The “3Rs” – “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” – have been ingrained in our public consciousness through multiple educational campaigns over the years. However, there is a lesser-known ‘R’ –repair – that can also help us minimise our waste. Why is it not as well-known, and is it really necessary? In this episode, Leah unpacks repair culture in Singapore with Vikrant Rathore from Repair Kopitiam, as it battles against our throwaway culture, evaluating the effectiveness of repair in the face of climate change and dwindling resources, and the role of the repair cafe as a tool of empowerment against our dominant buy-and-throw-away mindsets.