DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KentUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KentUK</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCaf%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafé</span></a> celebrates decade of reducing waste</p><p>Story by Zac Sherratt - BBC News, March 8, 2025</p><p>"A Kent repair café which has become a 'cornerstone of sustainability and community spirit' is celebrating a decade since its launch.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FavershamRepairCaf%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FavershamRepairCafé</span></a> runs on the second Saturday of each month at The Spire Church, and this month's session will be exactly 10 years since it began.</p><p>"The café's volunteers have repaired more than 2,800 items, from household appliances to cherished personal belongings.</p><p>"Founder and chairman Prof Martin Charter said he and the team were looking forward to reducing waste and strengthening community bonds for years to come.</p><p>"Prof Charter began a series of pilot repair cafés in 2014 before officially launching the project the following year.</p><p>[...]</p><p>"More than 6,000 people have visited the café, all playing their part in diverting an estimated 7.5 tonnes of waste from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/landfills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landfills</span></a> and saving roughly 70.1 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions."</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/repair-caf%C3%A9-celebrates-decade-of-reducing-waste/ar-AA1AuKCf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/world/repai</span><span class="invisible">r-caf%C3%A9-celebrates-decade-of-reducing-waste/ar-AA1AuKCf</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafesUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafesUK</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FixIt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FixIt</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a></p>