Repair Café

Repair Cafés bring communities together to help fix the broken yet common items found in daily life: electronics, mechanical devices, computers, bicycles, and clothing completely free of charge. They save people money, they prevent waste, they reduce carbon emissions. They are the very epitome of “re-use” and “reduce”.

A Repair Café is a community-based not-for-profit, often with charitable status, offering free repairs of common household items such as toasters, hoovers and bicycles. Every item repaired saves a family from the undue expense of buying a replacement. Research has shown that extending a product’s lifespan can lead to significant emissions savings. For example, maintaining a single television for an additional 7 years results in a carbon emission saving of 657kg.¹

If you would like to learn more about the Repair Cafés Support Fund, or apply for funding, please email communityfunding@enfinium.co.uk.

1 Öko-Institut e.V., “Economic and environmental impacts of extending the durability of electrical and electronic equipment”, 2020, p6.

Community Funding Application Form

Community Funding Application Form