2018 Highlights and Annual Report

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• We diverted over 153,000 pounds of material from the landfill
  • 224 Tons of materials have been diverted by ACR to date
• The Austin Chronicle Voted Best of Austin: Best Arts and Craft Store 2018
•  Over 6000 volunteer hours

2017 Highlights and Annual Report

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• We diverted over 125,000 pounds of material from the landfill
• Led professional development programs for 3 schools
• Installed reuse centers in 5 schools
• Awarded Platinum Level Membership With Austin Green Business Leaders
  • We were the first organization in the history of the Austin
    Green Business Leaders (AGBL) program to receive a
    perfect score for Community Stewardship!

2016 Highlights and Annual Report

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• We’ve expanded open hours from just 8 hours per week to 36 hours per week.
• We diverted over 84,000 pounds of material from the landfill
• Over 6200 volunteer hours
• Offered 5 Art of Reuse workshops to the community with over 100 participants
• Participated in 70 community events

2015 Highlights and Annual Report

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• We opened Austin’s first creative reuse center!
• We diverted over 38,000 pounds of material from the landfill, more than 2.5x our previous annual record.
• 5269 volunteer hours
• 65 community events

2014 Highlights and Annual Report

FY2014 Annual Report (PDF)

• We accomplished all our goals and in 2015 we’ll be opening our first ever permanent community and retail space!
• Over $13,000 raised during our Raise the Roof campaign
• 965 volunteer hours
• 30+ community events

2013 Highlights and Annual Report

FY2013 Annual Report (PDF)

• We partnered with the City of Austin, Reuse Alliance Texas, and Austin Resource Recovery to make October 20th Austin Reuse Day!
• 8,200 pounds of materials diverted from the landfill
• 264% increase in funds allocated to program activities
• 1,500+ volunteer hours
• In our second Educators Material Drive, we served 4,400 Austin area students, distributed 75 pre-paced educational kits and three hands-on, TEKS aligned classroom lesson demonstrations.

2012 Highlights and Annual Report

FY2012 Annual Report (PDF)

• 1000+ volunteer hours
• 13,950 pounds of materials diverted from the landfill
• Participated in over 25 events
• In our first ever, Educators Material Drive, we collected over 7,400lbs of materials and reached over 3,200 kids.
• Received a $1,000 booster prize in I Live Here, I Give Here’s Amplify Austin program, a community-wide challenge to raise $1 million in 24 hours. Austin Creative Reuse received over $3,800 in donations!