US community repair clinics teach people how to fix their belongings, pushing back against throwaway culture On a recent Monday night, a volunteer-run workspace bustled with dozens of fixers in Brooklyn, New York . Some tinkered with sewing machines while others soldered circuit boards at a workbench.

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Caleb Young, a co-founder of the Brooklyn Spark space, fit a DIY suction device on to the handle of a Dyson vacuum cleaner. “It’s in our culture to throw things away, but sometimes the fix is easier than you’d think,” Young said. Continue reading...

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