Repair Café

Got a broken something? Bring it to one of our Repair Cafés!

The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project coordinates with an amazing group of volunteer fixers to host Repair Cafés every few months. These free events connect people with broken stuff to people who like to fix stuff – they’re all about repairing things (together). Stuff like, jewelry, small appliances and electronics, outdoor gear, clothing, and more.

Repair Cafes are held around the world! Repairing with other people saves natural resources, prevents waste, and cultivates community.

Our next Repair Café is TBD

Our Last Repair Café was:

October 12th 5:00 – 7:00 PM on Zoom

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Looking for Fixer Volunteers

We love our fixers! And we could not have these events without them. Do you like to fix stuff? We would gladly have you — if you want to learn more about what it takes to be a fixer, email

In the meantime, check out this blog about one of our fixers, Mike De La Mater.

All About Mike

Looking for Business Hosts

Repair Cafés rotate to a new host site each time. Interested in hosting? Let’s chat! if you want to learn more about what it takes to host, email Udara AT Envirocenter.org

Why a Repair Café?

We throw away vast amounts of stuff. The trouble is, lots of people have forgotten that they can repair things themselves or they no longer know how. Society doesn’t always show much appreciation for the people who still have this practical knowledge.

The Repair Café changes all that! People who might otherwise be sidelined are getting involved again. Valuable practical knowledge is getting passed on. Things are being used for longer and don’t have to be thrown away. The Repair Café teaches people to see their possessions in a new light. The Repair Café helps change people’s mindset. This is essential to kindle people’s enthusiasm for a sustainable society.

This reduces the volume of raw materials and energy needed to make new products. It cuts CO2 emissions, for example, because manufacturing new products and recycling old ones causes CO2 to be released.

But most of all, the Repair Café just wants to show how much fun repairing things can be, and how easy it often is. Why don’t you give it a go?

The term Repair Café was established by Martine Postma, who coordinated the very first Repair Café in Amsterdam, on October 18, 2009. Learn more at www.repaircafe.org