Extras for Creative Reuse

At A Glance

Location: 

Peabody, Massachusetts

Primary Issue Area:

  • Environmental Health

Active since:

2012

Core volunteers:

30

Community Size:

53,000

Our Purpose

Our purpose is to... divert reusable waste from landfills to schools, cultural centers, non-profits and artists. We function as a bridge between businesses and manufacturers, and the educational and cultural communities. Creative Reuse centers accomplish the following goals:
  • Divert waste from landfills and incinerators, protecting land and air, and lesening need for continual overuse of natural resources for new production. 
  • Lessen the operating budgets of non-profits, schools, and cultural centers by providing low-to-no cost materials for programming.
  • Creating a bridge between communities so businesses and those in need of resources can have one point of contact, freeing up vital human capital resources so businesess and material recipients (teachers, cultural workers, artists, etc.) can focus on their missions instead of sourcing and diverting materials via mulitple sources. 
  • Creates jobs and volunteer opportunities.