Run an afternoon where things get fixed
Most broken things are thrown away for want of one person with a soldering iron and an hour.
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Repair cafés work for two reasons that have little to do with waste. They give retired tradespeople a place where their skills are wanted again, which is the thing most missed after work ends. And they produce the rarest kind of conversation — two strangers side by side, focused on an object rather than each other, which is how people who would never socialise end up talking for an hour.
How
A hall, four tables, and a call for anyone who can sew, solder or sharpen. Advertise the categories rather than the concept, because “bring your broken lamp” gets people and “repair café” does not. Fix things with the owner rather than for them.
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