This is the first in a three part series of blogs that look at: 1: Why Repairs Cafes Matter; 2. The policy needs a right to repair; 3. What a repair future would look like. As much as I love Repair Cafés, I started this petition because we need policy change to make sure products that are designed to be repairable and durable, not to be thrown away. Our elected representatives can pass laws that require products to last longer and be easier to repair. We’re leading a petit

This is the first in a three part series of blogs that look at: 1: Why Repairs Cafes Matter; 2. The policy needs a right to repair; 3. What a repair future would look like. A huge amount of things these days could be repaired, that just aren’t. Meanwhile, many companies are designing products to become obsolete, a wasteful way of increasing their businesses profitability. It could just be a toaster. When an element has broken, we all have to ask, will I get it repaired or