Home

PreviousNext
12

A Repair Café is a meeting place where people work together, with the help of experienced repair people, to mend broken household items that they bring in.  The usual items are electrical appliances, furniture, clothing, toys, or just about anything that you can carry in by yourself. There is no cost, but also no guarantee that your item can be fixed there.  You will be expected to participate in the repair or learn how to repair it on your own at home.  The emphasis is on community-building, keeping well-loved useful items out of the landfill, and learning how to make repairs on your own.

October ‘26 Café a Success

The Fall Fix-It was another great success. Once again, the tremendous talents of the fixers managed to save well over 550 lbs from the landfill. Thanks to everyone — fixers and fixees, who brought their craft and their broken stuff. Next Café in Spring 2027.

  • Total items that came through the door for fixing 63
  • Total fixed on the day 44
  • Total that were fixable with our fixers advice or could be fixed with extra parts 15
  • So we saved  63/(44+15) = 94% from going to the landfill
  • In terms of weight that was 565 lbs

Support the Right to Repair

Washingtonians should be able to maintain their items and fix them when they break, at the lowest possible cost.
For Washingtonians living on a low income, a phone or computer is a lifeline to earnings, state benefits, healthcare, and more. When devices break, Washingtonians can face astronomical repair costs due to the monopoly manufacturers have on authorized repair of devices. Sometimes, the only option for manufacturer repair is far away and only open during work hours, forcing Washingtonians to miss out on income and navigate long and confusing transit to access already prohibitively expensive repairs. HB 1483/SB 5423 would allow Washingtonians to access local and affordable repair of their devices, making repair accessible for Washingtonians at all income levels.
Read more

That socket didn’t buy itself…

Your gift helps stock the Fix-it tool chest with the tools and supplies that help us help you. Consider a generous donation and help keep fixable items out of the trash!