Repair Café Palo Alto
In 1960, each person in the US generated 2.68 pounds of waste per day. By 2000, the average was 4.65 pounds per day. We all have something that no longer works, that we still need. We can throw it out and buy a new one, stick it in the garage, pay to get it fixed, or fix it ourselves. The Repair Café Palo Alto is a volunteer-run, community service dedicated to encouraging the repair and reuse of goods rather than dumping them in the landfill. The first Repair Café started in Amsterdam in 2009; now there are over 3,000 Repair Cafés around the world. In 2012 we started the Repair Café Palo Alto and affiliated with the Repair Café Foundation in the Netherlands, which has led a movement to encourage repair initiatives around the globe. We were the first Repair Café to become operational in the United States, though many similar initiatives have been active for some time teaching repair and advocating for consumers' right to repair. In 2023, we merged our Palo Alto operations with the Mt. View Repair Cafe and now coordinate the activities of both under a single non-profit organization. Although we are affiliated with the Repair Café Foundation, we are self-funded and operate independently. Learn more about the Repair Café Foundation in the Netherlands: www.repaircafe.org Join us! Bring your broken items to our quarterly “cafes” or volunteer to help others repair things. |
Next Repair Café in Palo Alto:
When: Sunday, May 19; 11am-3pm Where: Museum of American Heritage 351 Homer Ave, Palo Alto (map below) Other Upcoming Repair Cafés: When: Saturday, April 20; 11am-3pm Where: Sunnyvale Public Library 665 W Olive Ave, Sunnyvale When: Sunday, June 30; 11am-3pm Where: Saratoga Public Library 13650 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga |