Community Forklift sent five team members to the 2024 Build Reuse Conference to discuss the impacts of the building material reuse industry.
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Before and After: Reuse ideas for salvaged materials
Salvaged furniture, lumber, hardware, tools, and more all got the reuse treatment at the hands of Forklift Fans. Check out their projects!
Community Building Blocks: Homes Not Borders
Community Forklift provides free sofas and home goods to Homes Not Borders, a nonprofit that furnishes homes for refugee families and asylum-seekers in the D.C. area. Read our blog for more info!
Vintage History: 60-year-old book cards
Remember these? Before computer-based systems, book cards were used in libraries to keep track of borrowed tomes. We found a bunch from the ’60s in a donated cabinet! Visit our website to see more.
Before and After: Creative upcycling with salvaged materials
Furniture, storage, machines, and more all got the upcycled treatment at the hands of Forklift Fans. Read our blog for a look at their projects!
Community Building Blocks: Calverton Elementary School
Community Forklift provided free materials for the upgrade of the Calverton Elementary School’s teachers’ lounge.
Donor Spotlight: Dominion Lighting
A huge thank you to Dominion Lighting for donating 18 pallets of new-in-the-box light fixtures to Community Forklift! We appreciate their commitment to sustainability and community support.
Holiday Green Gift Guide
Green Gift Guide: our reuse warehouse is a great place to find unique and eco-friendly gifts. Shop secondhand first or gift a donation!
Before and After: Forklift fans reusing salvaged materials
Furniture, live edge lumber, stone … you name it; Forklift Fans come up with all sorts of great reuse ideas for salvaged materials. Read our blog to check out a few that we highlighted over the past month.
Donor Spotlight: ABW Appliances
ABW Appliances helps keep usable materials out of landfills and supports our community by donating appliances to Community Forklift.