Reuse Alliance

Boston Building Resources

reusealliance — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:42:46 +0000

Boston Building Resources (BBR) accepts donations of new and used building materials and makes them available for sale at affordable prices. In addition, shoppers who meet BBR’s income guidelines, as well as nonprofit organizations, receive significant discounts off the prices offered to the public. BBR focuses on construction materials that can be reused in a residential setting. Donations to the Reuse Center at Boston Building Resources, founded in 1993, come from contractors, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, and homeowners throughout eastern Massachusetts. A donation pick-up service is available, as is a soft deconstruction program, used primarily for kitchen deconstruction. In addition to affordable materials, BBR customers can take advantage of hands-on workshops that teach home repair skills. A tradesperson referral file is also available to members, as well as on-site technical assistance. Click here for more info.

NextStep

reusealliance — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 01:49:55 +0000

NextStep is an electronics reuse organization doing its part to mitigate the e-waste crisis by promoting the reuse/refurbishing of as many of the computer donations received as possible. The environmental benefits accrued when a computer (or any electronic device) is reused are much higher than when recycled. Their “waste-based” nonprofit offers a triple bottom line benefit (people, planet, profit) locally, nationally and internationally. Founded in 2002, NextStep meets its mission to provide technology and training to people who have barriers to employment and education and protecting the environment from hazardous waste – all through electronics reuse. To date, NextStep has refurbished over 28,000 computers, offered job and social skills training to over 9000 individuals and placed technology in 47 US states and 21 international rural communities. Click here for more info.

PlanetReuse

reusealliance — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:30:11 +0000

PlanetReuse is a reclaimed construction materials brokerage firm founded on a simple idea – make reclaimed material reuse easier and more people will do it. Since 2008, the firm has been matching commercial materials with designers, builders, and owners to save projects money, earn L.E.E.D. points, and sustain the planet. This year, PlanetReuse will enter the residential reclaimed materials market by launching two new services to connect online, residential buyers with inventories from brick-and-mortar reused material retailers like the 750+ Habitat for Humanity ReStores nationwide: PlanetReuse Marketplace, an online store for residential buyers seeking reclaimed building materials; and InvenQuery™, a mobile application and web-based technology platform for reuse retailers. PlanetReuse continues to establish itself as a leader in the reclaimed building materials industry. Click here to learn more.

Arc’s Value Village

reusealliance — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:51:03 +0000

Arc’s Value Village Thrift Store is owned and operated by The Arc Greater Twin Cities (The Arc). The Arc’s mission is to “secure for all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families the opportunity to realize their goals of where and how they live, learn, work and play.” The Arc fulfills their mission in part from thrift store profits. All of the proceeds from the thrift store go directly to The Arc. In addition, Arc’s Value Village Thrift Stores offer great employment training opportunities for persons with disabilities and others. The thrift stores are also made possible due to dedicated, passionate volunteers. Arc’s Value Village Thrift Stores offer outstanding social, economic, and environmental benefits to society by carrying out their mission on a daily basis. Click here to learn more.

ReSource Warehouse & Gallery

reusealliance — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:29:01 +0000

ReSource Warehouse & Gallery is a new creative reuse center located in Hickory, North Carolina that is operated through the Safe Harbor Rescue Mission. Their reuse center parallels what they hope to accomplish every day with the women they serve — something (or someone) that seemed to be unwanted or overlooked can find a new purpose and can become a renewed resource for our society with a little bit of help. In their first year of business, they have already been quite successful. Their 2011 goal was to save 5 tons of materials from landfills, but, to date, they have already saved over 23 tons, created several jobs, provided affordable materials for “upcycling,” and inspired everyone who has walked inside their doors to think “outside the box”. Click here to learn more.

Deconstruction & ReUse Network

reusealliance — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:40:46 +0000

Deconstruction & ReUse Network is an environmental and humanitarian nonprofit that supports California’s green building movement by advancing the general environmental principal of “reduce, reuse and recycle” within the construction and demolition (C&D) industries. Their goal is to educate and empower property owners, building industry professionals and civic leaders to adopt the practice of deconstruction as a rational alternative to traditional demolition, thereby keeping C&D materials out of landfills, while simultaneously growing a robust network of individuals and organizations committed to the reclamation and distribution of reusable building materials and surplus salvage. Click here to learn more.

MN Materials Exchange

reusealliance — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:40:58 +0000

Minnesota Materials Exchange is a free service that links organizations possessing reusable goods they no longer need to those who can use them. This business reuse network helps prevent usable materials from becoming waste and saves users money. The Materials Exchange is a virtual exchange that services the entire State of Minnesota. Users benefit by receiving low or no-cost items, reducing disposal and purchase costs, freeing up storage space, and finding markets for surplus materials. Click here to learn more.

SCRAP

reusealliance — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:54:54 +0000

SCRAP, a nonprofit creative reuse center located in Portland, OR, inspires creativity and environmentally sustainable behavior by providing educational programs and affordable materials to the community. They fulfill that mission by collecting clean, reusable materials from businesses and individuals and offering them to artists, teachers, students and other community members. Whether it’s a handful of bright zipper pulls or a pound of shiny tile, the materials at SCRAP are priced very low – so you can take home more of them! SCRAP also offers birthday parties for people of all ages, hosts spring break and summer camps for kids, puts on community events, like an annual craft-off competition, and displays creative reuse art in an art gallery on-site. Click here to learn more.

PDX ReStores

reusealliance — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:56:01 +0000

Portland Metro Habitat ReStores promote reuse while raising funds that help Habitat for Humanity build homes in the Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA area. Because all of the items sold in the three Portland Metro ReStores are donated by individuals and businesses, shoppers never know what fabulous bargains they’ll find. With prices well-below retail, an ample inventory of quality merchandise saved from a trip to the landfill, and a mission to build homes for low-income families, visiting one of the ReStore locations gives community members an easy way to practice reuse and support their local economy. Click here to learn more.

The Scrap Exchange

maryellenetienne — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:18:05 +0000

Our Congrats to …

The Scrap Exchange - creative reuse center par excellence – for celebrating it’s 20th Anniversary!

The Scrap Exchange is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote creativity, environmental awareness, and community through reuse. They collect & distribute donated materials through our retail store in Durham, North Carolina as well as through workshops, parties, and outreach events across the Southeast.

Click here to learn more.