Future of the Environment

A ‘repair economy’ might fix more than just stuff. It could fix us as well

A watchmaker repairs a watch at a workshop in Cairo, Egypt, January 27, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany - RC145C42A170

Good for the environment, good for society. Image: REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Katherine Wilson
Author and educator,, Swinburne University of Technology
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