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Now that recycling waste is now an everyday occurrence, we want to help you to Do 1 More Thing and prevent waste.

By repairing and reusing more everyday items we can all save money and time, once we get into the habit or learn more about repair.

Repair and reuse is higher up the waste hierarchy than recycling and disposal because its good for the environment, it saves resources and reduces disposal.

Repair & reuse requires a new way of thinking – it means moving away from using products once to using them over and over. It also means broadening our ideas about re-use of everyday items like shopping bags and plastic tubs, to really embrace reuse we need to stop and think before we recycle or dispose of anything at home.

Ideas include:

• Altering or upcycling clothes rather than buying new ones;

• Fixing a bike

• Not always upgrading to the newest TV, gaming station or coffee machine

• Salvaging parts from items to use during repair

Repair & reuse can open a whole new world and we can also learn new skills and engage with our local community in a new way through Repair Cafes, charity shops and voluntary organisations such as the Mens Shed.

Learn New Skills:

www.fixitclub.com Simple instructions & tips on troubleshooting and repairing household things that break by the bestselling “How does it work?” author Dan Ramsey.

www.tradeschool.coop/dublin Trade School Dublin is an alternative learning community that runs on barter (you give the teacher something small in return for the class/workshop). Trade School helps people share skills, ideas, experiences and resources.

www.ifixit.com iFixit is a global community of people helping each other repair things. The website and free app includes guides on how to repair items and there is a forum for questions and answers.

Do 1 More thing – always think repair before disposal.