’Tis the season for creativity— find yourself a cozy creative pursuit to wile away the long dark days ahead!
If it’s time to retire some of your old interests or projects, we’ll be popping up around town throughout December to collect any unwanted, gently used supplies at the following locations:
- Monday 12/11 – Friday 12/15, for students at Pratt Munson, in the Student Center Dining Hall, 11:30am – 1:30pm
- Wednesday 12/13 at the Other Side Gallery, 4-8pm
- Thursday 12/14 at the Other Side Gallery, 4-8pm
- Saturday 12/30 at the Tramontane Cafe, 11am – 4pm
Our list of items accepted for donation, and donation pick-up scheduling can be found here!
Our Holiday Season Reuse Suggestions:
- Save old wrapping paper and the brown packing paper from your shipping boxes! You can reuse it as is, for wrapping paper with a crumply texture, iron it and reuse it,— or bring it to us!
- Cardboard boxes have a variety of uses! Here are just a few ideas:
- flatten to save and reuse them later,
- Use them to make a cute gingerbread house advent calendar with your old TP rolls,
- or remove all plastic and tape to use them in your garden
- Plastic yogurt lids and mason jar lids can be used in a bunch of fun ornament projects!
Special Events
Join us for a wrapping bee at the Other Side! Most wrapping paper is not recyclable and ends up in a landfill. Bring a present to wrap, and we will have sustainable wrapping options to share!
We’ll be having an End of Semester donation site at Pratt Munson for students on campus, Monday 12/11 – Friday 12/15, 11:30am – 1:30pm in the dining hall at the Student Center. We’re excited to team up with our local art school to ensure that no usable materials go to waste!
Thank you for your support!
Utica Creative Reuse 
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