Big Reuse - Non-Profit Retail Store and Donation Center

Donate locally to support BIG for NYC! Your gift helps us reach our fundraising goal and power Big Reuse’s community impact.

Big Reuse supports and builds community-based initiatives that minimize waste and cultivate a greener and more resilient future amid accelerating climate change

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Our Reuse Center in Gowanus is open 7 days a week and accepts donations from 10 am-5 pm. A new location in Bushwick is coming soon!

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Our Gowanus location is open 7 days a week from 10am - 6pm. A new location in Bushwick is coming soon!

Volunteer

Volunteer with our Community Compost team, our Street Tree Care Team, and at the Big Reuse Center

Compost

Collecting food scraps and organic waste to produce nutrient-rich compost and supporting hyper-local compost processing citywide.

Our Programs

Big Reuse Centers, Brooklyn

Our Gowanus, Brooklyn thrift store location is NYC's premier destination for a wide array of used home goods from new, to used, to vintage. Store hours 10am-6pm & donation hours 10am-5pm! A new thrift store in Bushwick is coming soon!

Community Composting

Providing food scrap drop off sites, compost bin installations, compost education, and compost volunteer events to help make composting accessible to NYC residents!

Street Tree Care

Providing street tree care and compost education in partnership with City Council members, community groups & schools.

Tree Guard Project Kit - Big Reuse

Tree Guard Project

We’ve created a more affordable tree guard for New York City residents to purchase and install with our tool set rental!

Our Annual Impact

Read our 2024 Annual Report

Cared for 800+ trees with 2000+ community volunteers.

Reopened 18 food scrap drop-offs.

Diverted 300,000+ items from landfills.

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GET INVOLVED - DONATE

Donate your used items and keep them in use.

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GET INVOLVED - VOLUNTEER

Volunteer with us at the Big Reuse Center or at a street tree care event.

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GET INVOLVED - CONTRIBUTE

Contribute to Big Reuse and support our work.

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SHOP REUSE

Some of the latest vintage and collectable items available at the Reuse Center.

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New

Tiffany&co Fire Station children’s 3 piece set

$89.99

New

Autographed Muhammad Ali memorabilia

$299.00

Pair of 1930s glass candle holders

$99.99

Avocor working large scale computer screens - Big Reuse

Avocor working large scale computer screens - Big Reuse

Avocor working large scale computer screens

$1,749.00

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