Load up found treasures for ReClaim It - Every Thursday

We rescue items from the trash for creative re-use!

We need help loading our UHaul on most Thursday afternoons at the transfer station. Volunteers meet at the shop on N Killingsworth around 10:30am and travel in the rental truck to the transfer station in NW. There, they load the truck, drive back to the shop and then unload. The shifts are generally about 2-2.5 hours. We seek to have 4 folks each week for ease & safety.

Every week our volunteer gleaners select items from the NW Transfer station so they are kept out of the landfill. Helping load items from our temporary storage area into the truck to get them back to our store is a key way of helping the mission. We clean fix and sell these items for re-use, upcycling and creative re-imagination at our non-profit store at 1 N. Killingsworth. So far we've kept over 1 million pounds out of the waste stream.

Good candidates for loading are able bodied and not afraid to get dirty. A general ReClaim It volunteer orientation is required prior to loading. Be sure to wear sturdy shoes and long shirt & pants, and leather gloves to keep safe whenever you go to the dump! Other volunteer opportunities are available on other days/times too. Gleaning training is available after 20 hours after contributing volunteer time.

We have flexible shifts doing a variety of tasks based on volunteer skills and interests.

For more information, you can visit: https://www.reclaimitpdx.org/volunteer

Or email our Volunteer Coordinator at Volunteer@reclaimitpdx.org