Reviving Repair: From repair cafes to state capitols, people are challenging throwaway culture

When we fix what we have, we reduce emissions, and strengthen communities.  80% of the carbon pollution from our laptops, cell phones, and appliances is embodied carbon, emitted before we even open the box.  A return to repair means changing our culture and challenging corporate monopoly. We have stories about a repair cafe in Chicago and about a coalition of Minnesota techies and farmers who overcame corporate lobbies to win passage of the nation's strongest Right to Repair law.   Smartphone repairability scores Right to Repair State bills Find or Start a Repair Cafe iFixIt