We hope to be your creative haven, where inspiration flows and resources abound! Whether you're a beginner or seasoned artist, we are here to help you on your creative journey with gently used materials, repurpose-ready inventory, and a supportive, collaborative community.

As a 501c3 nonprofit organization, we accept tax-deductible donations from manufacturers, households, and creative industries. We can then offer these items to crafters, teachers, artists, makers, children, and reuse advocates. Scrap Collective survives on material donations, monetary donations, and grants.

By diverting materials from the landfill, we are able to offer our rescued goods at very low prices. When you buy. “scrap” from us, we can gas up the truck to collect more donations, keep the lights on at our warehouse, and to offer even more goods for the community.

The best part? You are welcome. And we want you to come as you are. Our favorite aspect to Scrap Collective is the community. We are equally pumped to receive support from volunteers, interns, teaching artists, and many other forms of community leaders and servants. We want the “scrap” to be the shared interest of the “collective,” so to speak.

We take our inspiration for this model from many others. Here are a few friends we’d like to acknowledge and thank:

Dragon Bite Books and Crafts: Roanoke, VA

Reconsidered Goods: Greensboro, NC

The Scrap Exchange: Durham, NC

Tinkertopia: Tacoma, WA