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Mending Our Disposable Culture
Volunteers around the world regularly get together to fix people鈥檚 broken stuff free of charge. We visit a Repair Caf茅 in the Netherlands and link up with a similar team in India
Volunteers around the world regularly get together to fix other people鈥檚 broken stuff free of charge. Reporter Nick Holland visits an event called a Repair Caf茅 in the Netherlands and links up with a team running a similar workshop in India. He asks what difference this 'make do and mend鈥� movement can make to our disposable culture.
Photo Caption: Repairing a radio with a soldering iron
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