Employment, Recycling, Retail-Thrift Stores
Turning trash into treasure is a worthy pursuit, by any measure. But “aspirational recycling” is hardly worth its weight in expanded polystyrene foam. More on that later. First, on this Earth Day, we want to tell you more about the environmental stewardship we take so...
Donations, Recycling, Retail-Thrift Stores
St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (SVdP) is a new Environmental Partner of 1% for the Planet, a worldwide alliance of more than 4,000 business and individual members that give back to support environmental nonprofits. “We are tremendously excited for the...
Recycling, Retail-Thrift Stores
Have an old appliance or two that you want out of the house? Maybe you recently remodeled your kitchen or laundry room and upgraded to all new appliances, or just replaced one with a new-and-improved version but the old one still has life left in it? Whatever the...
Donations, Recycling, Retail-Thrift Stores, Volunteer
Kermit the Frog famously croaked “it’s not easy being green,” which might have been true on Sesame Street. But our amphibious friend would surely sing a different tune if he lived anywhere near one of St. Vinnie’s 13 retail-thrift stores in Oregon. Whether you want to...
