Ecosurety funded mobile e-waste project releases blueprint impact report

Ecosurety's Exploration Fund initiative, Fixy, has published its 2023 Impact Report, outlining the project's success in Somerset and how the initiative could continue to develop in new areas.
Fixy, a mobile project raising awareness of repair and reuse of electricals across Somerset, is a partnership project between environmental consultancy Resource Futures, the Somerset Council, and local Community Interest Company, Donate IT. Ecosurety funded the project as part of the Ecosurety Exploration Fund.
Fixy recently travelled around Somerset in a vibrantly branded van, providing residents with knowledge and tools to help them manage their electricals more sustainably.
From 'niche to norm'
In 2019, the world generated 53.6 million metric tonnes of e-waste – appliances, mobile phones, laptops, and the like; with 1.6 million tonnes of this arising from the United Kingdom (The Global E-waste Monitor 2020).
Through its pilot scheme, Fixy addressed a range of barriers that limited the mainstream repair and reuse of electrical items, including perceived complexity and lower confidence levels, the cost of spare parts and repair services, and concerns about data confidentiality and security. The scheme also attended and hosted events to raise public awareness of repair and reuse opportunities and supports local repair groups through publicity and sourcing new volunteers.
Sarah Hargreaves, Behaviour Change Lead at Resource Futures, said: “Fixy provides an ideal tool to start new conversations and has proved itself capable of achieving high level impact in raising repair and reuse knowledge across a range of audiences. The Fixy Impact Report communicates set-up details and best practice concepts and includes tips for projects with low or no budget availability. By sharing insights, the Fixy project aims to make the repair and reuse of electricals more accessible and take it from ‘niche to norm".



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