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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Sandra Haurant

What do I do with my broken kettle? How to mend, reuse or dispose of 11 everyday items

Household clutter: ‘The buildup can be overwhelming.’
Household clutter: ‘The buildup can be overwhelming.’ Photograph: dorian2013/Getty Images

Household clutter: it lurks in cupboards, lofts and garages. From jigsaw puzzles with a piece missing to piles of perfectly sound underwear the kids have grown out of, the buildup can be overwhelming.

Taking things that still work, or are repairable, to the tip seems wrong when you might be able to fix or find a new home for them. And yet we keep throwing out what might be reused. Not-for-profit group Material Focus says half a billion small electrical items ended up in landfill in the UK in 2022.

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