The City of Houston Reuse Warehouse accepts donations of reusable building material, keeps it out of landfills, and gives it to charities for free.
Houston, Texas, U.S.
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The Reuse Warehouse for Building Materials celebrates it's 15th Anniversary today. Since 2009, All of us Houstonians have collaborated to divert nearly 7,700 tons of reusable materials from landfills. That equals the weight of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Voila! Yee Haw!
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Join us for lunch in El Paso today! The STAR Reuse Tour is free. Today's virtual 1-hour program features Root Architects, a boutique architectural design firm focused on adaptive reuse in mixed-use commercial & residential projects.
Register Here: recyclingstar.org/event-4321…
youtube.com/watch?v=otxKUlrX… Here is an excellent and quick overview about the benefits of deconstruction by our U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:
Join us here on facebook for family-friendly virtual tours of the Reuse Warehouse + demonstrations of repurposing materials diverted from landfills. A limited number of socially-distanced guests may attend the event in person. RSVP to: [email protected]
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The largest brownfield solar project in the nation is in Sunnyside.
"Address[ing] historic environmental justice concerns, climate change, and economic development in underserved communities."
-And- reusing a spent landfill. How awesome is that!
Got a bunch of leftover materials in your stall? Stop horsing around and enter the Texas Reuse Contest! Details: bit.ly/3kTdoVh #recyclingstar #reuse
Did you make something cool out reused materials while cooped up in the last few months? Enter the 2020 Texas Reuse Contest! You'll get bragging rights and seats on the 2021 Texas Alliance for Recycling Reuse tour! Details:
recyclingstar.org/event-3947…
The Reuse Warehouse is open for business. Now more than ever, we need your reusable building materials to give to non-profit organizations and people rebuilding from natural disasters. Let's stay safe, team up, and make the best of this time! 281-814-3324.
It’s Time to Make Your Own Face Mask nyti.ms/3bBlyw4
Whether you sew or not, here's how to make your own face mask and more for others. A great use for those never-wear-but-don't-want-to-throw-away t-shirts!
Volunteers at the Westbury Community Garden admire their solar waste compacter and other implements diverted from landfills, courtesy of the City of Houston Solid Waste Management Community Outreach team.
Sunday is National Reuse Day. What better way to celebrate than to enter the Texas Reuse Contest! Did you make something cool out of reused materials? Go to:
bit.ly/txreuse2019
by midnight Sunday for a chance to win prizes and statewide recognition!
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Join this webinar at 12:30 til 2pm!
“A circular economy is one that is restorative and... docs.google.com/presentation…
Is there an artist or other non-profit member out there who needs a high quality 22 foot-long crate formerly housing a Donald Judd Sculpture? Just checking . . .
Curbside glass recycling is back. Second-chance hiring at this new facility. It is cheaper to recycle than to place materials in a landfill. Lots to be optimistic about! cohemployeenews.com/articles…