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Firminy. At the Soleil Levant community center, we prefer to repair rather than throw away.

Firminy. At the Soleil Levant community center, we prefer to repair rather than throw away.

At the Soleil Levant community center, a group of volunteers has created a community DIY workshop. Rather than throwing away items, it's better to try to give new life to small items by repairing them. We visited the Tuesday DIYers.
Every Tuesday, a small group of DIY enthusiasts gives objects a second life. Photo by Jean-Marc Berthomier
Every Tuesday, a small group of DIY enthusiasts gives objects a second life. Photo by Jean-Marc Berthomier

The shared workshop was born from the soapbox section that has existed for many years at the community center. “It happened mechanically. The original goal was to teach people how to repair things, so they could do it themselves. But things have evolved. Today, few people stay to monitor the restoration of the object; they drop it off and then come back to pick it up. And it's more of a service we provide. The goal is to give a second life to the equipment brought to us; we do what we can, with our...

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