community events. He's a keen motorcyclist. And he started repairing toys as a child. The post Restarter Profile: Meet Junaid appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
As 2021 draws to a close, it's time to celebrate what we've accomplished together: in our campaigning work, learning from our data and helping communities fix up computers for those in need. We also remember those we've missed and share hopes for 2022. The post Celebrating 2021: digital access, learning from our repairs and the Right to Repair appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
We used our data about broken electronics to learn why they break, focusing on printers, tablets and batteries. Now we’re using these lessons to push for pro-repair regulation. The post Why our electronics break: what we can learn from nearly 10 years of repairs appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
We're happy to announce our new sponsorship by eSpares, an online parts store. Companies like eSpares are essential parts of the UK's repair economy. eSpares wants to promote repair in the community, as well as policies that make repair possible. The post Sponsorship from eSpares appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Apple announced that some parts, tools, and manuals — starting with iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 — will be made available to individual consumers in the United States from early 2022. We welcome this announcement but remain cautious about the implementation. The post Apple caves to pressure, giving access to (some) spare parts and repair information to consumers appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
A YouGov poll we commissioned shows overwhelming support for expanding the Right to Repair in Great Britain. 81% support expanding Right to Repair to laptops, mobiles and tablets. The post Poll: Overwhelming Support for a Universal Right to Repair in Great Britain appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Meet our new Co-Director, leading on our activities in the UK, Fiona Dear. She brings a wealth of policy and campaigning experience, and has a personal commitment to waste issues and grassroots activism. The post Announcing our new Co-Director Fiona Dear appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
ITV Tonight covered the Right to Repair, with footage and interviews from Cambridgeshire Repair Cafes and The Restart Project. We're asking viewers to sign our petition to expand the Right to Repair. The post Right to Repair on ITV Tonight appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
We're celebrating International Repair Day with a number of activities in the lead up here in London and online. Join us! This year's theme, just in time for UN climate negotiations: repair lowers carbon emissions. The post Celebrating International Repair Day – repair lowers carbon emissions appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
We're recruiting a new co-director for The Restart Project, to focus on the UK and London. It's a very special and exciting role. We're inviting expressions of interest. The post Co-pilot Restart into its second decade – we’re recruiting appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
“BattCat” is our latest interactive, people-powered investigation into why devices fail. This time we’re asking for your help to learn why repairs involving batteries at community events are often too hard to complete. The post Help us learn why batteries are too hard to replace appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
It's hard to characterise this year's reading list - there is probably more "nature" in this list than in previous years. But not the kind you might be expecting. We've also got a fair bit of naughtiness, disruption and, as you might expect, discussion of where people and planet intersect with tech. The post Fungi, AI, degrowth and disruption: our summer reading list appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
After we supported London's laptop donation schemes in the last six months, we look back at what we achieved. We are looking at ways to deepen and continue these vital partnerships with grassroots reuse groups as we plan into the future. The post Our Laptop Repair Team and the ongoing challenge of digital access appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
The UK should take steps urgently to extend access to spare parts and repair information for all products to everyone and address the high cost of repairs. The post The UK’s new ‘right to repair’ is not a right to repair appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Tablets break easily and can be hard to repair. In fact most don't last as long as porridge oats in the cupboard. Help us learn why by playing "Tabicat", a fun way to collaboratively analyse community repair data. The post How do tablets break? Help us find out! appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Rosemary hosts Restart Parties in West London. As an environmentalist and Friends of the Earth coordinator, repair is close to her heart. She still uses a Nokia 3410, now on its second replacement battery. The post Restart Party Host Profile: Meet Rosemary appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Today we launch a new petition to the UK government, BEIS and Defra ministers calling for real Right to Repair rules. We need a Right to Repair for all, for more products, that we can afford. The post New UK petition for the real right to repair appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Printers can be frustrating - easy to break and hard to fix. Join PrintCat to help us learn why they fail and push for more repairable future models The post Help us learn more about printers with PrintCat appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
For the first time, design for repairability, long-term availability of spare parts and repair information will be written into UK law, creating a precedent. But we don't think there's that much to celebrate yet - here is why. The post Do we have a Right to Repair in the UK? Not yet appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Guest post by Fix It Workshop's Matt Marchant: "Believe it or not, people do ask me which is best: New or old machines? There is of course, no right or wrong answer. My illustration focuses on an old favourite of mine; the Kenwood Chef." The post Guest post: Old versus new, which is best? appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
We've been hard at work here at Restart on a new project to explore our repair data and our environmental impact together. We're happy to announce the support of ACTION (Participatory science toolkit against pollution) project, who are helping us incorporate "citizen science" approaches to our data work. The post Exploring our repair data and our environmental impact together appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
We're launching, Materials Matter an educational site allowing you to explore the life of your smartphone. We developed this website with support from EIT Raw Materials together with partners of the Replay Project The post Dive into the life of your phone appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
We highlight some key moments in the long month of January and help break down the big questions and opportunities in the push for longer-lasting and more repairable products in the UK this year. The post Our Top 5 questions this year in the UK appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Our new campaign in London mobilises donations of laptops, cash and volunteer skills, so that unused laptops can be used by students and people in need. The post New London laptop campaign and crowdfunder appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
In its public commitments, Tefal sounds great on repair. But in practice, a qualified electrician had to pressure the French manufacturers to gain access to spare parts. We need Right to Repair enshrined in law, not one merely published on a website by manufacturers. The post Manufacturers and why we can’t rely on their commitments — a DIY repair story appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee released its new report on electronic waste. In it we can hear the voices of the repair community. The Committee calls for the right to repair and a smarter approach to materials and electronics waste. The post Parliamentary committee heard us, and calls for Right to Repair appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
We partnered with Catbytes in London to support their laptop donation scheme and help them repair their devices. Our volunteers were happy to help increase the number of laptops available for reuse by people in need. The post Fixing laptops for reuse in the community, with Catbytes in Lewisham appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
"Repair is Essential" - this is the theme we chose for this year's International Repair Day. In London, an online team of volunteers mapped 45+ repair businesses in London to be considered for inclusion. Small groups met repair businesses in Crystal Palace, Shepherd's Bush and Tooting. The post Repair is essential! Here is how we celebrated International Repair Day appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
After more than a year of surveys, interviews with group organsiers and repairers, design and development work, we’re delighted to announce that we’ve now added support for non-electrical/electronic items in our repairs database, the "Fixometer" The post You can now record non-electronic items on the Fixometer appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Normally on International Repair Day we run a large Restart Party, to celebrate the day together with as many of our volunteers as possible. This year, on 17 October we invite Londoners to help us celebrate the independent repair shops who help us all stay connected, especially during lockdown. The post Celebrating International Repair Day and London Repair Week appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
The Repair Directory lists reliable repair businesses in London. We are asking the public to submit their favourite London repair shops! The post Help us expand the Repair Directory across London appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
The need for electronic devices is high. We look at how Hackney Fixers, a community repair project in London, is reusing donated laptops to support students. The post Donated laptops help keep everyone connected appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Because some of us are definitely escaping this summer through books, we thought we’d publish an extended summer reading list. This is a follow-up to the initial list shared in our July radio show. We hope you enjoy it! The post Our extended summer reading list appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
It's been a big fortnight for those watching big tech and their impact on the planet, here in the UK and beyond. Apple came out with some big announcements, which we'll evaluate in this post. But first, some reminders of what their competitors are up to. (Or rather, what they are not up to.) The post Scrutinising big tech’s environmental commitments – comparing Apples and Amazons appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Last night we wrapped up the second edition of Fixfest UK, the first online edition! Thank you to the 200+ people who “attended” Fixfest UK over the past month. The post Fixfest UK: a month of online exchange and learning appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Last week, we were invited to give oral evidence to the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC). We gave examples of how the current system is broken, and how we can prevent waste through the three pillars to the right to repair. The post Our oral evidence on electronic waste and repair to the House of Commons appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
The Restart Project is a partner of "Sharepair", a project funded by Interreg NW Europe to build a digital infrastructure for citizens in the repair economy The post Introducing the Sharepair project appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Fixfest UK will run during the month of June (and part of July) with space 200 in our in online gathering for repair activists. We’ll share perspectives, inspire and learn from each other and continue building towards a fairer, more capable and greener future. The post UK repair activists: join us for Fixfest, 4 June – 9 July appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
The pandemic presents huge challenges to communities around the world, including community repair groups. Fortunately, we see the world through the lens of repair and are practised problem-solvers. We've been inspired to see how groups around the world have adapted online. The post Producing great online repair events – learning from around the world appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
