mission to repair. >> reporter: they say one man's trash is another man's treasurer. but in this room, there is no such thing as trash at all. >> the impulse to throw something away after it breaks is rooted in the fear of asking for help. >> thank you, guys. >> reporter: and if there is one place to feel safe asking for help with fixing-- it is here at the evanston repair cafe. >> this is a movement that started in the netherlands, i think it is in 2009, so there are a lot of repair cafes all over the world. >> reporter: the movement is to create hubs where people can bring their broken things for repair. an idea bea echeverria recycled from overseas. >> europe has roughly 2,000 of these types of repair cafes, and he is noticed north america has a little catching up to do with less than 200. >> the system here promotes throw away, the throw away culture so people don't think twice about like if they have a toaster that breaks they are