CONCENTRIC MEDIA

FIX-IT SHOPS
An Endangered Species

Dorothy's Making of

For many years, I had used and cherished the little shop in my neighborhood where I could take any appliance and get it fixed. As more information about recycling became available, I recognized the extent to which our consumer mentality (to throw everything away if it’s broken and buy something new to replace it) was adding to our community landfill pollution. I realized that our neighborhood “fix-it shop” was a treasure. I decided to document that island of human scale sanity in a sea of growing “pressure to purchase” madness.

The Fix-It Shop is located at
1179 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: (650) 322-9333.

Uses

• To raise awareness about the wisdom of fixing things instead of throwing them away.
• To heighten appreciation for small local businesses
• To screen at any event, conference, or meeting in which the importance of recycling is a relevant subject.
• To use in schools, to teach children about how they can make a difference.
• SEE The Story of Stuff
Short film and take action project ideas

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