People have come up with some creative reuses for the salvaged materials we have at the reuse warehouse. Read our blog to check out a few!
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Community Partner: Common Good City Farm
Common Good City Farm at 300 V Street NW in DC practices sustainability both in its urban agriculture and in its use of salvaged materials! Read our blog for more info.
Vintage photos: Summers of yore
Dresser drawers, trunks, and even old fireplace mantels sometimes bring souvenirs of their previous lives with them to the reuse warehouse.
Earth Day: There is Grace
Happy Earth Day! Thanks, Forklift Fans, for supporting our reuse nonprofit and making a difference for the Earth and our community.
Before and After: Forklift Fans put salvaged materials to good reuse!
It’s so cool to see where salvaged materials from the reuse warehouse end up! Check out some recent Community Forklift fan projects on our blog.
Vintage Diet: “dry toast” and “plenty of steak”
Sometimes the salvaged items donated to our reuse warehouse come with fascinating looks into the lives of the previous owners. Check out this “Mayo’s Two Week Diet” possibly from around 1960! Visit our blog for a transcription.
It’s “Forking Amazing”!
This spring we’re celebrating the “Forking Amazing” things that reuse does for our community! Help Community Forklift continue to provide these benefits by donating to support our reuse nonprofit.
Cheverly American Legion gets an ADA-accessible upgrade with free salvaged tile
Community Forklift’s Community Building Blocks program provided free cement floor tiles for a bathroom upgrade at Cheverly American Legion Post 108! Read our blog for more info.
Luxury for Less: high-end furniture, appliances, and lighting in the Community Forklift eBay store
Luxury items come with luxury prices, but — like all of our other materials — we price the high-end furniture, lighting, and appliances in the Community Forklift eBay store at below market value. Read our blog for more info!
Before & After: Salvaged materials for a fireplace and furniture
Community Forklift Fans have used salvaged materials in a lot of great projects! Check out a fireplace, furniture, tile and more projects on our blog.