Reuse around the web

• Check out this article, printed on Earth Day, from the Chillicothe Gazette. It has some great tips on reusing, recycling, and reducing.
• Tossed and Found is a traveling reuse art and craft show in Oregon with a deep and meaningful purpose.
• The second installment of the Slate/Treehugger Green Challenge is online! This week, quiz yourself on your home heating habits, and pledge to reduce your heating emissions.

This weekend in Nelsonville

We will be holding a Community ReUse Weekend in Nelsonville on April 27th and 28th. We will have a truck parked at the old Outdoor Adventures parking lot on Canal Street from 10 am to 4 pm both days, and we will also be offering FREE pickups to Nelsonville residents on Friday and Saturday. If you live in Nelsonville and would like to schedule a free pickup of your reusable items, please call 740-698-8200 ext. 10!

A Green Guide for Earth Day

Check out MSN's 50 Easy Ways to Go Green. It has lots of helpful (and simple!) tips on how to make your impact on our earth just a little bit softer. Some of our favorites:

Consider using compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs). They cost a bit more than regular bulbs, but you'll lower your electric bill and pay less in the long run-CFLs last up to ten times longer than traditional ones.

From furniture to electronics, one person's trash is another's treasure-so when you want to dispose of an old item, don't make the dump your first stop.

This Week at ReUse

This Friday and Saturday we'll be holding community collection days in Nelsonville! Pickups of used items will be FREE to anyone residing within Nelsonville's city limits. We will also have a truck parked on Canal Street at the old Outdoor Adventures parking lot if residents wish to drop off their items. Our Nelsonville ReUse days will last from 10 am to 4 pm, on both Friday April 27 and Saturday April 28. If you live in Nelsonville and would like to schedule a free pickup, please call our main location at (740) 698-8200 ext. 10.

Earth Day Sale!

ReUse Industries will be having an Earth Day Sale at all three of our retail locations this Saturday, April 21! Come out and save 25% off of everything in our inventory, excluding computers and large appliances.

Our hours and locations are as follows:

ReUse Industries
74815 U.S. Highway 50
Albany, OH 45710
(740) 698-8200

Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm


ReUse Thrift Store - Athens
100 Columbus Road
Athens, OH 45701
(740) 594-5103

Open Monday through Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm


ReUse Thrift Store - Wellston
102 S. Ohio Avenue
Wellston, Ohio 45692
(740) 384-1323

Open Tuesday through Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm

We hope to see you on Saturday!

Slate.com's Green Challenge

Earth Day is just around the corner! Slate.com, in a partnership with Treehugger, is calling on its readers to take its Green Challenge. The challenge, which will take place over the course of the next seven weeks, is designed to help the everyday person reduce their carbon emissions.

There are seven different categories, this weeks being transportation. After that, you can expect challenges on such topics as heating, food, clothing, electricity, water and home/office.

This is a great and easy way to see how you can do your part to protect our environment!

Looking for a summer job?

There will be a limited number of AmeriCorps*VISTA summer positions open at ReUse Industries starting June 11, 2007. The position is full time and lasts for 8 weeks. Summer VISTAs are given a living stipend of $833 per month, and are also given a $1000 education award.

For more information, please call Cathy at 740-698-8200 ext. 12!

More benefit pictures!

The Athens News Street Team was kind enough to attend our benefit at the Union last week, and they got some really great pictures of the event. You can check them out by going to the Athens News Street Team website, and clicking on the photo link entitled "ReUse Benefit".

Thanks, Athens News!

Tax day is approaching!

If you have purchased a hybrid vehicle or made energy-efficient upgrades to your home in the past year, you may be eligible for a tax credit. Check out the Alliance to Save Energy's website for more information!

Also, remember that donations of reusable items that are in good condition to ReUse Industries can also be tax-deductible! We have locations in Albany, Athens, and Wellston, so bring in your reusable items today! Items, should be dropped off during business hours, which are as follows:

Athens - 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Saturday

Albany - 10 am to 6 pm, Tuesday through Saturday

Wellston - 9 am to 5 pm, Tuesday through Saturday

ReUse Benefit at the Union - Update!

Our benefit at the Union this last Friday was a great success. AmeriCorps*VISTA Leo DeLuca, who coordinated the benefit, would like to thank all of the bands who played that night and all of the people who showed up to support ReUse Industries. Here are a few pictures from the night:

above: Adam Torres opened up the night.

above: We were honored to have J.D. Hutchison play!

above: The crowd at the Union.

For more photos, you can check out our MySpace site where we put together an album which chronicles the benefit! Thanks again to the artists and to everyone who showed up that night! We'd also like to thank Ben from Future Perfect Media for making us the ReUse buttons that we gave away at the show.

Also, if you happened to miss this show, you'll have another chance to come out and support ReUse at our DIY fashion show, Project ReUse, which will be held at Casa Nueva on May 12. The show will start at 10 pm with the Athens-based band Paper Machetes opening up the night, followed by the fashion show (featuring the work of local reuse designers!), and the night will end with Lancaster band Men of Gentle Birth. It's going to be rockin', and we'll be giving you more updates as the date gets closer!

ReUse Industries Highway Cleanup

Our highway cleanup that we held on March 31, in conjunction with the Keep Ohio Beautiful and Ohio Department of Transportation Roadway Cleanup, went very well. AmeriCorps*VISTAs Jennifer Squires, Max Felsher, Duane Bogart, and myself, Sherri Oliver, teamed up to clean the two-mile stretch of US Highway 50 that ReUse Industries has adopted. We'd also like to thank Brett Laverty, of the Raccoon Creek Watershed Project, for coming out and lending a hand.

Over the course of three hours and not-so-wonderful weather, we collected roughly 16 bags of trash which weighed in at a total of 330 pounds. That's a lot of trash! But now, the stretch of road leading up to ReUse Industries is once again clean, and I have to say, it looks wonderful.

Above: Two miles east of ReUse, we began our cleanup in the rain.

Above: VISTAs Max and Ben pick up trash along with Brett Laverty.

Above: The VISTAs and the trash we collected. Success!

The AMAZING ReUse Benefit!


We are holding a truly amazing benefit this Friday, April 6 at the Union in Athens. We are extremely excited about having the always wonderful J.D. Hutchison play at this event. He will be joined by other local greats Southeast Engine, Adam Torres, Woody Pines & the Lonesome Two and Vintage Green. The show starts at 8 pm sharp, and the schedule is as follows:

8 pm - Adam Torres
9 pm - J.D. Hutchison
10 pm - Woody Pines & the Lonesome Two
11 pm - Vintage Green
12 pm - Southeast Engine

Some come on out, bring your friends, listen to some great music and support ReUse Industries!