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Mark Miodownik, explores the environmental consequences of the throwaway society we have become and reveals that recycling electronic waste comes second to repairing broken electronics. He asks what we can learn from repair cultures around the world , he looks at manufacturers who are designing in repair-ability, and discovers the resources available to encourage and train the next generation of repairers.
Producer: Fiona Roberts
(Photo: Teen boy solders wires to build robot, Credit: SDI Productions/Getty Images)
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