How to reuse and repair

如何回收利用与维修

People Fixing the World

2026-07-14

22 分钟
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Across the world, everyday products — from kitchen appliances to electronics — are often thrown away rather than repaired. The latest UN estimates suggest people generate around 2 billion tonnes of household and everyday waste each year. This week we travel to Argentina to meet people finding new ways to keep old things in use. We visit Club de Reparadores, where people are learning how to fix everything from toasters to microwaves, meet the women behind Lindor who transform old blankets into coats, and join the group Cybercirujas as they find new uses for discarded computers. People Fixing The World from the BBC is about brilliant solutions to the world's problems. We release a new edition every Tuesday. We'd love you to let us know what you think and to hear about your own solutions. You can contact us on WhatsApp by messaging +44 8000 321721 or email peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk. And please leave us a review on your chosen podcast provider. Presenter: Myra Anubi Reporter/producer: Jane Chambers Executive Producer: Richard Kenny Editor: Jon Bithrey Sound mix: Gareth Jones
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  • Okay, let's see what we've got here in what I call my graveyard of gadgets.

  • An old remote, two actually, that's done well.

  • Kids thermometer that hasn't been used in a while.

  • I've got cable phones, I've got charger heads.

  • I mean, this is all just stuff.

  • That's lying around in my house that would probably otherwise just end up being thrown away.

  • Sounds familiar?

  • Well, I'm Myra Anubi, and today on People Fixing the World from the BBC World Service, we're literally fixing stuff.

  • So get your overalls on as we head to South America

  • to find out about clever ways to give old gadgets new life.

  • I've got a lot of stuff in my house that doesn't work, but I'm not the only one.

  • Across the world, countless everyday products, kitchen appliances and electronics are just thrown away.

  • It's one of the fastest growing types of waste globally,

  • with more than 60 million tons of electronic waste being produced annually, according to the World Health Organization.

  • So today we're traveling to the South American country of Argentina to meet people who've decided

  • not to throw out broken or discarded appliances, electronics and all sorts of household waste.

  • But instead to repair and reuse them.

  • But why Argentina?

  • Well, to find out, let's bring in our reporter on the line, Jane Chambers.

  • Jane, what's pushing people to do this?