New tool: Repair Café Carbon Calculator
Farnham Repair Café (UK) launched the free-to-use “Repair Café Carbon Calculator” - a new tool which can tell you how much carbon your Repair Café is saving. What is the…
Lack of repair knowledge hinders circular economy
Many broken items are relatively easy to repair. But many people have so little repair knowledge that they don’t succeed in doing so independently. That is one of the conclusions…
Iron broken? Repair Café fixes!
The correct temperature and steam dosage are crucial for (steam) irons to function properly. However, these are also aspects on which they often fail. But there is hope: in the…
Christmas lights broken? Repair them on time!
Christmas time is almost here again. High time to check if your Christmas decorations are still okay! If they’re not, stop by at a Repair Café soon. There’s a good…
Bicycle broken? Repair Café fixes!
Looking for a success story at the Repair Café? Then come and visit us with your bicycle. Bicycles are number two in the top ten of most brought in products.…
Senseo coffee maker broken? Repair Café fixes!
Coffee machines are undeniably the most popular product on offer in the Repair Café. In almost all Repair Cafés you will find them regularly. In more than 60 percent of…
Vacuum cleaner broken? Repair Café fixes!
"People should use a vacuum cleaner conventionally.” This is Ed Maas’s most important tip. He is repairer at Repair Café Zaandijk in the Netherlands. Pulling the plug instead of the…
Clock broken? Repair Café fixes!
Is your clock broken? Then visit a Repair Café before you decide to buy a new one. In many cases, clocks and watches can easily be repaired. That is the…
Bicycle repairs most often successful
Products from bicycle manufacturer Gazelle are most often successfully repaired at Dutch Repair Cafés. Following at some distance with regard to successfulness are products from Miele and Philips. This is…