Creative Reuse & Secondhand Centers in the U.S.

Creative reuse centers and second hand art and craft supply stores are havens for makers, teachers, artists, and curious crafters—offering secondhand art and craft supplies at low cost, with high community impact.

Whether you’re searching for sustainable materials, want to support local reuse efforts, or just love the thrill of digging through donated treasure, this list is your go-to guide. 

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Creative Reuse Centers in the U.S.

ARIZONA

• Treasures 4 Teachers – Tempe – https://www.treasures4teachers.org/

CALIFORNIA

• Art From Scrap – Santa Barbara – https://exploreecology.org/art-from-scrap/

• East Bay Depot – Oakland – https://www.creativereuse.org/

• FabMo – Sunnyvale – https://www.fabmo.org/

• Recreate – Rockland – https://recreate.org/

• Rediscover Center – Los Angeles – https://www.rediscovercenter.org/

• Remainders Creative Reuse – Pasadena – https://www.remainderspas.org/

• SCRAP – Humboldt – Humboldt – https://humboldt.scrapcreativereuse.org/

• Scrap – San Francisco – https://www.scrap-sf.org/

COLORADO

• Art Parts – Boulder – https://www.artpartsboulder.org/

• Who Gives a Scrap – Colorado Springs – https://www.whogivesascrapcolorado.com/

CONNECTICUT

• ecoWorks – North Haven – https://www.ecoworksct.org

FLORIDA

• Resource Depot – West Palm Beach – https://www.resourcedepot.org/

IDAHO

• ReUse Market – Garden City – https://www.reusemarket.org/

ILLINOIS

• Creative Reuse Marketplace – Springfield – https://creativereusemarketplace.org/

• Idea Store – Champaign Urbana – https://www.the-idea-store.org/

• The Waste Shed – Chicago – https://thewasteshed.com

MAINE

• Ruth’s Reusable – Portland – https://www.ruths.org/

MARYLAND

• SCRAP – Baltimore – Baltimore – https://baltimore.scrapcreativereuse.org/

MASSACHUSETTS

• Make & Mend – Somerville – https://makeandmendshop.com/

• Swanson Fabrics – Turners Falls – https://swansonfabrics.com/

MICHIGAN

• Arts & Scraps – Detroit – https://www.artsandscraps.org/

• Bits & Pieces - Detroit Reuse Center – Detroit – https://bitsandpiecesreuse.org/

• SCRAP – Ann Arbor – Ann Arbor – https://annarbor.scrapcreativereuse.org/

MINNESOTA

• ArtScraps – St. Paul – https://www.artstart.org/artscraps-reuse-store/

MISSOURI

• Scraps K.C. – Kansas City – https://www.scrapskc.org/

NEW HAMPSHIRE

• Revive Creative Reuse – Derry – https://revivereuse.org/

NEW JERSEY

• Creation Nation – Edison – https://www.creationnationnj.com/

NEW YORK

• Materials for the Arts – NYC – https://www1.nyc.gov/content/mfta/pages/

NORTH CAROLINA

• ReSource Warehouse – Hickory – https://www.resourcewarehouse.org/

• Scrap Exchange – Durham – https://www.scrapexchange.org/

OHIO

• Indigo Hippo – Cincinnati – https://www.indigohippo.org

• Scrap for Art – Toledo – https://www.scrap4arttoledo.org/

• Upcycle Parts Shop – Cleveland – https://www.upcyclepartsshop.org/

• ZeroLandfill – Various Cities – https://zerolandfill.net/

OREGON

• MECCA – Eugene – https://www.materials-exchange.org/

• SCRAP – Portland – Portland – https://portland.scrapcreativereuse.org/

PENNSYLVANIA

• Art of Recycle – Ephrata – https://www.artofrecycle.org/

• Lancaster Creative Reuse – Lancaster – https://www.lancastercreativereuse.org/

• Pittsburg Center for Creative Reuse – Pittsburg – https://www.pccr.org/

• Resource Exchange – Philadelphia – https://www.theresourceexchange.org/

SOUTH CAROLINA

• ReCraft – Greenville – https://www.recraftgvl.org/

TENNESSEE

• Smart Art & Craft Supplies – Nashville – https://www.smartartandcraft.org/

• Turnip Green – Nashville – https://www.turnipgreencreativereuse.org/

TEXAS

• Artcycle Studio – Dallas – https://artcyclestudio.org/

• Austin Creative Reuse – Austin – https://www.austincreativereuse.org/

• Texas Art Asylum – Houston – https://www.texasartasylum.com/

• Thistle Creative Reuse – Denton – https://www.thistlecreativereuse.com/

• The Center for Creative Reuse/Spare Parts – San Antonio – https://www.sparepartssa.org

UTAH

• Clever Octopus – Salt Lake City – https://www.cleveroctopus.org/

VERMONT

• Creative Reuse Vermont – Barre – https://www.creativereusevt.org/

VIRGINIA

• 757 Creative Reuse Center – Richmond – https://www.creativereusecenter.org/

• Nova – Leesburg – https://www.novacrc.org/

• SCRAP – Richmond – Richmond – https://richmond.scrapcreativereuse.org/

WASHINGTON

• Art Salvage – Spokane – https://www.artsalvagespokane.com/

• Lost and Found Crafts – Olympia – https://lostandfoundcrafts.com/

• Ragfinery – Bellingham – https://www.ragfinery.com/

• Seattle Recreative – Seattle – https://www.seattlerecreative.org/

• Tinkertopia – Tacoma – https://www.tinkertopia.com/

WISCONSIN

• Hello Art Hatchery – Stoughton – https://www.www.helloarthatcheryshop.com

• Hello Happiness Creativity Center – Sheboygan – https://www.hellohappinesscreativitycenter.com/