VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Wanted:  Fixers, DIY, repair technicians, handypersons, maintenance (hobbyists and professionals)
Organization: Repair Café Toronto | Global
Location: Toronto, Ontario (and around the world)

WHAT IS A REPAIR CAFÉ?

Repair Café is an event where neighbours help neighbours fix broken household items, for free!

Repair Café Toronto is a grassroots, volunteer group that organizes repair activities across Toronto, bringing people who love to repair things with people looking for help to fix their broken stuff. We aim to reduce what's sent to landfill while sharing skills and building community

WHAT IS A FIXER?

A volunteer who enjoys repairing household items such as small appliances, furniture, electronics, computers, clothing, jewellery, books, bikes and more. Hobbyists and professionals are all welcome!

Sign up online, for Toronto: repaircafetoronto.ca/volunteer/

For more information: Website, Facebook, Instagram 

Send questions to: info@repaircafetoronto.ca

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Other locations in Canada:

• Ontario: Ottawa, Belleville, Kitchener, Guelph, Cambridge, Oakville, Mississauga, Brampton, Toronto
• BC: Victoria, Saanich, Sooke, Nanaimo, Maple Ridge, Campbell River BC
• Alberta: Red Deer
• PEI: Charlottetown
• Nova Scotia: Sydney

Find them here: Repaircafe.org/en/visit/

Repair Cafes around the world:

Find a Repair Cafe near you (worldwide)

Start a repair cafe:

Start your own Repair Cafe, in your city or town

About Repair Cafes & related concepts | Reuse

How To Do Anything

Wikihow | more How-To websites

How-To Books: Good Reads | Google | Chapters-Indigo

Do it yourself/DIY Culture

Buy me once — choose quality

Buy me once – Selling Products That Are Built To Last
BuyMeOnce.com

Consumer Reports and other consumer guides

Buy less, live more

Frugal living | Voluntary Simplicity | Simple living - Wikipedia articles | Sustainable living

Consumer Activism | Consumer Protection | Ethical Consumerism | Anti-Consumerism

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The secret shame of modern business:
“planned obsolescence”

Planned Obsolescence — products designed to fail, so you'll need to throw them away and buy them again, and again...

The Story of Stuff | the video (on youtube) | more videos (youtube) | book | facebook | instagram | twitter | more

vs. Waste minimization  (more) | Life-cycle assessment (cradle to grave) | Zero waste

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