The Alfred Reusable Materials Depot

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REPO, ACCESS THERETO,
can be had primarily through your local Repo representative, or whoever else you know or don't yet know that might have a key. A full list of who has keys can be found on the white piece of wood hanging off the side of Repo.

Additionally, Repo will be open every Wednesday between 3:30 and 6:30.

REPO IS, METAPHYSICALLY,
the free-in, free-out material exchange parasitically attached to the school of art and design at Alfred University.

REPO IS, PHYSICALLY,
the brown shipping container in the parking lot of Harder Hall equipped with shelves and a vague sense of organization.

REPO IS, LINGUSTICALLY,
repo \ripo\ (ri•po), v. [imp & p. p. repo'd (ri•po•d);

To redirect material from a wastestream back into a cycle of use.

"We repo'd a fuckton of wood from that construction dumpster."


REPO REALLY WANTS

art supplies
useable materials
wood
fabric
paper
construction materials in good shape
tools
hardware
factory cut-offs/seconds

REPO DOESN'T WANT

trash
recycling (cans, bottles, cardboard, crumpled paper, etc)
moldy items
clothing
furniture
trash
clay/glaze materials
chemicals/powders
cement/motar/plaster
flammables (solvents, paints, etc)
animals
artwork
broken things (unless they are very cool)
things that are too gross for you to want

Ultimately, Repo is a case-by-case operation.

Contact us with questions or for details.


10.20.09