ReUse Center's 20th Anniversary Celebration

Saturday, April 23, 2016 - 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Recycle Ann Arbor's ReUse Center turns 20 this year, celebrate with us. 

Over the past 20 years at the ReUse Center, hundreds of thousands of products were saved from ending up in the landfill, from furniture and small appliances to dishes, books, lamps, bikes, and more. Instead of spending what would seem like an eternity crowded into a landfill, these reusable items were repurposed and put to good use by a second, third, or even fourth owner. As patrons of the ReUse Center, you understand that reuse makes a difference. 

We want you to join us to celebrate this grassroots effort that began in 1996 that's become part of Ann Arbor's culture of sustainability.  

When: Saturday, April 23rd, from 10 am to 4 pm.

Where: The ReUse Center 2420 S. Industrial Hwy, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Parking: Once the ReUse Center parking lot is full, overflow parking will be available next door.

This is a Zero Waste Event. 

Schedule of the Day:

• Community Swap Shop: 10 am to 4 pm- Attendees are invited to bring toys and clothes to share and swap all for free. All items left at the end of the day will be donated to House By the Side of the Road.

• RoosRoast: 10 am to 1 pm- Our neighbors, RoosRoast, will be at the event with their locally roasted coffee.

• Shimmy Shack: 10 am to 4 pm- For local vegetarian fare sold out of a food truck, shimmy shack is the best in town.

• Touch-a-Recycling-Truck: 10 am to 12 pm- Children will get to experience sitting at the driver seat of a real recycling truck.

• Pet Food Packaging Testing for Toxic Chemicals: 10 am to 4 pm- The Ecology Center, will be collecting pet food packaging samples for their upcoming study on toxic chemicals hiding in pet food packaging. Attendees can bring empty, relatively clean pet packaging to the event and the results of the study will be shared with participants at a later date. Instructions for sample collection.

• Repurposed Kids' Craft with the Scrapbox: 12 pm to 1 pm- Children will get the chance to make bugs out of reusable scrap materials collected by our friends at the Scrapbox.

• Pleasant Lake Hardwood Chair Building Demo: 1 pm to 2 pm- Attendees will watch a simple demonstration by Pleasant Lake Hardwoods on how to build an adirondack chair. Kits will be available for purchase from Urbanwood.

• Tervol's Wood Sawmill Demo: 2 pm to 4 pm- Watch Tervol’s Wood Products will bring their portable sawmill for a demonstration and provide an opportunity to meet a local sawyer and learn about urban lumber.