The Circular Economy and Repair

What do you do when something you own, say a toaster, breaks? You’ve usually got two options: fix it, or replace it. It often feels like replacing an item is easier than repairing it, and the most cost-effective solution. But in a circular economy, we want goods and materials to stay in circulation at high value for as long as possible. So how does that work in reality?

In this new series, Colin Webster from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation explores individual elements of the circular economy.

In this episode, he’s joined by Dr Conny Bakker, Professor of Design Methodology for Sustainability and Circular Economy at TU Delft, and Josephine Philips, the founder and CEO of Sojo, a UK-based third party clothing repair service, to discuss the role of repair.

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Useful links:

Learn more about the EU’s Right to Repair legislation

Find out more about Conny Bakker’s work

Discover more about Sojo

Read more about how circulating products and materials contributes to a circular economy

Listen to all episodes of the Circular Economy Show Podcast

Visit the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s website

Release date

Lydbog: 8. november 2022