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People fixing the world – a radio documentary produced by the BBC

Two men repairing a bike in a bike shop. Photo.
Photo: BBC

Listen to our colleague Jessika Luth Richter in this program about how to make your stuff last longer.

What if we got better at fixing things that broke, instead of getting new ones? How can we get more people to repair things? “We need sustainable consumption in order to address the environmental and social problems that we’re facing.  With repair we’re slowing down the impact on the environment and slowing down the consumption”, says Jessika Luth Richter. Jessika is working on the CREACE project that you can read more about here.

 

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