Sweden to tackle ‘throwaway culture’

[New World Explorer]

Waste not want not: Sweden to give tax breaks for repairs

There is an increased knowledge that we need to make our things last longer in order to reduce materials’ consumption.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/19/waste-not-want-not-sweden-tax-breaks-repairs

 

(Reminds me about LDC training in relation to maintaining our Kingdom Halls)

Edited September 28, 2016 by Gregexplore

[tekmantwo]

6 hours ago, Gregexplore said:

There is an increased knowledge that we need to make our things last longer in order to reduce materials’ consumption.

There is another forum I frequent, a shop type forum where members relate or discuss how they repair items.

One of the members has an interesting sig line:

 

'Make over, make do, or do without. .'

 

It kinda fits here, yeah?