14th May 2024
Repairing and mending things is another way in which we reduce the need to recycle and replace things. I darn socks and jumpers, patch worn pants and trousers, restitch seems and hems, cut worn sheets and resew them edges to the middle, patch old towels or reform them as hand towels, etc. One of the local repair cafes was able to repair a broken electric kettle, whilst glue, and self hardening putty have been used to mend broken China, worn recharging cables, pan lid handles etc.
Shoes get reheeled or resoled at the cobblers. We mend bike punctures, replace brake blocks etc.
Further reading –
https://greentau.org/tag/repairs/
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