Repair Resources

Recycling isn’t the only way to keep material out of the landfill. The two most overlooked “R’s” for waste reduction are reduce and reuse, and they can be even more important tools than recycling. 

There are many ways to reduce the amount of material going to the landfill. The first is to be mindful that everything we purchase will end up in the landfill sooner or later. Reducing the amount of unnecessary items or items meant to be disposed of after only one use can reduce waste overall. We can also reduce items going to the landfill on any given day by repairing and reusing things we already own.

Some items aren’t good candidates for recycling because they are made of more than one type of material or from materials that are difficult to remanufacture like synthetic foam or rubber. These items can also be “slowed down” on their path to the landfill, though. Things like clothing, furniture, and electronic appliances can often be repaired and reused, doubling or even tripling their use life. In many cases, the repairs are simple and inexpensive.

Many tutorials exist online to teach you how to repair things you own. Simply searching for the name of the item and the word repair (“lamp repair”) can help locate useful resources. For repairs that are a little more complicated or time consuming, a number of repair services exist in the Quad Cities area that can help fix items. Using these services not only helps keep items out of the landfill longer, it also helps support skilled craftsman and our local economy.
 
A list of local repair services can be found below.
 

Washer/dryer and other large appliance repair

Darin's Appliance Services 

847 20th Avenue, Moline

(309) 762-1635

Gary Pond Appliance Repair

225 East 14th Street West, Milan

(309) 737-1664

Grant Appliance and TV

2222  East 53rd Street, Davenport

(563) 355-0219

Iowa-Illinois Appliance Repair

307 S Fairmount Street, Davenport

(563) 388-7680

Sears Appliance Repair 

320 W Kimberly Road,
Davenport

(563) 594-5394

TMI Total Maintenance Inc

1017 State Street, Bettendorf

(563) 900-8788

Zeglins Home and TV Appliance 

4241 Avenue of the Cities, Moline

(309) 797-6258

Vacuum cleaner and small appliance repair

A&H Dynamics Vacuum Cleaners and Repairs

1768 44th Street, Rock Island

 (309) 794-0400

Quality Vacs

1908 Washington Street, Davenport

(563) 232-1518

Mobile phone and small electronics repair

Fruit Fixer

1998 1st Street, Moline

(309) 865-5479

Furniture Repair

Steve's Furniture Repair

1624 W 14th Street, Davenport

(563) 650-9168

Kistner's Full Claims Service Inc.

520 20th Street, Rock Island

(309) 786-5868

Bicycle and fitness equipment repair

Healthy Habits

3651 Devils Glen Road, Bettendorf

(563) 332-5145

Jerry and Sparky's Bike Shop

1819 E Locust Street, Davenport

(563) 324-0270

Johnson Fitness and Wellness

2826 E. 53rd Street, Davenport

(563) 355-4700

Clothing alteration and repair

Alterations and Beyond 

2002 46th Street, Rock Island

(309) 737-9634

Jewelry repair

Doland Jewelers 

3865 Elmore Avenue, Davenport

(563) 326-1847

Expressions Jewelers 

1913 E Locust Street, Davenport

(563) 326-1509