#reducereuserepair — Public Fediverse posts

#BostonMA - Save the date - August 2nd!

#FixitClinic: Artisans Asylum

11:00am - 2:00pm

Artisans Asylum
96 Holton St
#AllstonMA 02135

"Explore #troubleshooting and repair with volunteer coaches.

"Fixit Clinics are free workshops where people bring broken stuff—from bikes to blenders to blazers—and volunteer coaches share their tools and know-how, working with you to disassemble, troubleshoot and (hopefully) repair items. These meet-ups build hands-on skills, confidence, community, and a culture of reuse and repair. They are family friendly and open to all.

The City of Boston Environment Department is partnering with the Artisan's Asylum to host one of these events.

Register to participate.

WHAT SHOULD I BRING?

- A broken gadget, small appliance, computer, toy, tool, textile good, or other item
- A description of what’s wrong and anything you’ve tried to fix it
- Useful tools and parts, if you have them
- A desire to explore and learn!"

FMI and to register:
https://www.boston.gov/calendar/fixit-clinic-artisans-asylum-0

cc: @knizer

#SolarPunkSunday #RepairClinics #Mending #RightToRepair #ReduceReuseRepair

#RepairCafe #Katikati

Sat, 13 June, 2026
9.30am till 12pm midday

2 Wedgewood Street
Katikati, #NewZealand, Tauranga

"What is Repair Café? A pop up place where you can bring your broken belongings for repair (if possible) with help from our skilled volunteer fixers, for FREE, while enjoying a cuppa and a chat.

What sort of things can our skilled volunteers help you with?
- Electrical Items
- Clothing/Textiles
- Small Appliances
- Outdoor Equipment
- Jewellery, Clocks, Watches
- Furniture, Wooden Items/Toys
- Crockery/China
- IT Troubleshooting
- Bicycles
- Sharpening Things
- DIY Tools, Books, Advice"

https://www.facebook.com/RepairCafeKatikati/

#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafesAotearoa #RepairCafesNewZealand #FixIt #RightToRepair #ReduceReuseRepair

View Online: #LibraryOfThings – A Critical Component of #Libraries as Access Points to a #Local, #Resilient, and #SustainableFuture

16 March 2026

"The recording of #20 in #IFLA’s #Environment, #Sustainability and Libraries Section’s webinar series is now available below via YouTube and the slides are available on SlideShare.

Libraries lending beyond books exist all over the world but beyond that, libraries can be a disaster resource center, they can lend tools and items to try out before making an investment, they can offer events on how to #repair items—along with the tools required to do so. They serve as places where intergenerational groups connect over yard games and art activities. #LibrariesOfThings provide access to a wide range of items from gear for adventures to essential wellbeing tools. This webinar will share how to plug into this rapidly growing and increasingly connected system of Libraries of Things, both inside and outside the traditional library world, and discover how they can help you meet your goals.

About the Speaker:
#HazelOnsrud is a public librarian at #CurtisMemorialLibrary, who works on community programming and collection development, including an extensive library of things focused on the Sustainable Development Goals. She serves on the international Library of Things Mutual Aid Group, the Advisory Board of the Sustainable Libraries Initiative and the Steering Team of MECollab. She enjoys collaborating with good humans around the globe and was named a 2024 Library Journal Mover and Shaker and a 2025 New York Times Changemaker. Prior to her work as public librarian, Hazel co-founded the #MaineToolLibrary and spent a bunch of time learning from graceful teachers. In her free time, she likes to create things, eat molés and design #Gardens. "

Watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whdD0YRaKdU&source_ve_path=OTY3MTQ&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ifla.org%2F

Learn more:
https://www.ifla.org/news/view-online-library-of-things-a-critical-component-of-libraries-as-access-points-to-a-local-resilient-and-sustainable-future/

#SolarPunkSunday #MaineLibraries #ReduceReuseRepair #LibrariesRule #ClimateAdaptation #BuildingCommunity #CircularEconomy #SolarPunk #Libraries #SharingEconomy #SharingResources

#SalemMA - #ZeroWasteSalem #RepairCafe and #TerraCycle Collection

Saturday, May 16, 9am to Noon

Community Life Center
401 Bridge Street
Salem, MA

"Don’t throw away your broken item – bring it to the Repair Café! Zero Waste Salem will be hosting a Repair Café on Saturday, May 16 from 9am-12 noon at the Community Life Center at 401 Bridge Street.

Appointments are required and walk-ins will not be accepted. Pre-registration is required via link (stay tuned for updates) or email [email protected].

Repair volunteers at this event will be available to mend clothing, sew buttons, and tinker with or rewire electronics and lamps. Please keep in mind these services may change as we confirm volunteers. We hope to see you at this fun event where you can learn how to fix things and reduce your waste!

TERRACYCLE — We’re collecting FIVE TerraCycle categories of otherwise hard-to-recycle items. Please keep each TerraCycle stream separate.
** #Swiffers: All used, dried #Swiffer pads.
** #Razors: All brands of reusable and disposable razors, blades & cartridges, as well as any flexible or rigid plastic packaging they come in.
** Dental Care: Non-electric #toothbrushes, #toothpaste tubes, & #floss containers. All brands, plus toothbrush packaging.
**Brita: #Brita dispenser, Brita pitchers, Brita bottles, Brita standard filters, Brita Stream filters, Brita bottle filters, Brita filter packaging, Brita Longlast® filters, Brita Stream® pitchers.
**#BurtsBees empty product containers and packaging.

IMPORTANT CHANGE: No deodorant or mouthwash bottles accepted as of January 1, 2025. Please place mouthwash bottles (with cap on) into curbside recycling carts."

FMI:
https://greensalem.com/event/repair-cafe-terracycle-collection-8/

#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafesMassachusetts #TerracyleCollection #Recycling #ReduceReuseRepair #FixIt

#RhinebeckNY #RepairCafe

Sat May 9th, 10:00am - 2:00pm

The Pavilion at Brookmeade, 34 Brookmeade Dr, Rhinebeck, NY 12572, USA

"The next Rhinebeck Repair Cafe will be held on Saturday, May 9th from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at the Pavilion at Brookmeade located at 34 Brookmeade Drive in Rhinebeck, NY. If you have any questions or would like to volunteer, please contact [email protected]."

Source:
https://tockify.com/rchvcalendar/detail/39/1778335200000

#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafesNY #Fixit #ReduceReuseRepair #RepairCafeRhinebackDutchessCounty #RepairCafeHudsonValley

#NewburghNY #RepairCafé

Sat May 9th 11:00am - 3:00pm

Newburgh Free Library, 124 Grand St, Newburgh, NY 12550, USA

"Please join us to have your items repaired by your neighbors for free and learn repair skills yourself. And don't forget to bring the kids! We will have a Repair n' Play Café set-up where children can explore the world of repair, they will also enjoy seeing things being taken apart and put back together.

No registration required."

https://tockify.com/rchvcalendar/detail/123/1778338800000

#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafesNY #RepairCafesHudsonValley #FixIt #ReduceReuseRepair

#CreativeReuseToronto Storefront Drop-in #Repair Event

Sunday, May 3, 2026, 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Creative Reuse Toronto
68 Abell St, Toronto

"Bring your broken items to Creative Reuse Toronto's storefront location. We will be fixing small appliances, home electronics, clothing, jewellery and small furniture.

Accepting items for repair until 3:00PM.

Knife Sharpener will be on site this time!

Come early and beat the rush!

Midi Event — Fixing

Small Appliances and Home Electronics
Housewares
Clothing & Textiles
Knife Sharpening"

Source:
https://repaircafetoronto.ca/rc-events/creative-reuse-toronto-storefront-drop-in-repair-events-2025-2-2-2-2-2-2/

#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafes #RepairCafesToronto #TorontoCanada #FixIt #KnifeSharpening #ReduceReuseRepair #CreativeReuse

TODAY! #PeconicNY - #EnvironmentalExpo and #RepairCafé at Southold Recreation Center

May 2 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Peconic Recreation Center
920 Peconic Lane
Peconic, NY 11958 United States

"Southold Town is holding an Environmental Expo and Repair Café with the North Fork Environmental Council (#NFEC) on Saturday, May 2 from Noon to 4 p.m. at the town’s Peconic Lane Recreation Center.

" 'The NFEC has been coordinating repair cafés twice a year, and that will be incorporated into the event. We will also have a #composter sale pickup at the same time,' Ms. Van Eysden told the Town Board at the March 10 work session.

"At the NFEC’s Repair Cafés, the public can bring their household items — including small appliances, clothing, toys and bicycles to be repaired, and their knives to be sharpened.

" 'It’s a great community event, with neighbors helping neighbors to make things work again, with the added bonus of keeping those things out of the waste stream,' said Margaret deCruz, the NFEC Repair Café chair.

"Southold’s Waste Management department has been participating in a discounted compost bin and #RainBarrel sale program for the past year. The sale, open to Southold Town residents (other neighboring towns also have similar programs) is currently underway, online here, and residents can pick up their bins and barrels at the Expo.

" 'The reduction of food waste from backyard composting is a critical component in solving the regional solid waste crisis currently facing #LongIsland,' said Southold Town Solid Waste Coordinator Nick Krupski.

"Numerous environmental organizations will also have tables at the event. Compost coaches from the Long Island Organics council will give demonstrations and offer tips on how best to compost at home, and organizations ranging from Group for the East End to the #PeconicBaykeeper, #PeconicEstuary Partnership, #ReWild North Fork and UpSculpt will also offere information and inspiration on how to preserve our local natural resources."

Source:
https://www.eastendbeacon.com/event/environmental-expo-and-repair-cafe-at-southold-recreation-center/

#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafesNY #FixIt #ReduceReuseRepair #BackyardComposting #Rewilding #EnvironmentalExpo

How to Recycle Old Electric Appliances and Devices: Creative Tips

by Kim, September 2, 2024

"The junk drawer in the kitchen. The forgotten cupboard in the garage. Or even that cluttered space under the bed. Most of us have some nook or cranny stuffed with old electric appliances and devices. The average UK household is believed to contain at least 20 unused gadgets. We’ve all got them—outdated phones, a blender that no longer blends, or a laptop that’s long since passed its prime. But what should we do with these unwanted electronic items? Simply chucking them into the bin is not the answer. Let’s explore creative and responsible ways to recycle and repurpose old electronics."

Learn more:
https://www.ecowasteandrecycling.org/how-to-recycle-old-electric-appliances-and-devices-creative-tips/

#SolarPunkSunday #ReduceReuseRepair #Recycle #Repurpose #NoLandfills #EWaste #FixIt

#OakPark Saturday, April 11, 2026 - Oak Park Fix-It Cafe

Every 2nd Saturday/mo @ 11am-2pm
at Community Shop Class, 3818 Stockton Blvd
(turn into parking lot behind between Community Shop Class and Luigi’s)

"Neighbors sharing with neighbors, since 2017.

#Bicycles. #Clothes. #Lamps. Tools. #SmallAppliances. #KnifeSharpening. Computer Consultation

(Almost) Anything is Fixable.

Oak Park Fix-It Cafe is a group of community members who gather once a month to hang out, help anyone with any needed repairs, and (sometimes) even learn a new skill or two!

Come join your neighbors as we share what we have to fix what we need. Or just come as you are, take a load off, have a cup o’ joe and a cookie, and maybe make some new friends. If you need to just relax with friends, we’re here for that. If you want to get your hands a little dirty, we can help there, too.

This is always FREE, and always for EVERYONE—no matter your housing status, language or background."

FMI:
https://oak-park-fix-it-cafe.mailchimpsites.com/

#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafesCA #RepairCafe #RepairCafes #FixIt #ReduceReuseRepair #BikeTooter #BikeRepair #Mending #LampRepair #SmallApplianceRepair #BuildingCommunity

TODAY! April 4th! #PittsburghPA #RepairCafe!

Saturday, April 4, 2026
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Construction Junction - Community Room
214 North Lexington Street
Pittsburgh, PA, 15208

"Celebrate our FIRST WHOLE YEAR of repair meetups with us at #ConstructionJunction! Expect repair experts, tabling organizations, free food from local vendors, and more."

Repair Stations:

- Mending
- Small appliances
- Electronics
- Furniture
- IT support
- Glue/tape/string (miscellaneous)

FMI:
https://www.repaircafepgh.com/events/2026-apr-repair-cafe

#SolarPunkSunday #FixIt #RepairCafesPA #ReduceReuseRepair

#BathME - #RepairCafe

Saturday, April 4th, 2026
10am-12:30pm

#PattenFreeLibrary
33 Summer Street
Bath, 04530

"Share, Care for and Repair Your Items We host a number of swaps to help you share your unused or gently used consumable items. Look for our quarterly plant swap, weekly hardware swap, and weekly art supply swap on our calendar. We do not accept certain items like old paint that need to be disposed of elsewhere. Instead, learn where to recycle them with the #recyclopedia, and next time you buy do so with thought to the end of life of your product. We also do not accept large amounts of quality items; those are better to give to Habitat for Humanity, Goodwill or other local schools and nonprofits. Care for items you want to keep with our repair cafes and repair kits in our library of things.

What is a Repair Café? A Repair Cafe is a community-based initiative designed to encourage people to repair broken or damaged items rather than discarding them. These events are typically hosted in libraries, community centers, or local spaces and bring together skilled volunteers (repair experts) and community members who need help fixing everyday items. What is the goal of a Repair Cafe? The goal of a Repair Café is to promote sustainability, reduce waste, and foster a sense of community by encouraging people to repair, reuse, and learn new skills.

We can help with:

Electronics & computers
Clothing and leather goods
Small appliances & lamps
Wooden furniture
Knife Sharpening
3D-printed repairs"

Source:
https://curtislibrary.com/adults/repair/

#SolarPunkSunday #BuildingCommunity #MaineLibraries #LibrariesRule #ReduceReuseRepair #RepairCafesMaine

#RepairCafe #Katikati

Sat, 11 Apr, 2026
9.30am till 12pm midday

2 Wedgewood Street
Katikati, #NewZealand, Tauranga

"What is Repair Café? A pop up place where you can bring your broken belongings for repair (if possible) with help from our skilled volunteer fixers, for FREE, while enjoying a cuppa and a chat.

What sort of things can our skilled volunteers help you with?
- Electrical Items
- Clothing/Textiles
- Small Appliances
- Outdoor Equipment
- Jewellery, Clocks, Watches
- Furniture, Wooden Items/Toys
- Crockery/China
- IT Troubleshooting
- Bicycles
- Sharpening Things
- DIY Tools, Books, Advice"

Source:
https://www.facebook.com/RepairCafeKatikati/

#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafesNewZealand #RepairCafesAotearoa #FixIt #RightToRepair #RepairCafe #ReduceReuseRepair

Upcoming #RepairCafes and #Mending events in #NewZealand! (via #RepairCafeAoteroa)

Saturday, March 28, 2026

09:00 #Kerikeri Repair Cafe
09:00 #BlenheimCentral Repair Cafe
09:00 #PalmerstonNorth Repair Café
09:30 #Tauranga Repair Cafe
10:00 #Manurewa Mending and Making Sew-cial
10:00 #Opotiki Repair Cafe
11:30 #Napier Repair Cafe

FMI - https://www.repaircafeaotearoa.co.nz/calendar

#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafesNewZealand #RepairCafe #FixIt #Sewing #Making #ReduceReuseRepair #RightToRepair

More of this, please...!

The First #RepairCafé in #BosniaAndHerzegovina

12 March 2026

"The first Repair Café has opened in #Bosnia and #Herzegovina! Anida and Nerman, the initiators of #RepairCaféMostar, are giving this region a sustainable boost. 'We want to remove the barriers caused by fear and a lack of resources,' they said.

"Around Christmas last year, we received the happy news that we could welcome Repair Café Mostar: the first Repair Café in the #WesternBalkans. Anida Čmanjčanin and Nerman Turkić, the initiators, enthusiastically report on the grand opening and their intentions for the future.

Tradition and innovation go hand in hand!

"Thanks to support from the Federal Ministry of Education and Science and Repair Café International, the initiative kicked off with a festive launch. A workshop marathon attracted over 45 participants, including primary and secondary school pupils, as well as university students. Under the guidance of local experts, they learned various repair skills. These included #BicycleMaintenance, repairing #HouseholdAppliances, #textile #upcycling and #3DPrinting to replace broken plastic parts."

Read more:
https://www.repaircafe.org/en/the-first-repair-cafe-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina/

#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafesBosniaHerzegovina #BosniaHerzogovina #RightToRepair #FixIt #DIY #DIYRepairs #BikeMaintenance #RepairSkills #Fixers #BuildingCommunity #ReduceReuseRepair

#HudsonValley #RepairCafes! Lots this Saturday, March 21st!

9:00 AM #WynantskillNY Repair Cafe
10:00 AM #WarwickNY Repair Cafe
10:00 AM #PoundRidgeNY Repair Cafe
10:00 AM #PleasantValleyNY Repair Cafe
10:00 AM #MiddletownNY Repair Cafe
10:00 AM #NewPaltz Repair Cafe
1:00 PM #AlbanyNY Repair Cafe

Details can be found on the #RepairCafeHudsonValley calendar page:
https://www.repaircafehv.org/calendar/2025/3/15/pound-ridge-repair-cafe-yjk96-t9fl5-h5xdp

#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafesNewYork #HudsonValleyRepairCafes #RepairCafe #FixIt #ReuseRepair #ReduceReuseRepair #RightToRepair

Lieblingspulli kaputt? Loch im selbst gestrickten Socken von Oma? Du willst es eigentlich nicht neu kaufen, aber weißt auch nicht, wie du es reparieren kannst?

Unsere beiden Bastelmäuse Hannah und Uriel helfen dir!

🚩 Am 26.2.2026 um 18 Uhr bieten wir einen #Repair-#Workshop an: Komm ins Büro in der Steinbökstr. 14, #Rosenheim, bring mit ,was du reparieren möchtest, den Rest (inklusive #Nähmaschine​n) organisieren wir.

#DieLinke #ReduceReuseRepair

#CharlotteNC - #RepairCafe Charlotte Workshop • February 14

Saturday, February 14, 2026
10:00 AM 2:00 PM

Innovation Barn 932 Seigle Avenue Charlotte, NC, 28205 United States

"Repair Café is free. We will have tools and experienced people who can work with you to find the best way to repair your item. We can assist with electrical and non-electrical #appliances, #furniture, #jewelry, #toys and much more.

Advance registration is recommended. Our doors open at 10:00am and walk-ins are always welcome. Last checkin is at 2:00pm."

FMI and to sign up:
https://www.repaircafenc.org/events/charlotte-feb-14

#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafesNC #FixIt #RightToRepair #ReduceReuseRepair

#Toronto - #REmarket

Wed Feb 11 and Thurs Feb 12, 2026
St. Lawrence Market Tent, the Esplanade and Market Street.

"The #SLNA #WasteReduction Group is holding its 15th REmarket, a two day event for #donations, #recycling services, & limited household #HazardousWaste drop offs.

A totally free market (#FreeMarket) will also be held on February 11 only. Guests can donate and/or take items for free (not for commercial resale). Bring your own bag.

On February 12, #RepairCaféToronto will be fixing clothing, jewellery, computers, home electronics, small appliances, housewares, and toys, while #CultureLInk #BikeHub will be doing small bike repairs and safety check.

NEW THIS TIME- they are collecting metal keys, and wooden chopsticks."

Source:
https://www.woodsworthcoop.ca/index.php/remarket-wed-feb-11-and-thurs-feb-12-2026/

Full event details and guidelines can be found at
https://www.slna.ca/remarket-guidelines.html

#SolarPunkSunday #TorontoCanada #ReduceReuseRepair #RepairCafe #Swap #CircularEconomy #ZeroWaste #Recycling #Reuse #BuildingCommunity #HouseholdHazardousWaste #WasteDisposal

#TorontoCA - #RepairCafé at St. Lawrence Market Tent

Thursday, February 12, 2026 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

St. Lawrence Market Tent
125 The Esplanade, Toronto Directions

Fixing

- Small Appliances and Home Electronics
- Housewares
Jewellery
- Clothing & Textiles
- Computers
- Bikes

Event details:
ONE item per person
Visitor registration ends at 2:00 pm
In partnership with SLNA-WRG REmarket

Source:
https://repaircafetoronto.ca/rc-events/repair-cafe-at-st-lawrence-market-tent-2-2-2-2/

#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafesToronto #FixIt #RightToRepair #Mending #ReduceReuseRepair

#AdelaideSA #Australia - #AdelaideRepairCafe 2025

Sun, 30 Nov, 1pm - 4pm ACDT

Event description

"Reduce waste by repairing instead of replacing!

Do you enjoy fixing, mending, tinkering, or repairing things? The Repair Cafe is a welcoming space that is designed to help the community learn skills to repair and mend broken or damaged items.

Save money by reusing or repurposing. Reduce your waste and gain a skill! Come along and help build a resilient community in these challenging times.

Meet other like-minded people, repairers, makers, and community makers. We are also seeking volunteers who would like to help facilitate the sessions and share their skills.

The Adelaide Repair Cafe is part of a global community dedicated to fixing broken household items & reducing our collective impact on the environment."

Key Information:

Enclosed shoes must be worn at all times
This is a free community service, although donations are always appreciated
Bookings are not required

Location:

#MakerspaceAdelaide - 223 Angas Street, Adelaide 5000

FMI and future events:
https://makerspaceadelaide.org/making/adelaide-repair-cafe/

To book a spot:
https://events.humanitix.com/adelaide-repair-cafe-2025

#RepairCafesAustralia #RepairCafesSouthAustralia #ReduceReuseRepair #RightToRepair #Makerspace #BuildingCommunity #SolarPunkSunday

@georgetakei Tagging for #SolarPunkSunday! #RightToRepair #ReduceReuseRepair #RepairCafes #FixIt

#RepairCafe #ElBarrio!

"Bienvenidos! Welcome to the #EastHarlem branch of Repair Café. The very first Repair Café in #NewYorkCity, proudly serving our community since 2022."

Upcoming sessions:
2025: Sunday December 14th from 11 to 2pm
2026: Sundays January 11th, February 15th, March 15th, April 19th, May 17th, June 28th, July 19th, August 16th, September 13th, October 18th, November 15th and December 13th from 11 to 2pm.

NYT article:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/climate/on-the-menu-in-new-york-one-repair-coming-right-up.html

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/flKbK

FMI and to RSVP:
https://www.repaircafeelbarrio.org/

#RepairCafesNYC #RepairCafesNY #RightToRepair #SolarPunkSunday #ReduceReuseRepair #Fixit #RepairCafes

#NewJersey: #BernardsTownship #Library To Host New #RepairCafé

On May 31, various volunteer repair experts will be available at the Library to help make all possible repairs free of charge.

Alexis Tarraz, May 23, 2025

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — "What do you do with a broken toaster? Or a bike that needs a tune up? Or a jacket with a hole in the sleeve? Toss it? No way! Bernards Township Library is organizing another Repair Café in #BaskingRidgeNJ on Saturday, May 31.

"Starting at 11 a.m. and ending at 2 p.m. various volunteer repair experts will be available at the Library to help make all possible repairs free of charge. Tools and materials will also be on hand.

"People visiting the Repair Café will bring along their broken items from home. Toasters, lamps, hair dryers, clothes, bikes, toys, crockery... anything that is broken is welcome, and can more than likely be repaired. The Repair Café specialists almost always have the know-how."

[...]

"For more information or to register, visit BernardsLibrary.org, stop in the Bernards Township Library, or call 908-204-3031 ext. 4.

"The Bernards Township Library is located at 32 South Maple Avenue in Basking Ridge."

Source:
https://patch.com/new-jersey/bridgewater/bernards-township-library-host-new-repair-caf

#RepairCafes #RepairCafesNewJersey #ReduceReuseRepair #SolarPunkSunday

Tagging for #SolarPunkSunday! @unchartedworlds @futurebird

#RightToRepair #ReduceReuseRepair

HT @crlamke

Double Trouble for #Repair Monopolies: Washington Passes Two #RightToRepair Bills - #iFixit

Today, a quarter of Americans are covered by electronics Right to Repair

Article by: Elizabeth Chamberlain
@liz_ifixit
May 19, 2025

"We’re running out of high-fives over here.

"#WashingtonState just became the sixth state in the country to pass Right to Repair for electronics and the third to guarantee repair access for powered wheelchairs. Governor Bob Ferguson signed two bills into law today: #HB1483, covering consumer electronics and appliances, and #SB5680, covering mobility devices like powered wheelchairs and scooters. That’s a one-two punch for repair access and another major victory for fixers everywhere.

"Right to Repair is officially on a roll: With Washington now joining #NewYork, #California, #Minnesota, #Oregon, and #Colorado, about a quarter of all Americans (over 82 million people) live in states with electronics Right to Repair protections. That’s a huge share of the population who can now access parts, tools, and repair documentation for their devices. And it shows that the repair movement isn’t niche anymore. It’s national."

https://www.ifixit.com/News/110039/double-trouble-for-repair-monopolies-washington-passes-two-right-to-repair-bills

#SolarPunkSunday #ReduceReuseRepair #FixIt

#Canada - #RepairCafé sews, bolts, and seals up the leaky, slow, and damaged

Written by Hayden Michaels Tuesday, Apr 01 2025, 6:00 AM

"The #SwiftCurrent Repair Café has once again come and gone and left the world a better working place.

"From clocks to mixers, from radios to jackets, almost anything that could fit through the door was examined, diagnosed, and put back in working order. While the volunteers can't tackle anything too out there or too large, they make sure to stitch, staple, and suture what they can mend.

"This year, Keegan Story and the rest of the volunteer handymen and women were happy to help fix 80 per cent of the items brought to them.

" 'Electronics and appliances are one of our busier areas,' shared Story. 'Today they fixed a kid's toy DVD player, a vacuum cleaner and a few other miscellaneous electronics.'

"One of the special booths at this event was the #PinballMachine corner. Kids were infatuated as local Pinball Wizard/technician Darwin Gooding built one of his '70s machines and let them play with the finished product.

"Other interesting fixes were computers, mechanical clocks, clothing, and just about anything and everything else that Swift Current brought out.

"The goal of the Repair Café is to mend items that normally would go in the trash. Be it their disposable nature, or the unrealistic monetary nature of certain fixes, this bi-yearly event unshackles practicality in favour of keeping what is old, new, and what is broken, pristine.
A child learns about circuitry, causing a rotor to fly up, up, and away!A child learns about circuitry, causing a rotor to fly up, up, and away!

" 'We've got a lot of people here that are handy that just like to offer their support,' said Story. 'We're keeping some stuff out of the landfill and keeping some money in people's pockets.'

"The next Repair Café will be held on October 25, 2025. Anyone looking to volunteer is encouraged to reach out via the Repair Café website or to contact them on Facebook."

https://swiftcurrentonline.com/articles/repair-caf-sews-bolts-and-seals-up-the-leaky-slow-and-damaged

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#Denmark - #RepairCafeDanmark

"Repair Cafe Danmark er en non-profit forening med danske Repair Cafeer i hele landet. Alle arbejder 100% frivilligt i de lokale afdelinger.

"Foreningens formål er at facilitere og motivere frivillige, forbrugere, foreninger og kommuner til afholdelse af og deltagelse i Repair Cafeer og derved reducere affald, ændre forbrugsmønstre og skabe viden om og lyst til grøn omstilling.

"Hjælp os med til at gøre noget ved udledning af CO2. Ved at #reparere frem for at købe nyt nedbringer du forbruget af nye produkter og mindsker udledningen ved produktion, transport og bortskaffelse, til gavn for det fremtidige liv på Jorden.

English: "Repair Cafe is a non-profit organization with repair initiatives all over Denmark. We are all 100% volunteers in the local Repair Cafes.

"Our purpose is to facilitate and motivate volunteers, consumers, organizations and municipalities to create and/or participate in Repair Cafes and thereby help reduce waste, change consumption patterns and creating knowledge about a green future. We want to change today’s throw-away society by teaching consumers that it is possible to repair, rather than just throwing out and buying new."

https://repaircafedanmark.dk/

More information about our project here: Om Repair Cafe:
https://repaircafedanmark.dk/om/

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#UK - The Restart Project! Lots of locations, lots of dates!

"The Restart Project aims to tackle the climate emergency by making #electronics work for people, for the planet, and for longer.

"We’re a people-powered social enterprise that believes every product should be repairable, and that repair and reuse should be accessible and affordable for everyone.

"Right now, we live in a throwaway economy. It can be tough to find options for repair locally, and electronics can be needlessly hard to fix. As a result we’re losing repair skills in our communities, throwing more away, and buying more new. It’s building a mountain of e-waste while using ever more of our planet’s limited resources.

"That’s why we make repair easier for everyone.

We help people run repair events in their communities where they teach each other how to fix their broken and slow devices – from tablets to toasters, from iPhones to headphones. We run fixing factories that help people repair their things, build repair directories where people can find help near them and train people in repair skills."

https://therestartproject.org/networks/hampshire/

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#Ireland - The rise of repair cafes: ‘It’s not sustainable to keep buying new stuff’
A resurgent repair culture has a bottom-up energy, but change is also coming from the top, with the EU’s Right to Repair Directive

by Sylvia Thompson
Mon Jan 20 2025 - 05:00

"At repair cafes across the island of Ireland, volunteers fix small pieces of furniture, household electrical appliances and clothing at community venues for free. This movement, which started about 10 years ago – but stalled during the Covid-19 pandemic – is gathering pace again as a kickback against the perils of #overconsumption and as a response to #environmental and cost-of-living crises.

"Tomorrow afternoon, in an industrial unit in #Dublin12, a repair cafe will take place, a community event in which a group of volunteer fixers will repair everything from broken toasters, kettles, coffee machines and air fryers to garments needing new zips or buttons.

"The #DublinMakerRepairCafe in Unit 2B, Motor City, Kylemore Road, #Dublin 12, is one of a number of repair cafe gatherings held throughout the island. Volunteer #fixers also show up for repair events organised in "#CommunityCentres, #libraries and third-level colleges.

" 'I’d do a repair cafe every weekend if I had enough volunteers. I can’t meet the demand from libraries, county councils and community groups,' says Jeffrey Roe, a software and hardware engineer who also runs Tog Hackerspace, which hosts the D12 repair cafes four times a year.

"He says there are three types of people who turn up with broken items to be repaired for free at these community events.

" 'There are the environmentally conscious people who want to get things fixed rather than consume more valuable resources by purchasing new things,' says Roe. 'There are people who want things fixed for sentimental reasons – say a food mixer their mother used or a toy they played with that they want to give to their children. And then, there are the cost-conscious people who find the cost of getting something new too high.' "

Read more:
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2025/01/18/the-rise-of-repair-cafes-its-not-sustainable-to-keep-buying-new-stuff/

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@ricci Those area beautiful! Wow! Great #reuse!
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