Sweden is paying people to fix their belongings instead of throwing them away

In Sweden the government pays people to fix their belongings instead of throwing them away. This is because of the throwaway consumer culture. Sweden has announced tax breaks on repairs to clothes, bicycles, fridges and washing machines. Hopefully nobody will throw away their belongings.

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Link: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/10/sweden-is-tackling-its-throwaway-culture-with-tax-breaks-on-repairs-will-it-work/?utm_content=bufferc8379&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Website: www.weforum.org

Author: Alexander Starritt

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Link: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/10/sweden-is-tackling-its-throwaway-culture-with-tax-breaks-on-repairs-will-it-work/?utm_content=bufferc8379&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Website: Reuters

Author: Lisi Niesner

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