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Earth Action

Repair one thing instead of buying a new one

Choose a garment, tool or piece of furniture that can still be used if it is repaired. The action is registered when the repair is finished.

  • Repair and reuse
  • Once
  • Easy
  • 45 minutes
  • Costs nothing
  • Any season
  • Indoors

How

  1. Choose something you already own and can safely repair yourself.
  2. Repair it with what you have, or learn one simple technique.
  3. Use it again at least once.
  4. Register the action. You may say what you repaired, without anyone else's personal data.
Safety

Do not open electrical appliances. Do not use solvents in an unventilated room. Stop if you are unsure.

Accessibility

Can be done seated at a table. Do not open anything electrical.

Expected evidence

The expected evidence is a level 1 registration. No measurement method is approved for this action.

A person mending a garment.

Register that I have done it

This becomes level 1, a registered action. It does not become a verified result.