The East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse touts itself as being “every teacher’s first stop and every artist’s second home” for a good reason. It is stuffed to the gills with excellent freebie finds embodying the adage one person’s trash is another’s treasure that makes websites like craigslist and freecycle tick.
Reopening to the public after a very long hiatus, we are excited to have this up-cycling superstar back in action. February 13 and 14, there will be stations for Valentine card-making and Monday, February 15, will be just for teachers.
What will you find there? You will discover art & craft materials, feathers, egg cartons, educational supplies, vintage home décor, well-worn furniture, fabric, and much more. Founded in 1979 by two Oakland public school teachers, the mission of the 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.
Plan your visit to the East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse
Shopping Hours:
Check website for revised hours >>
No donations will be accepted at this time.
Location:
The East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse is located in Oakland’s historic and vibrant Temescal District.
4695 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland, California 94609
[Photos from Yelp. I reused them]
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Please read this article before you support this business. https://oaklandside.org/2021/01/22/east-bay-depot-for-creative-reuse-lay-off-its-entire-staff/
That’s super disappointing. Thanks for sharing.
I also suggest reading the article. I am close to people who have worked there for years and the Depot treated them terribly as employees and even worse by unnecessarily firing all of them when the pandemic hit. These are not people who had savings to fall back on. They were thrown away and their lives destroyed. I was a regular Depot customer for years and I am now ashamed of it. As more of the artist communities in the bay area have become aware of the situation, most have chosen to boycott the depot. The whole thing is so sad.