Solution: Clothing Repair Services. Owner: Les Réparables. Circular Strategy: Repair.
Description
Les Réparables repairs clothes for any individual or company. To use the service, the user pays online, and ships their clothes to the workshop. Within two weeks, Les Réparables will send back the repaired clothes to the customer.
They also work with clothing brands to integrate repairs with the products they offer.
Location
Pays de la Loire, and Lyon, France.
Scale
Small-scale workshop in two locations in France.
Potential circular economy impact
This solution encourages consumers to invest in the clothes they own, by repairing them instead of disposing them when they become damaged, prolonging their lifespan.
What’s involved?
People: Website developer; someone to keep track of requests and shipping; tailor.
Resources: Sewing machine; material; sewing and repair tools.
Technology: Sewing machine.
Implementation: Rent a workshop space; organise the shipping and returns; promote the service online.