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10 people are interested
Weighing and Sorting Donations
ORGANIZATION: THE EAST BAY DEPOT FOR CREATIVE REUSE
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10 people are interested
The non-profit East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse receives 1-2 tons of donated materials every week. All of it must be weighed and recorded before being put out for sale in our reuse retail store. Currently we are looking for help on our donation dock for a few hours every Sunday. A staff person will approve and select donated items while a volunteer weighs the items, records the weights, and sorts them into their appropriate bins.
If you are are interested in things like arts and crafts supplies, fabric and yarn, school & office supplies, paper goods, books, jewelry, and housewares, this may be the role for you!
Your work in this role will help ensure that we are able to divert as much waste as possible from the waste stream by keeping our product organized, our customers happy and our staff able to focus on bigger picture tasks.
Must be able to safely lift and move 25-40+ pounds.
If interested, please complete this application form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1eife5-go2Pg4uCnwR1SbQIhY6NDVyrVfnIHd3YfERrU/edit#response=ACYDBNh0qwNVjbMMOizQH9HfCzLMxLmDo_-Mz3Fo8W9XX_UZGLFGZcudiSaboTFqUjB4VDM
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About THE EAST BAY DEPOT FOR CREATIVE REUSE
Location:
4695 TELEGRAPH AVE, OAKLAND, CA 94609, US
Mission Statement
The mission of The East Bay 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.
Description
The Depot has been a staple for teachers and artists for over 40 years. The East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse is a 501c3 non-profit. Founded in 1979 by a group of Oakland Public School teachers the mission of the depot is to educate the community on the green benefits of reuse and to divert waste materials from the landfills by collecting and redistributing the discarded goods as low-cost supplies for art, education, and social services in the Depot store at 4695 Telegraph Ave, Oakland.
The Depot is the East Bay’s leading reuse organization, providing free supplies to tens of thousands of local educators, assisting countless artists and crafts-people with their projects, and diverting thousands of tons of reusable materials away from landfills, and toward useful second lives.
Working with other community partners over the years, the Depot has collected and distributed critical supplies to refugees and victims of the war in Afghanistan, clothing, and bicycles to orphanages in Nicaragua as well as humanitarian aid shipments to victims of Hurricane Katrina. Closer to home, the Depot organized collection of clothing and hygiene products for the Northern California Rural Poverty program.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
4695 Telegraph AveOakland, CA 94609
DATE POSTED
May 8, 2023
SKILLS
- Warehousing
- Inventory Management
- Data Entry
- Organization
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 3 hours per week
- Must be able to lift 25-40 lbs on a repeating basis