The Restart Project helps people learn how to repair their broken electronics, and rethink how they consume them in the first place.
Find out more about usYou’re invited to a Restart Party!
Come to one of our free community repair events, where our volunteer fixers will help you learn how to repair your broken or slow devices - and tackle the growing mountain of e-waste.
Every fortnight, we produce a podcast about rescuing and repairing the electronics we use everyday.
Listen here, or tune in live the second Tuesday of the month at 5pm on London’s Resonance FM.
Together with our growing network, we collect and share data on the things we repair, and use it to help us demand better, more sustainable products.
hours volunteered
waste prevented
devices fixed
Our web app allows members of the repair community to log their fixes and to learn about the social and environmental impact of their work.
We collect data on repair from our community events and we use the data to provide insights into the devices we see.
We’re sparking repair activity in schools around the world.
Our hands-on programme helps secondary schools build repair into their curriculum, to create a new generation of fixers.
Read about our first programme at Archer Academy, in London.
Restart is a people-powered project. Here's what we're up to:
Around 5 years ago when Restart consisted of just a few dozen Londoners, we decided to set up a shared space where we could pool our knowledge and experience. Now any member of our online community Restarters.net can contribute!
Runder Tisch Reparatur (German Repair Round Table) ran such an inspiring global Fixfest in Berlin. The event embodied everything we’d hoped: DIY spirit, free programme and space for exchange, thought-provoking keynote speakers, and two “fringe” events (the Climate Strike march and a repair data dive).
We call volunteers who share their repair skills Restarters.
Monique is a software developer who loves simple fixes and a decent pair of shoes. She fondly remembers her math teacher who abandoned the curriculum to teach her Fortran.
Steve is a life-long tinkerer and fixer, who loves the “Marie Kondo” repairs the best — the ones that spark joy. He enjoys repurposing electronics with his kids, cycling and running. He still remembers his first repair – a Walkman – at age 10.
