In our throwaway culture, it’s often more cost-effective to replace than to repair a broken item. But the Reuse Alliance wants to show you a third option: do-it-yourself repair. The Reuse Alliance is ...

For years, I have had a small, old white lamp that I really love. It weighs about 12 pounds and was given to me by a female friend who shares my love for old white junk. (Some people call it “shabby ...

At age 12, Lieven Van Hulle remembers the thrill of installing a doorbell at his aunt’s house in Belgium. At age 16, he was in trade school to become an electrician and wiring entire homes. After ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --From sockets and sewing to painting and metal work, it's Lamp Mending 101. Fixing broken lamps is a skill that's become increasingly rare over the years, but two Twin Cities ...

Repair PDX volunteer Bryce Jacobson tries to twist the knob to my broken floor lamp. “We can’t just recycle our way out of overconsumption and resource issues,” Jacobson says. “We have to rethink our ...

Repair Cafes are back after the pandemic. Organizers say interest is surging in these occasional events where volunteers fix lamps, backpacks and garden tools to keep them out of landfills. Toaster ...

A woman with a wobbly lamp said the waste bin might be the best place for it, but she wanted appliance repairman Farid Asef to take a look just in case. Not five minutes later, he had torn a bit of ...