The Quinte region will host its first Repair Café this Saturday.
The message is do not throw your old broken stuff, or torn clothes, into landfill, take it to the one-day pop-up event in Belleville and have it repaired by local workers.
Conor Brennan of Quinte Recycling says the items, including chairs, jewelery, toys and electronics, will be repaired for free by local experts.
Brennan says the idea is to reduce the mountains of waste going to landfill.
The Repair Cafe runs from 12:00 p.m to 4 p.m.
Saturday at the Core Centre, in downtown Belleville.