{"id":16190,"date":"2026-10-31T11:03:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T10:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cscp.org\/?p=16190"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:52:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T16:52:26","slug":"nrw-breaks-repair-world-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cscp.org\/de\/nrw-breaks-repair-world-record\/","title":{"rendered":"NRW Breaks Repair World Record: Thousands of Repairs, One Powerful Message"},"content":{"rendered":"

When we launched the NRW Repair World Record campaign<\/a> on 1 October 2026 as part of the Circular Week 2026<\/a>, we set ourselves an ambitious challenge: to break the British record of 3,177 repairs, spielt im Jahr 2024<\/a> and, ideally, complete 4,000 repairs in just one month.<\/p>\n

And we did it\u2014we broke the record!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Across North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), repair enthusiasts, local initiatives and citizens joined forces to complete and document over 3250 successful repairs <\/strong>(latest update on this page: 31 October, 17:00 CET) and counting<\/a>, surpassing the previous British benchmark and setting a new one for community repair.<\/p>\n

But the biggest achievement goes far beyond the number itself.<\/p>\n

Because this record isn’t just about how many things we repaired, but rather about what we can achieve when people come together to make repair part of everyday life again.<\/p>\n

Check the Repair World Record campaign website for detailed updates.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

A record built on people, skills and shared ambition<\/strong><\/p>\n

Across NRW, people rolled up their sleeves, shared their skills, helped each other and gave broken things a second chance.<\/p>\n

Experienced repairers joined forces with curious beginners. Repair initiatives mobilised their communities. And people who had been putting off a repair for months or years, finally found the motivation to give it a go.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat started as an ambitious target became something much bigger: a collective effort to show that repairing is not a thing of the past, but an essential skill for the future.\u201d, says Stephan Schaller, CSCP Senior Expert.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Every repaired bicycle, coffee machine, jacket or household appliance contributed to the result. And behind every repair was someone choosing to fix rather than replace.<\/p>\n

Die Reparatur wiederbeleben<\/strong><\/p>\n

Repairing broken or damaged goods used to be a normal part of everyday life. Buying something new wasn’t always the go-to option, and many people had the tools and skills to fix things themselves.<\/p>\n

Over time, mass production, technological change and shifting lifestyles have changed that. Today, it is often easier to throw something away and buy a newer version. But this convenience comes with hidden costs: depleted resources, high emissions, and huge amounts of waste.<\/p>\n

There is another way, however, that we used to know: ask your grandparents!<\/p>\n

In eine Reparaturkultur investieren<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reparieren kann eine Herausforderung sein, eine unterhaltsame gemeinsame Aktivit\u00e4t und eine M\u00f6glichkeit, Geld und Ressourcen zu sparen. Ganz gleich, ob wir etwas selbst reparieren, uns einer lokalen Reparaturinitiative oder einer offenen Werkstatt anschlie\u00dfen oder einen professionellen Reparaturservice in Anspruch nehmen \u2013 Produkte weiter zu nutzen ist oft eine bessere Alternative als sie zu ersetzen.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe NRW Repair World Record campaign has shown what is possible when we make repairing visible, accessible and something to celebrate.\u201d, says Nils Kreft, CSCP Communication Coordinator.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A world record is just the beginning<\/strong><\/p>\n

The world record was our big ambition. But the real mission was always bigger: to bring repair back into everyday life, challenge the idea that new is always better, and remind people how satisfying, practical, and empowering it can be to fix something.<\/p>\n

Zusammen mit dem Repair & Share Festival<\/a> in Wuppertal on 31 October, a flagship event of our FAB Region project<\/a>, the campaign helped shine a spotlight on the people, skills and initiatives keeping repair alive across NRW and inspiring others beyond.<\/p>\n

So we’re taking the energy, experience and momentum of 2026 into 2027.<\/p>\n

With more people involved, more communities inspired and a stronger repair movement, our vision is to turn the enthusiasm of this extraordinary month into an everyday habit.<\/p>\n

Because we know one thing for sure: the best record we can set is one that inspires people to keep repairing regardless if someone is counting.<\/strong><\/p>\n

F\u00fcr weitere Fragen wenden Sie sich bitte an Nils Kreft<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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