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Creative Reuse: Visionary Leon Kennedy @ East Bay Depot.

Creative Reuse: Visionary Leon Kennedy @ East Bay Depot.

The Depot also provides ecological arts and crafts activities for public school students,...

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Visionary painter Leon Kennedy and The Depot for Creative Reuse.

Visionary painter Leon Kennedy and The Depot for Creative Reuse.

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Creative Reuse Fashion by California Designer Heather Holton.

Creative Reuse Fashion Design by Heather Holton.

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East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse-Teacher Resource Center-

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East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse and the TEACHER RESOURCE CENTER.

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East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse. Natasha Stillman welcomes all to the TEACHER RESOURCE CENTER at the Depot at 4695 Tele...

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East Bay depot for Creative Reuse-where artists go.

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The East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse

The EAST BAY DEPOT for CREATIVE REUSE, a non-profit store which has been likened to "a colorful museum of stuff you can buy - cheap!"

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About EAST BAY DEPOT for CREATIVE REUSE

The East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse is an ecological treasure trove of art & craft materials, educational supplies, vintage furniture, home décor, paper goods, fabric, and much more. Founded in 1979 by two Oakland public school teachers, the Depot promotes solid waste diversion and resource conservation through the Depot store and environmental education programs

The mission of the East Bay Depot is to divert waste materials from landfills by collecting and redistributing discarded goods as low-cost supplies for art, education, and social services in our Depot Store. The educational mission is to increase the awareness of school children and the general public regarding the green benefits of reusing materials.

The East Bay Depot is a California non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

We invite you to come on in. The low prices will amaze you!

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For over 30 years the East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse (The Depot) has been a leading pioneer in the field of reuse. The Depot was founded in the late 1970s by a group of Oakland Unified School District teachers for the purpose of providing ecological, reused supplies at low-cost to educators with dwindling budgets. In 1993, the Alameda County Waste Management Authority (now StopWaste.org) awarded the Depot a major service contract to operate Project Create (an environmental education program) and Trash to Treasures (an annual junk art contest), and funded these programs until 2004.

In 1997 the San Francisco Foundation provided capacity building funds to hire an Executive Director, Linda Levitsky, who is now in her 12th year at the Depot. In 2002 Ms. Levitsky was named Woman of the Year in the Environment category by Alameda County.

In 2007 the Depot relocated to Oaklands Temescal District. The site was chosen for its urban setting, and its accessibility from many locations, freeways, and public transportation. The new retail location has allowed The Depot to be more successful than ever in serving teachers, students, artists, non-profit groups, and families in the East Bay and beyond. The building itself is a model of sustainable construction (green building). We conducted an extensive remodel of the site using salvaged wood and windows, energy-efficient lighting, and on-demand water heaters, and removed the asbestos flooring. Green Architect David Arkin provided his services at a discounted rate, and the renovations were funded in part by StopWaste.org. The intent was to provide a model and inspiration for other businesses and individuals to use green practices in their construction.

The Depot's Programs

The Depots primary activities involve collecting discarded materials by donation from businesses, manufacturers, and the general public, keeping the materials out of the landfill, and offering them for sale in the Depot Store. Our target customers are teachers, artists and households to which we sell supplies at low cost. Our staff offers hands-on education and advice to teachers and others on how to utilize reused materials in the classroom and at home. The Depot diverts approximately 200 tons of reusable material from the landfills each year.

The Depot also provides ecological arts and crafts activities for public school students, recreation programs, and community events through our Special Events community education program and Art-in-the-Heart after-school art program. In recent years a curbside pickup contract with the Central Contra County Solid Waste Authority has made it possible for us to distribute discarded winter clothing and other humanitarian aid supplies to crisis areas in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Mississippi, as well as local rural communities.

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