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Repair rather than replace Cleaning up city
AMSTERDAM is putting its foot down and telling British men between the ages of 18 to 35 to “stay away” from the city’s notorious sex and drug scene and Red Light District as part of an attempt to clean up the city’s reputation.
The Dutch City’s council launched an online advertisement campaign on Wednesday, March 29 which highlights the consequences for criminal behaviour in a video which aims to raise awareness about the risks of excessive drug and alcohol use.
The online adverts will be triggered when internet users in the UK search for phrases including ‘pub crawl Amsterdam’, ‘stag party’, and ‘cheap hotel’.
The move is believed to be part of the city’s attempt to clean up its raunchy reputation and manage over tourism, which includes a proposed move of the city’s infamous Red Light District.
The Dutch capital has long been a popular destination for British tourists seeking to indulge in the city’s infamous pleasures. However, locals have grown tired of drunken Brits urinating in public, vomiting in canals, and engaging in drunken fights.
While some have criticised the targeted campaign for being discriminatory, the city says it wants to be more liveable for residents.
THE European Commission has adopted a new proposal on common rules promoting the repair of goods which will result in savings for consumers.
Over the last decades, a replacement has often been prioritised over repair whenever products become defective and insufficient incentives have been given to consumers to repair their goods when the legal guarantee expires.
The proposal will make it easier and more costeffective for consumers to repair as opposed to replace goods.
Additionally, more demand will translate into a boost to the repair sector while incentivising producers and sellers to develop more sustainable business models.
The proposal will ensure that more products are repaired within the legal guarantee and that consumers have easier and cheaper options to repair products that are technically repairable (such as vacuum cleaners, or soon, tablets and smartphones) when the legal guarantee has expired or when the good is not functional anymore as a result of wear and tear.
This proposal is part of the European Commission’s broader goal of becoming the first climateneutral continent by 2050.
