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  • Enshittification – what is it all about?

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    Let’s talk about enshittification – and yes, we use this term outside of our burgeoning Seedy Scrap Bin unapologetically. Do you notice your favourite products, platforms or services steadily deteriorate in quality over time? See articles about services and marketplaces charging for functionality you otherwise used for free? Well, more likely than not, it’s a…

  • The logical extremes of obsolescence

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    Oh hey there, fellow darners and intrepid blogworms! Obsolescence is quite the nice little earner for OEMs everywhere. They love seeing ordinary folks like us pop into shops buying their latest stuff. Throwing away perfectly usable things we otherwise can use for other tasks. And when we point out the vast mountains of waste growing…

  • “Practice what you preach” – why it can be difficult

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    “♫Can you practice what you preach? Or would you turn the other cheek?♬”. These lines come from “Where Is The Love?”, a 2003 hit by The Black Eyed Peas. Other artists use the lines in different ways for their songs, too. For example, Madonna’s 1986 hit song, “Papa Don’t Preach”, contained this line in the…

  • Gareth’s radio interview on BBC Radio Sheffield

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    Hello again, fellow readers and fixers! Now, Gareth recently appeared on the Toby Foster at Breakfast radio show on BBC Radio Sheffield. In this radio interview, he discusses with Toby Foster about Reyt Repair, as well as the background behind repairing items. If you have a BBC Sounds account, you can listen to the 10th…

  • Planned obsolescence – what is it all about?

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    Hello again, fellow readers and fixers! There’s a term that refers to the state of being that makes us favour new stuff and trends. Something that leads us to switch to new and better ways of working and entertaining ourselves. And what sometimes leaves us unable to keep old, but otherwise functioning everyday items going…

  • Introducing Reyt Repair!

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    Hello again, fellow readers and fixers! We have some exciting news to share with you today. Gareth is launching Reyt Repair, a new social enterprise on Wednesday 19th October! Enter Reyt Repair It aims to fix a broad range of everyday items, such as clothes, furniture and electricals. Volunteers will run workshop sessions from 10am…

  • True wireless earbuds: how do we fix that e-waste problem?

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    Hello again, fellow readers and fixers! Today, we’ll discuss about a product that has become very popular for listening to music and podcasts. And we call them “true wireless earbuds”. So what are they, exactly? Well, they are compact earphones that can transmit sound from computers or mobile devices without wires. They use Bluetooth technology…