Last month, representatives from over 100 community repair groups attended a repair café in Parliament to lobby MPs to sign the Repair and Reuse Declaration. The momentum behind national action on repair and reuse is real - and it is being built from the ground up.
Across the country, communities are driving this - setting up repair cafés, reuse hubs and waste diversion projects that keep materials in use and out of landfill. Community crowdfunding can help councils back them and scale this work. By blending public funding with community-led ideas and local business support, councils can unlock greater impact from limited budgets. The result is shared ownership, faster delivery, and more inclusive, practical solutions rooted in local needs.
