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Last
month in our newsletter, we featured a story about Eureka
Recycling, an innovative non-profit recycler operating in
St. Paul, Minnesota. The folks at Eureka are also behind
The Free Market, a materials exchange program meant to
divert reusable and repairable items from the waste
stream. It is a web-based exchange program that has 75,000
active users nationwide. Since it began in 1997, the Free
Market has facilitated more than 13,000 exchanges of
durable goods, diverting nearly 2,000 tons from the waste
stream. Peace Coffee lists our burlap sacks on the Free
Market. We’ve also listed our office furniture and found
some functional pieces to replace what we we’re giving
away. Check out the site www.twincitiesfreemarket.org.
It is super user friendly and a great way to give away
everything from old VCR’s to freezers and exercise
equipment. If you don’t have time to list items on the
Free Market, check out the list below of charities and
secondhand stores that will happily take your household
goods immediately.
Disabled
American Veterans Thrift Store
572 West University Avenue, Saint Paul (651) 292-1707
9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Monday -Saturday
Office at 425 West Minnehaha Avenue, Saint Paul (651)
487-2002
Will accept: clothing, shoes, household goods, and
furniture
Goodwill
Industries
553 Fairview Ave N, Saint Paul (651) 379-5808
Will accept: clothing, working appliances and electronics,
toys, cars, bicycles, motorcycles, furniture, carpet,
small working appliances, and linens.
St.
Vincent De Paul Store
461 W. 7th Street, Saint Paul (651) 227-1332
Phalen
Area Community Council
909 Payne Avenue, Saint Paul (651) 774-5234
New Beginnings Center
644 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul (651) 224-3835
Dayton
Avenue Presbyterian Church
217
Macubin Street, Saint Paul (651) 227-7389
Sarah
Family Programs
919 W. Armstrong Avenue, Saint Paul (651) 292-1965
Department
of Indian Works
1671 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul (651) 644-2768
Joseph’s
Coat
152 University Avenue W., Saint Paul (651) 291-2472
ReUse
Center
2216 East Lake Street, Mpls. (612) 724-2608
DeConstruction Services: (612) 728-9388
The ReUse Center accepts donations of reuseable building
materials. Potential donations need to be screened,
preferably before they come to the store. Please call in
advance.
Will accept: cabinets, doors, architecturally significant
building materials, windows, lumber and millwork, some
plumbing fixtures, hardware, tile and many other
materials.
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