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SCRAP

Address: 1736 SW Alder St., Portland, OR 97205
Phone: 503‑294‑0769, Ext. 104
Email: [email protected]
URL: visit website

Hours

Business: Monday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

Dropoff: Thursday & Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (limit to three grocery bags, otherwise by appintment)
What to know

A nonprofit whose mission is to inspire creative reuse and environmentally sustainable behavior by providing educational programs and affordable materials to the community.
General Information

SCRAP collects and redistributes donations of excess art and school materials that are safe, clean and reusable. Donations to the program may be tax-deductible.

All materials are accepted at staff discretion. Please visit their website for a current list of materials not accepted.

If donating four boxes or more, please call ahead for appointment. Business pick-up service may be available; contact [email protected] for details.
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All items accepted by this recycler
Item	Work pickup	Home dropoff	Work dropoff	Reuse	Notes
Arts and school supplies	✓	✓	✓	✓	Accepts small pieces of metal; small blocks of wood; yarn; beads; trophies; buttons; small containers such as tins, boxes and jars; paper; vintage photographs; etc.. Call or visit their website for details. Materials can be partially used.
Burlap bags	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ceramic tile	✓	✓	✓	✓	Must be no larger than 4"x4" in size and colorful or visually interesting; no plain color tiles.
Charitable donation	✓	✓	✓	✓	Accepts a range of materials that may be helpful for creative art projects. This includes, but is not limited to, paint brushes, jewelry, beads, glue (no aerosol), tape and picture frames (glass must be intact). See website for more details. Does not accept clothing or household goods. Accepts basic office supplies in good condition.
Fabric	✓	✓	✓	✓	Accepts fabric (1 yard minimum) and fat quarters. Does not accept clothing, clothing scraps, curtains, sheets, linens or small fabric scraps.
Floppy disks	✓	✓	✓	✓
Glass-bottles and jars	✓	✓	✓	✓	Accepts small glass jars with lids and do not have labels. Must be clean.
Magazines	✓	✓	✓	✓	Types of magazines accepted: arts and crafts, home and garden, fashion, photography, pop culture, National Geographic, Vintage (prior to 1979)
Musical instrument	✓	✓	✓	✓	Accepts small musical instruments that are no longer usable. Does not accept large instruments such as pianos, but does take piano parts such as keys.
Paperback books	✓	✓	✓	✓	Art and craft related books only.
Plastic caps	✓	✓	✓	✓	Must be colorful. Call ahead to verify that SCRAP is currently able to accept caps.
Wine cork	✓	✓	✓	✓	Accepts both natural and plastic corks.

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