HDC Waste officer brings ‘Tinker Table’ to Amberley Repair Café
Hurunui District Council’s Waste Education officer is inviting people to disassemble household items — piece by piece.
If you have a curiosity about how things work, Council’s Waste officer Serina Linton has an opportunity not to be missed – a chance to pull apart a range of items at the Amberley Repair Café on Saturday 9 November.
Linton says she’ll have all the tools needed on hand to break apart just about anything.
The Amberley Repair Café encourages people to repair broken items instead of sending them to landfill by having a range of volunteers on hand who are expert at fixing things, whether clothing, electrical goods, bicycles, and more – at no cost. Linton says the idea of having a ‘Tinker Table’ is to educate people to understand how basic household items work — and that these can be fixed when broken.
“We live in a throwaway culture where it’s too easy to send a broken item to landfill but this is coming at a huge cost to the environment. We want to promote the idea that many items can actually be repaired to have an extended lifespan. Not only does this reduce the amount going to landfill but it also saves money.”
Linton says the event is a valuable community connector. “It brings all ages together and is a great way to catch up, swap skills, learn or just share a free cuppa as a community.”
The Amberley Repair Café will be held in the Tin Shed in Amberley Domain on Saturday 9 November from 1pm to 4pm. Bring along your items you would love to have repaired – and the ones you want to open up to look inside.
Amberley Repair Café is a collaboration between Mollie’s Place at 97 and Hurunui District Council.