Other Resources for Creative Reuse

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CCRx Haves + Needs Facebook group 
Join our Haves + Needs Facebook group to connect directly for things you have or need.  

Recycle by City provides an overview per the City of Chicago

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Books

• Bernie's Book Bank

• Open Books

• Burst into Books

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Business Furniture + Equipment 

• Rheaply is a free nationwide marketplace for B2B surplus
   

Surplus clothing + goods

• GivenKind 

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Clothing + Household Goods 

• Brown Elephant

• The Ark

• Salvation Army

• Unique

• Goodwill

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Household furniture, mattresses, decor, housewares

• Chicago Furniture Bank will take furniture, mattresses, and household items

 

Art supplies 

• The Waste Shed

 

Building Materials /  Home Renovation

• ReStore Chicago

• Rebuilding Exchange (also accepts ​old house paint)

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Tools  

• Chicago Tool Library

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Appliances + Technology​

• ABT will take in your old household appliances or electronics with the following fees:

  • Small appliances & electronics: Free

  • Tube TVs 27 Inches and Smaller: $25

  • Tube TVs 32 Inches and Larger: $50

  • Flat Panel TVs 32 Inches and Smaller: $20

  • Flat Panel TV 33 Inches and Larger: $35

  • Projection TVs: $75

  • Large quantities of computers/electronics: $0.40 per lb.

  • Wood pallets

  • Cardboard and Paper

  • Plastic (industrial wrap only)

  • Styrofoam (white only, food containers excluded)

• PC's for People will take in various electronics. Drop offs and pickups can be arranged online.  

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Junk Removal

• The Honest Junk Company  This 501c3 nonprofit partners with many Chicago charities, including the Chicago Furniture Bank.
   

Pet products

• Chicago Canine Rescue (pet food and pet items)

 

Pianos:   

• Piano Adoption Illinois

• The Beethoven Foundation

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Repair of Tools, Clothing + Appliances 

• Community Glue

 

School Supplies for individual children

• Cradles to Crayons   

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Industrial Surplus

• EAL Green

• Repurposed Materials
   

Textbooks, School Supplies, Books, Vinyl Records

• SCARCE 

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Other Resources include:

• Evanston ReBuilding Warehouse

• Upcycling Colors

• ZLF Chicago

• Arts and Scraps

• FreeCycle

• Facebook Marketplace

• Craigs List​

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