ReUse PDX

06/19/2013

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You are cordially invited to attend the Reuse Alliance Oregon Chapter Meeting June 27, 2013 Come hear stories of organizations that collaborated to practice reuse. Learn from the experience of two partnerships - one nonprofit, one for profit. Tim Combs from SCRAP and Ruth Peck with SwapnPlay wil...

10/11/2012

Fixing what's broken instead of buying new is an important component of reuse. Where will you hear about it? Yep - at ReuseConex.

While it’s true that the “3Rs” have become a catalyzing movement of our times, the “reuse” part of this waste management trilogy is often overlooked. Thanks to ReuseConex, the International Reuse Conference & Expo, this is about to change!

10/08/2012

Interested in Beth Terry's book. She'll sign copies for ReuseConex attendees Thursday October 18.

I realize Talk Like a Pirate Day is over for 2012, but there’s a certain piraty expression that’s good all year round: Arrr! According to the official website, it means “variously, ‘yes,’ ‘I agree,’ ‘I’m happy,’ ‘I’m enjoying this beer,’ ‘My team is going to win it all,’ ‘I saw that television sh...

09/18/2012

Have you registered yet? Take advantage of special rates thru September.

The second ReuseConex conference, set in Portland for October 18-20, offers a variety of eco-focused workshops, an expo, a fashion show and an art show.

08/31/2012

ReuseConex takes place in Portland, Oct 18-20 and there is a public Expo Oct 20. Still time to participate in the Expo, too. Details are on the website reuseconex.org.

07/09/2012

"RIVETING... HIGHLY ENTERTAINING" - John Lopez, Vanity Fair In 2006, as many as 5,000 modern electric cars were destroyed by the major car companies that bui...

07/05/2012

Electric Vehicle Car Show and FREE Screening of Revenge of the Electric Car on July 15th at the Bagdad Theater: http://bit.ly/OagD3j

Join Multnomah County Chair Jeff Cogen for an electric vehicle car show and a free screening of Revenge of the Electric Car on Sunday, July 15 at the Bagdad Theater, 3702 S.E. Hawthorne Boulevard.

03/20/2012

Visit us at the Better Living Show this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Our theme is "Reuse begins at home." Come learn about our organizations and see examples of practical and creative reuse.

06/28/2011

06/24/2011

This is a great little video about reuse featured last week at AOR's annual conference. It tells the reuse story beautifully. Enjoy!

As part of BRING's mission to change the world (one used window at a time), we made a movie: Reuse It. Take a look at the used building materials...

06/23/2011

For the record, this idea actually did not originate with Free Geek, nor is it ten years old. This is a collaborative effort between a number of excellent and amazing organizations, and we hope you'll take time this week to explore Community Warehouse, SCRAP, Schoolhouse Supplies, Habitat for Humanity ReStore, the ReBuilding Center and Free Geek too!

The group Free Geek came up with the idea 10 years ago as a way to give new life to old goods and materials while keeping waste out of the landfill.