READY RESOURCES OF REUSABLE STUFF
Some of the centers listed below also accept individual dona- tions of suitable items for reuse.
Art From Scrap Provides arts and crafts materi- als reuse store, environmental education and arts program.
ArtFromScrap.org in California
Arts & Scraps Offers reusable industrial scraps to the public.
ArtsAndScraps.org in Michigan
Creative Reuse Pittsburgh Accepts donations of materials from manufacturers, retail stores, radio sta- tions, hotels, offices, grocery stores and universities. CreativeReusePGH.
blogspot.com and Construction
Junction.org in Pennsylvania
East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse Collects and redistributes materials for education, creative projects and arts and crafts.
CreativeReuse.org in California
Extras for Creative Learning Redistributes excess inventory, outdated stock, overruns or seconds to teachers, group leaders, parents and artists. EXCL
MORE GREEN CRAFTING IDEAS
Art & Creative Materials Institute Certifies safety and quality of craft- ing materials and helps teachers and consumers identify nontoxic choices.
acminet.org
Artterro – Art of the Earth Creates and sells eco-friendly, open- ended art projects with quality ma- terials for kids’ crafts when recycled materials aren’t available locally. Kits are assembled and shipped from Goodwill Industries.
Artterro.com
Recycles.org in Massa- chusetts
Hudson Valley Materials Exchange Serves as redistribu- tion center and creative resource for materials suitable for art, education and con- struction.
HVME.com in New York
Materials Exchange Cen- ter for Community Arts (MECCA)
Accepts and distributes donated scraps and discards for reuse in art projects. Materials-Exchange. org in Oregon
Materials for the Arts Serves New York City as its
premier reuse center.
MFTA.org in New York
Materials for the Arts Program Offers suitable items gathered
by The Monroe County Solid Waste Management District’s Reuse Division to nonprofits, churches, schools and artists working on community projects.
CraftGossip Craft blog network’s sub-blog dis- cusses recycled crafts. Also publishes GreenCraft magazine. Recycled
Crafts.CraftGossip.com
Make-Stuff Provides arts and crafts ideas for every age that use everyday and recycled materials.
Make-Stuff.com
Team EcoEtsy Blog
Members share eco-news, eco-tips, member features, eco-friendly cre- ations and how-tos. Etsy sources are big on reducing, reusing and recy- cling.
Blog.EcoEtsy.com
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MCSWMD.org in Indiana reDiscover Community resource center recycles business discards into children’s learning tools.
reDiscoverCenter.org in California
The Resource Center The group’s Creative Reuse Warehouse collects overruns, rejects and byprod- ucts from businesses and industries to redistribute as educational and artistic resources.
ResourceCenterChicago.org in Illinois
The ReThink + ReUse Center Makes business and industrial materials donations available to parents, teachers and artists.
RethinkAndReuseMiami.org in Florida
The Scrap Exchange Collects clean, reusable industrial discards and donated materials from individuals for creative reuse. Scrap
Exchange.org in North Carolina
Scrounger’s Center for Reusable Art Parts (SCRAP) Redistributes unwanted materials col- lected from businesses and individuals to teachers, parents, artists and organiza- tions.
Scrap-SF.org in California
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