Five repair cafés in Flintshire have been awarded more than £4,000.

The money was given by enfinium, a UK energy-from-waste operator, to help reduce waste and support the Welsh Government's goal of a zero-waste economy by 2050.

The cafés that received the funding are Flint Town Hall Repair Café, Mold Repair Café, St Mary Upton Village Repair Café, Bagillt Community Library Repair Café, and Buckley Repair Café.

These are all located within 30 miles of enfinium's Parc Adfer facility in Deeside.

The cafés help communities repair household items, which has a positive impact on the environment and saves money.

The most common repairs include electronics and sewing.

The funding will be used to buy resources such as tools, equipment, and training materials.

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It will also help to upskill the repair volunteers by funding their attendance on courses on PAT testing for electronics and tool sharpening.

St Mary Upton Village Repair Café plans to use the funding to host a new trial initiative for young people to gain hands-on experience in electronic repair.

Philip Curds, head of ESG and sustainability at enfinium, said: "The UK must reduce the amount of waste it produces if we are to achieve a circular economy.

"Repair cafés play a vital role in this, helping local communities reduce waste while simultaneously avoiding the cost of unnecessarily replacing household items.

"We are delighted to support the work of these five repair cafés which reduce overall carbon emissions and limit the amount of waste sent to climate-damaging landfill."

Lesley Wood of Flint Town Hall Repair Café said: "We’re delighted to have received funding from enfinium’s Repair Café Support Fund, which will allow us to further help our community repair their possessions.

"This support will enable us to fix even more items, helping people save money while encouraging a more sustainable lifestyle.

"Our café is about much more than just repairs – it’s about bringing people together to share skills, reduce waste, and make positive, lasting changes in how we approach everyday items.

"This funding means we can make an even bigger impact at a time when sustainable choices are more important than ever."

Repairing items reduces the amount of waste sent to landfill and cuts overall CO2 emissions.

For example, maintaining a single television for an additional seven years has been found to save the equivalent of 657kg CO2.

12 repair cafés have received funding from enfinium’s Repair Café Support Fund of £60,000 since it was launched in March 2024.

The fund was set up to support cafés within a 30-mile radius of one of enfinium’s facilities in Kent, North Wales, West Yorkshire, or the West Midlands.

The fund will reopen on January 1, 2025, and run until May 31, 2025.

Eligible repair cafés can apply for funding of up to £1,500 per annum before the May deadline.

For more information visit the project website Repair Café or email communityfunding@enfinium.co.uk.