{"id":85167,"date":"2024-11-29T15:58:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T15:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=85167"},"modified":"2024-12-13T15:31:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T15:31:36","slug":"repair-items-instead-of-replacing-them-this-festive-season-says-community-volunteer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/science-environment\/repair-items-instead-of-replacing-them-this-festive-season-says-community-volunteer","title":{"rendered":"Try to repair instead of replacing items this festive season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Repair Caf\u00e9, Canton urges people to make conscious decisions towards sustainability while buying to delay the environmental degradation.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/repair_cafe_organiser.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85175\" style=\"width:770px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/repair_cafe_organiser.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/repair_cafe_organiser-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/repair_cafe_organiser-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/repair_cafe_organiser-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/repair_cafe_organiser.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85175\" style=\"width:770px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/repair_cafe_organiser.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/repair_cafe_organiser-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/repair_cafe_organiser-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/repair_cafe_organiser-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Susan Waring is a organiser at Canton Repair Caf\u00e9 calling to people to be aware of their waste generation this festive season. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Local volunteers in Cardiff are urging people to repair instead of discarding items meant for short-term use to save the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Repair Caf\u00e9, Canton&#8217;s call for sustainability follows the beginning of talks for the first intergovernmental treaty to end plastic waste, which began at the United Nations in Busan, Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMost things are thrown in the back of the cupboard once they stop working and people just buy a new one. The problem is we need to make things that can be repaired,\u201d says Susan Waring, 70 from the Canton Repair Caf\u00e9. \u201cIf people could be encouraged to spend a little bit more money and buy something that can be repaired as opposed to buying cheaply made products which hardly last for a year we would be doing a lot for the environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The non-profit  invites people to bring their damaged goods this festive season for free repairs, giving them a longer life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UK\u2019s 69 million people generate around 400 kg of household waste per person annually, much of which ends up in landfills. This poses serious threats to food security, health, and biodiversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/oldman_teddy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/oldman_teddy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/oldman_teddy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/oldman_teddy-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/oldman_teddy-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/oldman_teddy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/oldman_teddy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/oldman_teddy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/oldman_teddy-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/oldman_teddy-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Repairing things are not just good for the environment but can also help in reviving sentimental items. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur world is drowning in plastic pollution. Every year, we produce 460 million tonnes of plastic, much of which is quickly thrown away,\u201d\u00a0said United Nations Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres\u00a0via video message, as talks to end plastic pollution began this  Monday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discarding fast- tech products frequently contributes to increased waste, resource depletion, and pollution, as these products are often non-repairable and end up in incinerators.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe fix a lot of things, so people don\u2019t have to buy them new. More than 50% of the electrical items with both plastic and metal parts in them, that go to landfills could have been fixed,\u201d said Mrs. Waring.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mrs. Waring\u00a0said many people discard vast number of items which could potentially have a new lease on life after simple repairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over half a billion cheaply priced electronic goods were bought in the UK in the past year, with 471m thrown away, and UK citizens spent over \u00a32.8 Billion on these items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/fix_dont_replace.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/fix_dont_replace.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/fix_dont_replace-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/fix_dont_replace-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/fix_dont_replace-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/fix_dont_replace.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/fix_dont_replace.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/fix_dont_replace-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/fix_dont_replace-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/fix_dont_replace-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The volunteers at Repair Caf\u00e9 are professionals who are passionate about sustainability and do it as part of their passion project. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Material Focus, an independent not-for-profit organisation said that when consumers buy a cheap item, they see it as disposable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most common&nbsp;reason people have for not repairing their item was that it was too expensive. Making the repair cost even less enticing is the low price of a replacement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou can buy a toaster for five pounds or something, but there are no screws on it and if we cannot open it\u2026 we cannot fix it. The toasters that can easily be repaired are too expensive,\u201d said Mrs. Waring. \u201cSo, what we need is something in the middle so that people can spend just a little bit more and know that whatever breaks can be replaced and repaired.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/repaircafewales.org\/location\/cardiff-canton\/\">Repair Caf\u00e9<\/a> lets people bring in items, from household goods to sentimental knick-knacks, to be repaired for free by volunteers with professional expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With millions of cheap items discarded annually, contributing to the mounting waste crisis, the need for repairable products has never been more critical to reducing landfill overflow and resource depletion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Repair Caf\u00e9, Canton urges people to make conscious decisions towards sustainability while buying this festive season. 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