An item repaired (for free by volunteers) reduces waste to landfill, and saves carbon emissions from making [and distributing] a new one. It can also save you money.

- Dave Kyles, Furness U3A, Chair of Ulverston Repair Cafe

The UK has 446 repair cafes.

Our repair cafe saved 2,670kg of waste from landfill Isabella Holliday for BBC News, 25 February 2026. 2,670 kg is 'about the weight of a Range Rover', she tells us.
I volunteer in a repair cafe Stuart Walker in The Conversation, 30 December 2025
The repair cafes offering 'joy' fixing treasured items BBC News 28 December 2025

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