The Scrap Exchange

We were founded in Durham in 1991 by a group of people who wanted to give discarded materials new life. From the beginning, The Scrap has achieved this through creative reuse retail, arts programming, education, exhibitions and community events. Last year, The Scrap diverted 795,843 pounds of material from the waste stream, received more than 21,000 material donations and sold nearly 975,000 items through our stores. Our Artist Market paid about $44,000 in commissions to artists. Our Cameron Gallery presented six exhibitions featuring nearly 70 artists last year. The Scrap also produced 100 programs and took our beloved blue barrels out into the community for dozens of outreach events.

We all know about "Reuse, Reuse, Recycle." Here at The Scrap we want to show that middle “R” a bit more love. We’re proud to make used cool, and encouraging people to see something used and "love it again."