Cracked Pots is a local nonprofit that focuses on waste reduction through creative reuse by hosting large community events and art gallery shows. One of their programs dedicated to curbing waste is their retail storefront, ReClaim It, where slightly worn and discarded items find a new purpose. Before COVID, everything in our shop was gleaned from the Metro Central Transfer Station. That's right, the dump! We have saved over 550,000 lbs of waste from being added to our city's landfill. Now, we have opened our doors to taking in donations from the community to continue to catch that waste before it's taken to the dump. What do we do with these items? We clean, sort, repair, upcycle and sell these salvaged materials in an effort to educate the public about the enormity of the waste stream and inspire reuse, repair, and reimagination in our community.


A few of the activities we're currently seeking volunteer help for are:

• Repair & Upcycling Training Program - We welcome the "very skilled" to "not skilled at all!"

• Merchandising - Reorganizing, cleaning & "staging" our storefront items for sale

• Displays - Creating engaging window & storefront designs and signage

• Cleaner - Cleaning, sorting and packaging newly sourced items

• e-Comm - Assisting with uploading items into our NEW Online Retail Store

• Social Media - Helping to capture creative & inspiring stories & posts to share

We have extremely flexible shifts, with no minimum hours required, doing a variety of tasks based on volunteer interests. As we're a growing organization, we're also very interested in any other skills and donations volunteers may be willing to bring to the table. We're always learning and growing and are so thankful for all of our talented volunteers willing to give of their time to help our cause.


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

Or call Aubrey, our Acting Volunteer Coordinator at 503-432-7712