How to extend the life of objects?

Service-public's response: To help you adopt the right reflexes, the Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition and the Environment and Energy Management Agency (Ademe) have created longevelobjects.gouv.fr, a site of practical advice, news, tools, to share objects among neighbors, diagnose device failures... It is also a directory through which you can quickly identify the professionals best able to meet your need, whether it is to find an alternative to the new purchase or a solution to avoid throwing away what could still be useful.

Topics

The site has several topics to help you in your search for solutions:

• Consume otherwise
  Videos, tutorials, practical guides, key figures, infographics, practical sheets... on all themes: buy sustainable, buy and sell used, give, exchange, maintain, repair, rent, share, recycle.

• Diagnose Failures
  A chatbot can identify in minutes the cause of the most common failures of a large number of devices: just answer a few questions, perform simple tests and let yourself be guided to find the solution.

• Buy durable
  When purchasing a new product meets a real need, the right choices must be made to ensure that it has the longest possible life. To make sense of it, environmental labels indicate that the products on which they are affixed are more resistant, easily dismountable, repairable, simple to maintain or even that they benefit from an extension of warranty... You will find these labels classified by product category: DIY and decoration, maintenance and cleaning, hygiene and beauty, games and toys, bedding, furniture, multimedia, stationery and supplies, home textiles, clothes and shoes.

• The received ideas
  "Buying second-hand is risky", "repairing is complicated", "bartering is outdated" ... You will find the answer to the prejudices that often prevent you from changing your consumption habits.

A directory

This directory gives access to the contact details of the largest number of professionals whose activity or service offer makes it possible to extend the life of objects: associations, companies, independent traders, craftsmen, communities, mass-market retailers, digital platforms... Some of them, indicated by a green color code in the yearbook, have adhered to an approach deployed by the Chamber of Crafts and Crafts with the support of the Ademe and are recognized for the competence, know-how and commitment they implement in the repair of goods and equipment before their replacement with a new product.

The use of this directory is very simple: you select a need (I want to borrow, lend, rent, buy used...) and you select a category (large cold household appliance, screen, photo/cinema equipment, book, musical instrument...).