UPCYCLE OHIO
Updated 29 days ago
751 West Union Street Athens, OH 45701
UpCycle Ohio is a business. To be sure. But we're much more than that. We're a social enterprise, which means that while we strive to be profitable, we're also working to build a better, more sustainable community. We do this in myriad ways... Our Community Makerspace provides entrepreneurs and hobbyists with the tools and space they need to explore new ventures. Our Tool Library allows homeowners to borrow tools rather than paying for something they might use only once or twice. And our UpCycle Thrift store does exactly that: We upcycle gently used merchandise, which reduces the load on the landfill and gives consumers the option to buy used products, which reduces their impact on the planet... We launched our Thrift Store and Community Makerspace on Sept. 26, 2020, thanks to the efforts of seven community groups that banded together to purchase the assets of ReUse Industries, which closed in February 2020. Our community needs the services that ReUse was providing, and the partners..