A brief look at fixing our throwaway culture

What if repairing a broken product was the easiest option rather than the last resort?

In the latest episode of The Reloop Brief, Fiona Dear, UK Co-Director of The Restart Project, discusses the barriers that make repair harder than it needs to be and the growing movement to change that.

The conversation covers everything from repair cafés and community initiatives to repair vouchers, right-to-repair legislation, and the need to rebuild repair skills across society. Fiona explains how product design, policy reform and investment in skills can help keep products in use for longer, reducing waste and making repair a more practical option for households and businesses alike.

As momentum builds behind right-to-repair policies in Europe and beyond, the episode also explores what governments can do to support repair businesses, strengthen local economies and accelerate the transition to a more circular economy.