Reuse: To use an item again, rather than disposing it.

Reusing items conserves natural resources and provides community members with low cost options for purchasing materials. By purchasing used items and donating our unneeded items, we are all helping to promote reuse.

The following reuse organizations sell and accept a wide variety of materials in Oregon.

HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

Community Warehouse Portland, OR
Goodwill multiple locations in OR
St. Vincent de Paul multiple locations in OR; some have completely separate websites (e.g., http://www.svdpthrift.org/, Dallas, OR)
Salvation Army multiple locations in OR
Union Gospel Mission Portland, OR 
Teen Challenge multiple locations in OR

THRIFT STORE DIRECTORIES 

Superpages.com 
US City.net 
ThriftstoreListings.com
TheThriftShopper.com 

SCHOOL SUPPLIES

Schoolhouse Supplies Portland, OR

ART SUPPLIES

SCRAP Portland, OR
MECCA Eugene, OR

BUILDING MATERIAL

Habitat Restore multiple locations
Rebuilding Center Portland, OR
BRING Recycling Eugene, OR

COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS 

Free Geek Portland, OR
Garten Services Salem, OR
NextStep Recycling Eugene, OR

NATIONAL AND REGIONAL REUSE SITES AND DIRECTORIES 

Corvallis Sustainability Coalition's ReUse Directory
Marion County 
Oregon Coast 
International Directory 
BRING Recycling's reuse site