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Why are there no repair men anymore ? Henry McKean Reports

Why do we just replace our goods when they break and not try and fix them? In developing countrie...

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15.23 5 Feb 2026


Why are there no repair men anymore ? Henry McKean Reports


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15.23 5 Feb 2026


Why do we just replace our goods when they break and not try and fix them? In developing countries like Brazil there are repairmen (women) to fix everything. Here in Ireland, generally we just replace. Henry McKean has been speaking to people in the circular economy and he sent us this report.


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