Teacher Reuse Store
Sign up to volunteer with us! We need help sorting the huge end-of-year influx of donations.
The Teacher Reuse Store will be CLOSED June 13th-17th as staff catch up on cleaning and organizing at the CHaRM. We apologize for this inconvenience.
We are open for shopping on Tuesdays & Wednesdays from 2 - 6:30 PM! Location: 1005 College Ave, within the Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM). Pull in through the gate and park to your immediate right.
The Teacher Reuse Store provides a variety of school supplies, materials, and other items to local educators for FREE!
The store provides an innovative approach to the recovery and reuse of business and industry discards and by-products, as well as community donations. We keep items out of the landfills and put them in the hands of our communities’ education systems.
Open for shopping on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 2 - 6:30 PM.
Donations accepted whenever the CHaRM is open: Tuesdays & Wednesdays 10 AM - 7 PM, Saturdays 8 AM - 12 PM. There is no CHaRM facility fee for items donated to the Teacher Reuse Store.
Who can use the store?
The Teacher Reuse Store is open to ANY teacher or educator! Public, private, college-level and homeschool teachers are welcome to "shop." All teachers must provide official documentation to verify teaching status- a school district photo I.D., a letter on school letterhead signed by the principal and/or letter of intent to homeschool will be accepted for entry.
NOTE: Only teachers will be admitted into the store -- No helpers or children of any age allowed in the Reuse Store!
Open House Days
In addition to our regular service, the Teacher Reuse Store is now open every other Wednesday to other groups from the community. Email reuse@accgov.com with questions or for more information.
Upcoming dates: May 31st, June 28th
Email updates
Teachers may subscribe to the email list to receive updates on new items in the store by emailing the Teacher Reuse Store coordinator, Abigail West, at abigail.west@accgov.com.
(Note: teachers are automatically added to the list after they shop at the store)
Free Binders!
FREE 3-ring-binders! Not limited to teachers or Open House guests, literally anyone is welcome to come get free binders.
You now have two ways to get free binders from the Teacher Reuse Store. Simply stop by when we are open (Tues & Wed 2-6:30 PM), or fill out the new Binder Request Form. With this new form, you can request binders by size, quantity, and color, and staff will help prepare them for you.
DonationsPlease take the time and examine what your business or industry discards and you might discover that your trash is a teacher’s treasure! The list below reflects many of the items we currently accept, but is not comprehensive. Please contact us with any questions.
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Creative Reuse Open House
Every other Wednesday, the Teacher Reuse Store is open to other community groups to shop for free supplies! We have a lot of materials that can be useful to non-teachers for creative and educational projects of all kinds.
Please note: the items we give away are not intended for resale in their original form.
Upcoming dates (2-6:30 PM): April 19th, May 3rd, 17th, 31st
Members of the following groups are eligible:
- Artists/Creatives
- Nonprofits
- Students (with student ID)
- Small business owners
- Religious organizations
- Daycare facilities
- Camps and afterschool programs
- Hospitals
- Social Workers
- Other - contact us if you think you might be eligible: reuse@accgov.com
Creative Reuse Project Ideas
Check out our creative reuse project guides below. We have many of the supplies you need to complete these projects (by yourself or with a group or your students) at the Reuse Store. No appointment necessary, just come by during our shopping hours!
We love our volunteers! We always need help sorting, organizing, and preparing materials in the store. We especially need help sorting the big influx of end-of-year donations.
Sign up for summer volunteer days here!
Questions? Email us at reuse@accgov.com
Email us to arrange a time for you and/or your group to volunteer with us. Our staff are flexible and can usually arrange something for any time on a weekday, evening, or Sunday.
Hours & Location
Open for shopping on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 2 - 6:30 PM.
Donations accepted during CHaRM open hours, Tuesdays & Wednesdays 10 AM - 7 PM, Saturdays 8 AM - 12 PM. There is no CHaRM facility fee for items donated to the Teacher Reuse Store.
Questions? Contact reuse@accgov.com.
Location
Center For Hard-To-Recycle Materials (CHaRM)
1005 College Avenue Athens, GA 30601
When you arrive
Pull in through the gate and park in the lot immediately to your right. You'll then walk over around the outside of the building down to the last 3 garage doors, where our coordinator Abigail will greet you.