The RE Store

Specialties

The RE Store is a non-​profit building salvage retail and service center. Whether you want vintage cabinet pulls or claw foot tubs, reclaimed old growth lumber, or salvaged stone and brick; you can find sustainably sourced materials for your next project at The RE Store. Remodel your home while saving money and being friendly to the environment, its a win-​win!

Have material to donate? The RE Store accepts a range of household materials. The RE Store also offers a wide variety of services including pickups, salvage, and full building deconstruction. Retail stores are located in Bellingham and Seattle. A fleet of trucks visit job sites, businesses, homes, and storage facilities throughout western Washington.

History

Established in 1999.

The RE Store was founded by the non-​profit organization RE Sources for Sustainable Communities to address the growing problem of wasteful disposal of useable building materials, most of which were buried in the local landfill. The RE Store provides an alternative to dumping those materials. 200,000 buildings are demolished each year in the United States. The demolition of a modest 2,000 square foot house generates up to 127 tons of trash. The RE Store can reuse up to 50% of that material and recycle another 48%, leaving a mere 2% to end up in a landfill or incinerator.

Since its inception, The RE Store has turned building material waste into a viable sustainable business venture that diverts close to 4 million pounds of waste per year from needless disposal while employing over 35 full time employees.