#The repair cafe international trial#

'Nobody likes to do a lot of work but there’s so much you can learn about the world by just trying to fix things,' michael said. When something around your house stops working, resist the urge to trash it. Repair Cafés hope to encourage a sustainable mindset. 'And I think that is something that makes sense to do.'

So, why doesn't every town have a Repair Café? 'But, you know, it's nice to help in any way I can.' So I get the really basic stuff,' she said. The Repair Caf Foundation (now Repair Cafe International), was founded by Martine Postma in the Netherlands in 2011 to enable people to come together to provide a free service to their community to help repair and therefore, extend the life of products that would otherwise end up as waste (Repair Caf Foundation, 2015). Pasadena Vice Mayor Felicia Williams is also willing to give up a Saturday to fix what she can for her community. 'Fast fashion is a massive, massive problem,' Bannon said.Īccording to, the average American throws away 81 pounds of clothing each year. Some volunteer because of their passion.Īll of them are bursting at seams to help. Some volunteer fixers participate because of their profession. 'We are a disposable economy and that's criminal. Bannon stitches up old but salvageable clothing. We're used to buying our way out of problems,' Anne Louise Bannon said. 'We just want to start a culture where people fix their own item and treasure it,' Lee said.īut even after a decade in Southern California, the concept isn’t as popular as it is overseas. Repair Café started in Amsterdam back in 2009. I can’t wait to come back,' Ashaki Denise Jones said.

#The repair cafe international trial#

The wires were a mess, and another part was broken.īut after some rewiring - and a little trial and error - it was as good as new. Water Supply Beneath the Surface: Why Groundwater MattersĪ woman brought in a broken floor lamp at the most recent pop-up.