Dutch group mends broken items for free

The idea for Repair Cafe was born in Amsterdam two years ago as a reaction against throwaway consumerism. The idea for Repair Cafe was born in Amsterdam two years ago as a reaction against throwaway consumerism. While the Netherlands puts less than 3 percent of its municipal waste into landfills, that can be reduced even further by extending the lifespan of household goods. The campaigners here in the Netherlands are insisting that the cost of doing nothing - of letting the precious metals within these products go to waste - is far greater than the cost of trying to salvage them. Al Jazeera's Paul Brennan reports