Putting the fun back in functional, Restart Parties are popping up across the country.
But instead of bringing booze or munchies, people drag along their clapped-out computer, expired Xbox, broken record player, vacuum cleaner that blows (not in a good way), toaster that’s toast or kettle that’s up the spout, and ask volunteers, can they fix it? More often than not, yes, they can.
The Restart Project sparked to life seven years ago, borne out of frustration about the throwaway culture of the electronics industry.
Co-founder Janet Gunter believed focusing on electronic items was a gap that needed to be plugged.
“We started hosting events in our back garden about seven years ago,” she says. “It just snowballed. People come from all walks of life, are all ages. We’ve someone…
