Creative Reuse Centers: Find a Location Near You

A creative reuse center, if you've never been to one- is like the motherload honey hole for anyone who loves to craft, repurpose, or upcycle. The materials aren't limited to just 'trash' though. Each location has it's own flavor but you'll find something you want to bring home at each one- or drop off! These locations also collect craft supplies, signage, textiles, industrial and architectural pieces, educational materials, toys, and more. You'll save on disposal costs, contribute to the community, and help divert  tons of materials “too good to throw away” from landfill each year! What are you waiting for?! Here's a growing list of Creative Reuse Centers in the United States and around the World!


ALABAMA           Mobile                        GRCMA-The Resource Place 

ARIZONA            Tempe                         Treasures for Teachers    

CALIFORNIA        Arcata                         SCRAP Humboldt
                          Long Beach                  Long Beach Depot for Creative Reuse         
                          Los Angeles                  reDiscover at Smart Space    
                          Los Angeles                 Trash for Teaching, Inc                         
                          Mountain View             FabMo                         
                          Oakland                       East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse  
                          Palo Alto                      The ReARt Store at Whole House Building Supply          
                          Redwood City              RAFT--Main 2
                          Riverside                      Riverside Arts & ReUse Exchange                           
                          Roseville                      ReCREATE               
                          Sacramento                 RAFT--Sacramento
                          San Diego                    Art FORM                         
                          San Francisco              SCRAP (Scrounger's Center for Reusable Art Parts)
                          San Jose                     Resource Area For Teaching (RAFT)--Main 1
                          San Luis Obispo           Sm(ART) Studio
                          Santa Barbara             Art From Scrap                          Vacaville                     Center for Imaginative Reuse 

CONNECTICUT     New Haven                 Ecoworks, Inc

COLORADO           Boulder                      ArtParts Creative Reuse Center
                            Colorado Springs        SCRAP UP
                            Denver                       RAFT--Colorado        
                            Denver                        SPACECRAFT Reuse Store and Space-to-Craft
                            Fort Collins                 In Process
                            Lakewood                   ReFrame Creative Reuse Center         

D.C                       Washington, DC           SCRAP-DC   

FLORIDA             Bradenton                  Teacher's Wishing Well                        
                          Ft. Lauderdale            Kids in Need Resource Center  
                          Ft. Lauderdale            Trash to Treasure
                          Gainsville                    Tools for Schools, Alachua County Waste Management Division          
                          Gainsville                    The Repurpose Project   
                          Interlocken                 Treasure Trove Depot
                          Jacksonville                Teachers Supply Depot, Duval County Public Schools
                          Kissimmee                  A Gift for Teaching of Osceola County       
                          Land O' Lakes             Creation Station
                          Melbourne Beach        Reusable Resources Adventure Center
                          Melbourne Beach        Reusable Resources Association               (Network of Centers)
                          Miami                           Rethink and Reuse Center
                          Miami                           Children's Resource Center
                          North Miami                Ocean Bank Center for Eduational Materials                        
                          North Miami                Teacher's Universe
                          Orlando                       A Gift for Teaching
                          Punta Gorda                Teacher's Supply Depot
                          Riveria Beach              Resource Depot
                          Sanford                        A Gift for Teaching--Seminole
                          Sanford                        Teacher's Supply Depot
                          Sarasota                      Choose to Reuse
                          Sebastian                     Reusable Resources Repository   
                          St. Petersburg             A Gift for Teaching, Pinellas County Free Store
                          St. Petersburg             The Upcycle Trading Company
                          Tallahassee                 The Sharing Tree
                          Vero Beach                 Reusable Resources Recovery Center

GEORGIA             Atlanta                      WonderRoot Creative Reuse 
                          Carrollton                  The Scrap Bin
                         
IDAHO                 Boise                         The ReUse Market

IOWA                  LeClaire                    Reusable Usables Creative Arts Center 
                           Welton                      Make It Yours Upcycle Center 

ILLINOIS              Champaign                The I.D.E.A. Store    
                           Chicago                   The WasteShed    

INDIANA              Bloomington           Materials for the Arts Program, Monroe County Solid Waste
                           Franklin                    Creative ReSources    
                               
KANSAS               Bonner Springs          Create Re-Use Center   
                           Kansas City               Recycled Materials Center, Children's Museum of Kansas 

KENTUCKY          Louisville                  Good Garbage

LOUISIANA          New Orleans              SCRAP NOLA 

MASSACHUSETTS  Lynn                          Extras for Creative Reuse           
                           Hampshire County      knack: the art of creative reuse

MAINE                 Auburn                      SHAREcenter
                          Farmington                Everyone's Resource Depot   
                          Scarborough              Ruth's Reusable Resources     

MICHIGAN           Ann Arbor                  The Scrap Box           
                           Detroit MI                  Arts & Scraps 
                           Grand Rapids             Learning from Scratch          
                           Grand Rapids             Wisemaker Creative Reuse Store & Studio
                           Traverse City             SCRAP--Traverse City        

MINNESOTA         St. Paul                     Artscrap Resource Center (Art Start)

MISSOURI            Crestwood, Chesterfield  St. Louis Teachers Recycle Center   
                          St. Charles                 Leftovers, Etc.
                          St. Louis                    The Upcycle Exchange {Materials Market}   
  
NEW JERSEY        Lambertville              Don't Toss It
NORTH CAROLINA  Asheville                 Trash , Inc.
                           Cary                          Cary Creative Center
                           Durham                     The Scrap Exchange
                           Hickory                     Resource Warehouse & Gallery
NEVADA               Las Vegas                  Reclaimed Art Suppliez

NEW MEXICO        Albuquerque              Wemagination

NEW YORK           New Windsor             New Paltz Reuse Center (formerly the Hudson Valley Materials Exchange) 
                           Queens, Long Island City     Materials for the Arts
                           Rochester, Lakeville and Newark   Recycle Shops, at Child Care Resources Council Locations 
                           
NORTH DAKOTA  Dikenson             CURE: Creative Reuse of Recycled Elements

OHIO                  Cincinnati                 Open Ended
                          Cleveland                 Upcycle Parts Shop                          Toledo                     Scrap4Art     
OREGON             Eugene                      MECCA         
                          Portland                    SCRAP: The School and Community Reuse Action Project   
                          Salem                        DIYstudio
PENNSYLVANIA   Lancaster                  Lancaster Creative Reuse        That's us!
                                Lebanon              Re:Create Arts Initiative
                                Lehigh Valley       The Tinker Factory                               
                                Philadelphia         The Resource Exchange                        
                                Pittsburgh            Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse                                  York                    The Bee: gathering with purpose

RHODE ISLAND      Providence              Resources for RI Education 

SOUTH CAROLINA  Mount Pleasant        Creative Flow Reuse

SOUTH DAKOTA     Sioux Falls               JAM Art & Supplies

TEXAS                Austin                        Austin Creative Reuse           
                          Denton                      SCRAP Denton
                          Houston                    Texas Art Asylum
                          Houston                    The Center for Recycled Art
                          Richardson                CHARTREUSE Studio                             
                          San Antonio               Spare Parts Studio 

TENNESSEE          Nashville                  Turnip Green Creative Reuse
                           Nashville                  smART!
                           Knoxville                  Knoxville Creative Reuse

VIRGINIA              Christiansburg         The New River Creative Reuse Center
                           Richmond                Stuff Redux: Richmond Creative Reuse Center
                           Alexandria               UpCycle Creative Reuse Center    

WASHINGTON        Burien                    ReTreasure Creative Reuse Studio
                            Lynnwood              Creation Station
                            Tacoma                  Tinkertopia
                            Seattle                    Seattle ReCreative
WISCONSIN            Sheboygan           Waste Knot Sheboygan        

 

INTERNATIONAL CREATIVE REUSE CENTERS
AUSTRALIA          Marrickville                  Reverse Garbage Co-Op  
                           West Perth                    Remida Creative Reuse Center

BELGIUM              Brussels                         RECircle

CANADA              Vancouver, BC               Urban Source 
                           Winnipeg, MB                 ArtsJunktion 

GERMANY            Berlin                             Kunst-Stoffe
                           Hamburg                        ReMida
INDONESIA           Ubud, Bali                      Bali Creative Reuse Center

ITALY                  Reggio Emilia                 Remida 

NEW ZEALAND     Masterson                       Wairarapa Resource Center

UNITED KINGDOM                           
                           Bristol                            Children's Scrapstore and Artrageous
                           Leeds                             Scrap Creative Reuse
                           Exeter                            Exeter Scrapstore                  
                           Rotherham                     Shrodoba Scrapstore                                         
                           Swindon                         Swindon Childrens Scrapstore    


Have you ever shopped at a creative reuse center? What did you find there? I'd love to hear about your experience tell us in the comments below.