The Restart Project

We've just sent a joint letter to our new Prime Minister, on behalf of the 326 signatories of the Repair and Reuse Declaration Here's to more support for a thriving repair and reuse economy Check out the letter - and what else you can do to engage the new government: https://lnkd.in/eQc4dgZt

We think its time for a student repair revolution... but how are we going to achieve it? We spoke to Restart’s own Pascale Hall and James Pickstone, and Dr Kersty Hobson from Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd about the Student Repair Revolution project and their learnings and hopes for the future of student repair initiatives. ⁠ ⁠ 🎧️⁠ Listen now on your preferred streaming platform or at https://lnkd.in/euXXvQV7

For #WorldEnvironmentDay, we want to celebrate all the amazing repairers in our community that are doing their bit to save our planet one repair at a time 🔧⁠ ⁠ Repair keeps products alive for longer, delaying the need for new production, and saving resources and greenhouse gas emissions ☁️⁠ ⁠ We know that reuse and repair form the basis of an efficient circular economy - so let's make it the norm!⁠ 🌱⁠

It's the UK's Earth Overshoot Day, meaning that our natural resources have run dry only 156 days into the year ⏰️ That means that we are consuming at a higher rate than 166 other countries and are pretty much on par with China (whose date falls only 2 days before ours) Our electronic waste and overproduction is a major part of this issue - we're the second highest producers of e-waste in the whole world and it's not a title to be proud of! 😡 So what can we do to help tackle this issue? We need to reduce our consumption rapidly in all areas of life and that includes electronics 🔧 Luckily, the community repair movement and #RighttoRepair campaigners are at the forefront of this issue. By manufacturing products that are made to be repairable and sharing these skills in our communities, we can extend the lives of our products and stop depleting the earth's precious resources at such a pace 🪛 Let's keep making the world a more repairable and environmentally conscious place and #movethedate of Earth Overshoot Day!

Last year, we investigated a reuse and recycling centre in London and found that out of almost 600 products that members of the public had brought to be recycled, 36.2% of them were in working condition, and an additional 9.5% could be reused after minor repairs 🔧 We could barely imagine what that would look like on a national scale, how much money, resources and materials could be saved. So now, we're on a mission to find out - and you can help! We’re looking for volunteers to join us on a deep dive into the world of Household Waste and Recycling Centres. Together we’ll investigate how many offer opportunities to reuse products, and we’ll have conversations with the staff on the ground about their work and the barriers they may face to moving beyond recycling. Want to be a citizen scientist? We're having an information session next week to share details about the project and how you can get involved. Book a slot at:

As we head into the final 24 hours of our Big Give #GreenMatchFund campaign, Ugo and Fiona wanted to share a message from The Restart team about what your donation would mean to us 💚 We've got quite a way to go to hit our goal so if you can help us, now is the time! ⁠And remember that all donations will be matchfunded so it all makes a difference, no matter the amount 🔥 ⁠ Visit: https://buff.ly/44cn8ky to give what you can 💚 thank you!⁠

Thank you SO much for all of your generous donations so far 💚 We're still just over 50% away from our goal so if you haven't donated yet, now is the time! ⁠ ⁠ Any amount makes a difference, especially because it will be doubled at no extra cost by Big Give! If you give £1, we get £2. £5 becomes £10. £20 becomes £40... ⁠ ⁠ Double your impact now at https://buff.ly/3W6TkUj 🌿🔧

In the latest Global E-Waste Monitor, the UK were named the second highest producers of e-waste in the whole world! 😡🚨This isn’t a title that we’re proud of and we pledge to keep fighting for a more repair, reuse, and sustainability focused culture🪛🍃 If you appreciate the work that we’re doing to secure a real right to repair in the UK and ending the e-waste crisis across the world please consider donating to support this work. Until April 25th, Big Give are doubling all donations to Restart so there’s no better time to supersize your impact. Visit https://buff.ly/3W6TkUj to give what you can 💚

📢 Hot on the heels of an impressive performance at an electrical waste evidence session in parliament this week, we release our podcast with Libby Peake from Green Alliance about their work on waste and resources and how we can get the UK government to act urgently to tackle these issues 🪛🌿⁠ ⁠ Listen now https://buff.ly/3xI81TZ 🎧️⁠ ⁠ If you're a fan of The Restart Podcast - or any of the work we do - please consider donating to us. We're in the midst of The Big Give when all donations to us will be doubled! 💚 Donate at: https://buff.ly/3W6TkUj 🫶⁠

The Big Give #GreenMatchFund is on! That means that every donation that you make to us this week will be doubled! 🤩 But why donate to us? We’ve put together a snapshot of the work that we’ve been doing in the past year (helped massively by your donations) and what we hope to achieve next year 🤞 But it’s only possible with your support. So please visit https://buff.ly/3W6TkUj to give what you can 💚