Welsh Parliament member backing the Repair Café support fund

Sam Rowlands, who represents North Wales, has voiced support for the Repair Café Support Fund—a grant scheme launched by Enfinium, operator of the Parc Adfer energy recovery facility in Deeside.

The scheme offers £20,000 this year to support community repair projects across North Wales.

Mr Rowlands said: "I have been fortunate enough to visit the North Wales site at Parc Adfer and sponsor an event in the Senedd to highlight the work which is being done to reduce waste across Wales and I am delighted to support the Repair Café initiative.

"These days it is all too easy to replace rather than repair items and I am really pleased to see enfinium offering funds to encourage Repair Cafés near their site in Flintshire.

"It is really important that we continue to reduce recycling waste and Repair Cafés offer everyone the opportunity to do their bit to help this cause."

Enfinium’s Deeside site processes black bin waste from across Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, and Flintshire.

This is the third year of the Repair Café Support Fund, which has already distributed more than £35,000 to 22 Repair Cafés since March 2024.

The funding supports both new and existing Repair Cafés in expanding and improving their operations, as well as supporting the launch of new Repair Cafés.

Mike Maudsley, chief executive at Enfinium, said: "By empowering communities to repair rather than replace, Repair Cafés play an important role in reducing waste and advancing the circular economy from the bottom up, as well as forming an integral part of the local communities where we operate.

"As an operator committed to managing unrecyclable waste in the most circular way possible, we at enfinium are proud to continue to support these impactful local initiatives keep waste out of landfill for another year."

Repair Cafés offer free repairs of everyday household items such as toasters, hoovers and bicycles.

The not-for-profit projects help reduce landfill waste and support the circular economy by encouraging the repair and reuse of items rather than disposal.

Research shows the environmental benefits can be significant.

For example, maintaining a single television for an additional seven years results in a carbon emission saving of 657kg.

The Enfinium fund is available to Repair Cafés located within 30 miles of one of its facilities.

Cafés in Flintshire, Conwy, Denbighshire, Gwynedd, and Anglesey are eligible to apply for the 2026 funding round, with applications open until May 31, 2026.