The greenest thing you can do is try to fix something you already have before throwing it away!

Saturday, November 11, 2023

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Wilton Go Green and Cannon Grange have teamed up to host a Fall Repair Café!

Our Repair Café is a gathering place for members of our community to not only try and repair a treasured item and give it a chance at a second life, but also learn alongside our volunteer fixers.  And if we can't fix it, we can direct you to someone who can or at least know we tried. 

Our Repair Café is organized into two categories:

  1. Repairs – our fixers will bring their tools and spare parts, take a look at your item and assess what they can do to help.
  2. Consultations – sit and talk with our experts to ask questions about your item and get some tips on repair

Repairs:

  • Bicycles – i.e. seat adjustment, squeaky brakes, chain issues, flat tires
  • Jewelry – i.e. clasps, extend, cleaning, 
  • Small appliances
    Lamps
  • Clothing – i.e. buttons, patches, holes, knitting projects, small hems, stuffed animals/loveys 

Consultations

  • House plants and gardens
  • Tech Support – i.e. updates, scam alerts, connectivity issues, diagnostics

This is a free event.  Questions? Email info@wiltongogreen.org

History of Repair Cafes

The concept of a Repair Café took root in Amsterdam in 2009 as a way to combat our “throw-away” economy.  By reducing the amount of stuff that gets tossed in the trash, we can lessen the global impact of overconsumption while saving money by repairing what we already own.  The skills used to fix everyday items can be passed on and inspire others to see the value in the things they may have once thrown away.  Benefits of a Repair Café include reducing household waste, cutting CO2 emissions and using less materials than it would take to produce something new.  The community benefits from the passing-on of valuable skills that are threatening to disappear in this “one-click online order” culture.