Circularity is the buzzword on everyone's lips right now. It's no wonder, when you hear that 350,000 tonnes of clothing goes to landfill in the UK every year. Something needs to be done to stop the mass-consumption that the UK in particularly seems to be pretty bad at!
The United Repair Centre, a collaboration between outdoor brand Patagonia, social enterprise Makers Unite, and the Amsterdam Economic Board, is a much needed resource for the clothing industry. And they've opened one up in London!
On this episode I chat with one of the United Repair Centre co-founders, Thami Schweichler.
We chat about how the URC repair process has combined technology with sewing skills to make repair and circularity available to all, and how any brand can get involved in offering a repair service to their customers.
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Mentioned in this episode:
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241 – How to Sell UK-Made Products During a Cost of Living Crisis
240 – 7 Proven Ways to Promote Your UK-Made Brand
239 – Customer Service Secrets for British-Made Brands
238 – How to Start a Clothing Brand for Less
237 – How to Launch a Printed Textile Business – Veronica Galbraith
236 – How to Find a UK Manufacturer
235 – Spinning a Good Yarn
234 – What is a Factory Fortnight, and Why Do You Need to Prepare for it?
233 – The One Thing You’re Probably Doing Wrong With Your Email Marketing
232 – What is a Manufacturing Agreement?
231 – 6 Lessons we Learnt From Rebuilding our Website
230 – Taking a Break
229 – Why Buying British is Key to Retaining UK Craftship
228 – How to Promote Your Business on YouTube – Linda De Ruiter
227 – The Cost of Choosing the Wrong Manufacturer
226 – Live Panel Discussion with 3 UK manufacturers
225 – Why Manufacturers Aren’t Getting Back to Your Emails
5 Steps to Finding a UK Manufacturer – Bonus Broadcast
224 – Making it Your Own; The Advantages of Running a Micro-Factory – Paul Brown
223 – Launching an Innovative New Dog Product – Rosie Macpherson
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