Labour Party and the 'C' Economy .

Interesting. However, how does the circular economy deal with things like built in obsolescence, wind turbine blades, and lithium batteries?

I agree JoG, white goods do fail in no time and these days they are never repaired are they, they are thrown away and replaced. 

Apologies See2, but I feel an anecdote rapidly approaching. My parents were married in 1953 and one of the gifts they received was a black Morphy Richards steam iron. That iron still works today, although tbf it probably needs rewiring. In comparison Mrs R and I are on our second steam iron since 2003. So an iron lasts us ten years. Mums Morphy Richards still works after 70 years. Not that we use it, but I have plugged it in, the red light comes on and it heats up. She used it as a doorstop for the last few years due to the fact you need biceps like Garth to use it for more than ten minutes. But it still works. 

But it costs even more money to produce these so called high-tech items.......Now many car manufacturers are held up by the world shortage of mico chips these days. Low tech is far more efficient and trustworthy.

Yes but Smart Meters are simply a program by the government where they can control how much energy you can use - they are not driven by customer demand.

I don't know about circular economy, I think throw away economy is more apt. These days people get fed up with the same fridge or TV they want the latest model. I remember going to a tip a few years ago, these days it's called a recycling centre, and the mountain of white goods had to be seen to be believed and a chap who worked there assured me they all worked. Incredible. 

Perhaps so, but don't kid me that people dont replace perfectly serviceable white goods for no other reason than they want a new one. 

I've melted snow to make tea and lived in a snow hole with a gale blowing, and at the other extreme we made solar stills to distil urine, although it can be drunk neat. I confess I've never washed my kit in piss, you got me there.