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Amsterdam Tries to Change Culture With ‘Repair Cafes’ – NYTimes.com

An Effort to Bury a Throwaway Culture One Repair at a Time

Ilvy Njiokiktjien for The New York Times

Gathered around tables in what appeared to be delicate operations, participants tried to fix items that had been set for the trash.

AMSTERDAM — An unemployed man, a retired pharmacist and an upholsterer took their stations, behind tables covered in red gingham.Screwdrivers and sewing machines stood at the ready. Coffee, tea and cookies circulated. Hilij Held, a neighbor, wheeled in a zebra-striped suitcase and extracted a well-used iron. “It doesn’t work anymore,” she said. “No steam.”

Ms. Held had come to the right place.At Amsterdam’s first Repair Cafe, an event originally held in a theater’s foyer, then in a rented room in a former hotel and now in a community center a couple of times a month, people can bring in whatever they want to have repaired, at no cost, by volunteers who just like to fix things.

Conceived of as a way to help people reduce waste, the Repair Cafe concept has taken off since its debut two and a half years ago.

13 Steps to a Zero-Waste Kitchen | Reader’s Digest.

Reduce, reuse, recycle: These expert tips will help you find new ways to cut waste in the kitchen.

By Damon Beres

Montreal, June 1, 2011 – Young adults from Montreal, Halifax and New York City have very specific ideas about what it takes to build a more sustainable world. And they are willing to make the necessary changes to their lifestyles to make such a world a reality. This is the conclusion drawn from a survey sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which surveyed 400 young adults between the ages of 18 and 35.

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via  LancasterOnline –  Market returns – News.

On Saturday, June 4, the market will add an area of donated items that will be distributed for free. “The Really, Really Free Market” (RRFM) will promote recycling and reuse of goods, as well as provide community members with items they need in these difficult financial times, said a spokesperson for the Lancaster Market.

Interesting idea.  At Lancaster, PA, the RRFM is becoming a regular feature of the full Lancaster Outdoor Market.  So the RRFM idea will be tucked in with all the other features of the Lancaster Market — produce, baked goods, Community Supported Agriculture, urban gardening, crafts, etc.

Eric “Gub” Snyder
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ReUse Long Island: The Reuse Revolution Is Here.

The Reuse Revolution Is Here…