Repair Service Survey 28 Mar, 2022 Clachworks is planning to run a repair service alongside its tool library. We’d like to hear your thoughts on this! Click this link to take part in a brief survey.
Circular Economy or Degrowth? 26 Jan, 2022 It’s now been widely acknowledged that a transition towards the circular economy is vital to tackle the climate emergency. This thought has become so mainstream that the Scottish Government has even appointed its first Circular Economy Minister, a position first held by the …
Decolonising Environmentalism 26 Jan, 2022 How many times have you heard the word ‘upcycle’ used in the past few years? It suddenly seems to be all the rage, which is great: repurposing things is a core tenet of the circular economy / degrowth and we need more of it. But let’s not pretend this is a new concept. Here’s a …
Do tools need to cost the earth? 26 Jan, 2022 So, it’s often said that the average power drill is only used for 13 minutes in its entire lifetime. Which is shocking on its own. But if you consider the fact that 4/5th of Scotland’s entire carbon footprint is from the production, consumption and waste of manufactured goods, …
Interconnected Histories 26 Jan, 2022 Clachworks has spent the past year negotiating with Scottish Canals about leasing one of their buildings on the Caledonian Canal and we’re so excited to share the details with you in the coming weeks, as soon as the final legals are in place. I can’t share too much more at this …
Right to Repair 26 Jan, 2022 I've spoken about the need to consume less. But of course, we still need things. Many of them are incredibly useful. The trick is for us to be able to use those things for longer, and use them more. But we all know about built-in-obsolescence: many things are designed to break …