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    SCRAP PDX

    4.4 (98 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Evelyn S.

    I don't know about you, but like many, I'm trying to own less stuff. I try to use what I own and not collect stuff for "someday." Throughout the years, I've found that I thought I'd do some cool craft or diy project only to end up storing the supplies for years and years. Enter SCRAP PDX. If you like to reduce, reuse, or recycle, you'll love SCRAP! My first experience with scrap was over 10 years ago when they were located on MLK. Several years ago they moved to a location downtown. It's a cool store. They have a classroom and super cool humans working there - I believe they are all volunteers. They're tagline is "Because creative expression shouldn't break the bank or the environment." Yes please! They are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to inspire creative reuse and environmentally sustainable behavior by providing educational programs and affordable materials to the community. I've sent people to SCRAP to donate and to buy. I've taken out-of-town visitors to shop to their hearts content. You never know what you might find, but you can depend on finding lots of art supplies and random collections of things. Today I visited because another volunteer organization that I volunteer for, which has little to no budget, is doing an in person awards event, and just like the Academy Awards, we want our presenters to be able to say "...and the envelope please..." We needed about 2 dozen envelopes. I looked online and found lots of great options at various retailers, some for as little as $8. I spent $2.50 at SCRAP. Some of the cool things I saw during today's visit, lots and lots of various sizes, colors and quantities of gift boxes, lots of buttons, bows, gift bags, lanyards (the kind you hang around your neck that can hold a badge or id card, boxes business size envelopes (other sizes too). There were people shopping for fabric and yarn. I saw shoppers buying frames and scrap-booking supplies. Honestly, there is lots of other random things in various quantities, if you are creative, you'll love it! I highly recommend you visit when you are feeling creative or need some supplies. I also recommend you take people visiting from out of town because most places don't have someplace as cool as SCRAP.

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    Allison P.

    I came here for the first time today and already can't wait to go back. This store is amazing! They have so much to choose from and something for everyone. I ended up coming home with some acrylic paints and metallic and multicolored thread, both of which I am incredibly excited for. I wish it was closer to where I live because it's truly amazing here but at the same time it's probably good they aren't closer because I would end up with a house full of crafting supplies. There is paid street parking and no public restroom. The minimum credit card payment is $3, which isn't hard to hit when there's so much good stuff to choose from. I will absolutely be back many more times in the future!

    Kelvin Y.

    Amazing place to get materials for craft projects. Great place to donate craft materials too! Located near(ish) Powell's Bookstore

    Tara B.

    What a fun place to find eco friendly recycled arts and craft supplies! They have everything from used paints to ceramics to office supplies! I wouldn't come in with my heart being set to find anything, but I would totally shop here first before heading someplace else. Do be prepared to dig through the buns to see everything they have to offer, just like digging for gold.

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    9 years ago

    This place seems cool, but the seemingly unpleasant girls who work the front created an off putting vibe.

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    11 years ago

    Location is a bit trickier to get into but the store is awesome! It's big and organized and the staff is super helpful. Love it!

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    Scrap is awesome! I'm so excited to check out their new location. I've heard good things.

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    8 years ago

    So lucky to have a place like this to get inspiration. SCRAP is full of hidden gems and nice people.

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    Total Reclaim - Portland

    Total Reclaim - Portland

    (4 reviews)

    Argay, Northeast Portland

    I found Total Reclaim, Inc. when I called Portland's Metro Recycling at (503) 234-3000, and asked…read morewhere I could drop-off a bunch of block Styrofoam packing material that my curbside pick-up wouldn't take. I wanted to find someplace that wasn't going to just landfill the stuff. The number Yelp was originally showing was just a number which forwarded to Total Reclaim's Seattle facility but, Portland's Metro Recycling hot-line had the latest info. on Total Reclaim's Portland location. I dropped my Styrofoam at Total Reclaim's drop-off site at 5805 NE Columbia Blvd, two blocks west of NE 60th, and on the north side of Columbia Blvd. Their local phone number is 503-281-1899. Total Reclaim, Inc. accepts all sorts of stuff (computers, home and office electronics, TVs, stereo gear, even some appliances, you name it!) and it all gets 'reclaimed' so none of it ends up in any landfills. So, you can do-the-right-thing, and get rid of that garage full of electronics, appliances, plastics, styrofoam, and fluorescents, all with a short trip to NE Columbia Blvd.!

    Styrofoam blocks are only entertaining for so long before "Let's make another tower!" turns into…read more"When are you dumping this?" Enter Total Reclaim: The easy eco-friendly alternative to ditching your unconventional recyclables at the dump. I stuffed my trunk and back seat full of Styrofoam blocks, and made a quick trip over to Total Reclaim. For a mere $5 I was finally rid of a ridiculous amount Styrofoam. $5 is a clear bargain compared to the $10 minimum charge at the dump. And, in my book, recycling trumps wastefulness any day.

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    (1 review)

    Lloyd District, Broadway District, Northeast Portland

    Recycling Adventure:…read more I recently had to clean out my garage and a couple of rooms inside our house in order to prepare to host some visitors from overseas for a couple of weeks this summer. I'd accumulated 20-years of junk! It looked like a job for Extreme Make Over - Home Edition, but without the army of contractors or Sears and Ty Pennington to help. It almost looked like an episode of Oprah about folks who hoard everything! I had all the usual junk that would typically be recyclable curbside, but I had both too much of it for a single curbside load, as well as plenty of 'stuff' that wasn't on the curbside list of recyclables (like block Styrofoam packaging, etc). Of course, some of the stuff I wanted to jettison was perfectly reusable and I didn't want it to simply get tossed (working, but old computer and home electronics stuff, etc). And while some of the stuff qualified as Salvation Army and Goodwill candidates, some didn't. I discovered Portland's Metro Recycling Web-Site and Hot-line and they supplied me with a list of local resources for all the various types of junk that I wanted to recycle, including the block Styrofoam packing material. Besides their hot-line phone number, their web-site has a nifty search feature that taps into their huge database of local recyclers for everything from soup-to-nuts (so-to-speak). http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=1383 It is a handy service that just works!

    Columbia Recycling Pdx

    Columbia Recycling Pdx

    (4 reviews)

    Parkrose, Northeast Portland

    Great...they helped unload and accepted what we had. I've used them before, always with good luckread more

    If I could give them no stars I would! I called this business and the automated recording said…read morehours are Mon-Sat 8:30-5:30PM and closed Sunday. I arrive at the location and both gates are open and sign posted in front reads the same hours. So wouldn't a normal person believe the business was open ???? I wasn't the only one that thought this way yet I get there and I'm very rudely told they close at 4:30 and argued with me saying he had no control over what their business sign says or what their phone recording says because according to him both sign in front and phone recording are things the business doesn't control. I'm sorry but I don't think so, you hand painted homemade sign isn't controlled by your business....I call bullshit. I wish I could post a picture to show proof of what I'm saying. A homeless man had seen the same signs on separate visits to the business so he walked over 2 hours to get there in time only to be rudely turned away as well. Oh and it's very bad business to imply that a customer is an idiot because the 2 forms of contact said close at 5:30 but yet the one place not checked said 4:30. My point is 2 out of 3 say one thing and the other a different thing so what are you supposed to take is gospel? I figured the phone recording must be correct but then again I guess I'm just too stupid to think the information a business gives out could possibly be correct.......

    BottleDrop Redemption Center - The room is bright and clean

    BottleDrop Redemption Center

    (22 reviews)

    North Portland

    Ok, those cans had been in my car for nearly a week and people break into cars for less reasons so…read moreI really needed to get them done. I was in the area and thinking that this spot was probably a horrible idea especially so close to their closing time. I was completely wrong! I live in Beaverton and the redemption center by me is a mess with a very long line of people cashing in their max. This was shockingly efficient - even with the people in line who clearly know what's what and are ready to rock. Everyone was averaging 2 bags. There is a security person right at the door calling out the free lane for you to go to. The floor was clean and I was just impressed as to the efficiency and how fast it was.

    Went to recycle some cans with my son. The bags we brought in were clean when we brought them, but…read morebecame very dirty in the facility bc obviously there is nasty liquid everywhere. Our leftover items the machine wouldn't take and our bags were covered in filth by the time we were done and there is no trash bin you can put that trash in. I did not want to put it in my car, so what am I supposed to do with it? The answer is plan ahead and bring an additional clean bag so you can get the stuff back home. But the reality is that 95% of ppl at the bottle drop are homeless. So why is the city not providing a trash bin nearby?? It's ridiculous. In my case it wasn't much trash and we were parked outside a nearby business so we put the trash in a trash can outside. There was no sign saying what sort of trash was allowed or not allowed. The security guard for the business (Lowe's) was outside and didn't say a thing when I put the trash in the bin. He then took the trash back out and chased us down with it! It was uncalled for! What a power trip! Why not have a sign on the trash can, or say "I'm sorry no recycling trash in that bin". When I asked why he didn't just say something or have a sign he immediately became volatile saying "have fun sleeping outside"! H clearly is blinded by hatred for the homeless community that makes up the majority of folks in that area bc neither myself or my son look homeless anyway but it still doesn't excuse his behavior. In the end though.. where are homeless ppl supposed to put their garbage?? Carry it around for eternity?? Can the bottle drop area get a trash can for crying out loud?? Portland residents are taxed enough to support a dumpster. I don't think it's an unreasonable request seeing how the mission of the bottle drop is supposedly to keep Oregon clean and pristine. What a joke!!

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