On May 7th we walked through the gates of Parliament to demonstrate to MPs they can make repair and reuse easier and more affordable for everyone in the UK.
Repair a laptop, fix the system.
The Restart Project helps people learn how to repair their broken electronics, and rethink how they consume them in the first place.
Learn more about usRepair events
You’re invited to a Restart Party!
Participate in a free community repair event, where volunteer fixers will help you learn how to repair your broken or slow devices - and tackle the growing mountain of e-waste.
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Hampshire, United Kingdom
Heath End Village Hall
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Bristol, United Kingdom
Sparks Bristol: The Reparium
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Reading, United Kingdom
rLab Reading Hackspace
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Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Mandeville Hall
Latest News
Keep up to date with our latest news from community repair and the right to repair.
How we helped Islington to get fixing
We worked with Islington Council to jump start the community-led repair group Islington Fixers, here’s how we did it!
Does your recycling centre offer reuse options? Join our investigation
Join our investigation into how much reuse happens in the UK’s household waste industry. Is reuse really a priority?
Our Campaigns
Community
Restart is a people-powered project. Together with our growing network, we run community repair events around the world and use the stories we collect to help demand better, more sustainable products for all.
devices fixed
hours volunteered
kg waste prevented
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Restarters Community
Our platform brings together community repairers, organisers and activists. Together we publicise events, log repairs, measure our environmental impact and talk about all things community repair.
Our insights
We collect data on repair from our community events and we use the data to provide insights into the devices we see.