Help us learn more about printers
The repair data we publish from community repair events can be incredibly powerful. It can help us advocate for more repairable products and pro-repair policies. That's…
Repair Cafe volunteers support local hospital during pandemic
Volunteers from Lover Repair Cafe made a special commitment to the local community during the pandemic. They 'hung in there' as a temporary remote Repair…
‘Right to repair should apply to everyone’
As of March 1, the new Ecodesign Directive is in force. In this new regulation, the European Union takes an important step towards promoting repair.…
In memoriam John Wackman
This morning we received the sad news that John Wackman died last Friday. John founded one of the first Repair Cafes in the United States:…
Still no Repair Cafes for the time being
04 January 2021 Repair Café meetings are still not possible in most countries. The situation around the COVID-19 virus doesn't allow it. Repair Café International…
Repair Cafés prevent 420,000 kilos of waste in 2019
Repair Cafés have prevented an estimated 420,000 kilos of waste in 2019. This is shown in the annual report 2019 that Repair Café International recently…
European Parliament wants ‘right to repair’
Good news from Brussels! The European Parliament wants to give consumers the 'right to repair'. A resolution to this effect was adopted on 25 November,…
Chailey Repair Cafe provides ‘drop off’ service
Chailey Repair Cafe (UK) comes up with an innovation, to continue repairing in corona time. Be inspired by the article below, which we received from…
Repair Revolution: new book by Repair Café organizers
Repair Café organizers John Wackman (New Paltz, NY State) and Elizabeth Knight (Warwick, NY State) have written a book on the international community repair movement.…