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At Repair Fairs, volunteers help people learn to fix their broken things

By Catherine Wheeler
Published July 28, 2025 at 5:01 AM EDT

A growing movement of events — called Repair Fairs — want to help people learn to fix their broken things and, in turn, keep them out of landfills. NPR visits an event in northern New York.

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