Our Mission
Scrap Collective inspires creativity, environmental stewardship, and community engagement by providing access to affordable, repurposed materials and offering hands-on workshops.
We reduce landfill waste by collecting reusable materials and turning them into resources for art, craft, education, and DIY projects.
Our Vision
Scrap Collective envisions a community where nothing useful is wasted, creativity is accessible, and materials become opportunities for connection and sustainability.
Total Weight Diverted So Far: 9,362 lbs
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Total Weight Diverted So Far: 9,362 lbs 🗑️
As a 501c3 nonprofit organization, Scrap Collective accepts tax-deductible donations from manufacturers and creatives in our community. We then organize our donations to offer to crafters, teachers, artists, makers, and reuse advocates. For some materials (especially bulk items) we create and offer workshops to give the donated items a new creative purpose.
Our type of storehouse is called a CREATIVE REUSE CENTER. And we run on COMMUNITY.
By diverting community-donated materials from the landfill, we contribute to the “reconomy” and keep useful items on-hand for our neighbors. You don’t have to buy new, and when you buy “scrap” from us, the funds stay in the community. We are able to keep the lights on at our storehouse, pay our instructors, and offer even more goods and outreach to SWVA.