Putting an end to electronic waste | Janet Gunter | TEDxBrixton

In this passionate talk Janet Gunter explains the concept of "Restart Parties", community self-repair events, where all kinds of electronics are taken apart and repaired by owners together with volunteer repairers, with the aim of reducing e-waste, promoting increased lifespan and sharing repair skills.
About Janet
Janet Gunter, co-founder of the Restart Project, is an activist, anthropologist and communicator who has lived and worked in Brazil, East Timor, Portugal and Mozambique. Janet met Ugo Vallauri at an ICT meetup in 2011, where they shared concerns about throwaway attitudes to electronics. In 2012, they began holding "Restart Parties": free events to help people to reduce e-waste. Janet has lived in Brixton for over five years.
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