Our new campaign in London mobilises donations of laptops, cash and volunteer skills, so that unused laptops can be used by students and people in need.
The Restart Project helps people learn how to repair their broken electronics, and rethink how they consume them in the first place.
Find out about our new London Laptop Drive for students and people in needRepair 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.
IMPORTANT CORONAVIRUS NOTICE
All physical repair events across our network are currently cancelled. However, the community is still running repair events online.
- ONLINE (via United Kingdom)
Hackney Fixers online
Latest News
Read more newsKeep up to date with our latest news from community repair and the right to repair.
Manufacturers and why we can’t rely on their commitments — a DIY repair story
In its public commitments, Tefal sounds great on repair. But in practice, a qualified electrician had to pressure the French manufacturers to gain access to spare parts. We need Right to Repair enshrined in law, not one merely published on a website by manufacturers.
Restart Radio
Listen to all episodesWe produce a regular 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.
Restart Podcast Ep. 59: Lasers lighting up the sky, with Seb Lee-Delisle
Repair Data
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.
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devices fixed
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hours volunteered
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kg waste prevented
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kg CO2 prevented
Fixometer
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.
Our insights
We collect data on repair from our community events and we use the data to provide insights into the devices we see.
Education
We're working with young people to spark awareness about the raw materials inside our electronics and their environmental impacts.
Materials matter
Through hands-on activity, we reveal hidden environmental impacts of smartphones.
Our hands-on enrichment programme helps secondary schools create a new generation of fixers.
Community
Restart is a people-powered project. Here's what we're up to:
New London laptop campaign and crowdfunder
Our new campaign in London mobilises donations of laptops, cash and volunteer skills, so that unused laptops can be used by students and people in need.
Fixing laptops for reuse in the community, with Catbytes in Lewisham
We partnered with Catbytes in London to support their laptop donation scheme and help them repair their devices. Our volunteers were happy to help increase the number of laptops available for reuse by people in need.
Restarters
We call volunteers who share their repair skills Restarters.
Restarter Profile: Meet Alison
Alison is a life-long DIYer who has a real can-do spirit about maintenance and fixing, and a budding interest in brewing. She laments the fact that some women feel discouraged to repair, and loves being involved in our Rosie the Restarter skillshares.
Restarter profile: Meet Steve
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.