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With tax benefits the Swedish government wants to encourage residents to repair broken things instead of throwing them away.<\/p>\n<p>Shristi Ghimire in Denmark has noticed that more and more people are becoming aware of the impact of waste: &#8220;We need to teach our children to appreciate repair skills.&#8221; She organized the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.repaircafe.org\/en\/locations\/repair-cafe-odense\/\">Repair Caf\u00e9 of Odense<\/a> on 18 March.<\/p>\n<p>Norwegian Michael Hektoen was still studying when he brought the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.repaircafe.org\/en\/locations\/repair-cafe-oslo-2\/\">Repair Caf\u00e9 to Oslo<\/a>. Now that he\u2019s graduated, Michael wants to travel through Norway with a repair van, organizing pop-up Repair Cafes, &#8220;in order to spread the concept&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Webshop Quickparts is partner<\/strong><br \/>\nSince the beginning of this year the Repair Caf\u00e9 International Foundation also has a Scandinavian partner. The webshop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.repaircafe.org\/en\/partners\/\">Quickparts<\/a> helps people with repair videos and personalized advice to prolong the life of electrical appliances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 12 April, Repair Caf\u00e9 G\u00f6teborg will become the first Repair Caf\u00e9 in Sweden. There are already three in Norway. And just a few weeks ago, Denmark started its first Repair Caf\u00e9. 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