Keeping Resources Local
Everly's mission of contributing to a more sustainable, caring community was inspired by our team's history in thrift. We saw the results of overconsumption firsthand while serving customers who were often the most in-need of affordable resources.
With this program, we want to bridge the gap between sustainability and resource disparity, reducing waste in our community while sharing with our neighbors all at once. Since people are already donating their old things to the thrift store, it's only right we take that generosity and pay it forward ourselves.
Who We Give To
This program is best suited to those who can commit to regular weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly pickups in Shoreline, WA where our redistribution center is currently housed.
Priority given based on need, availability of goods, and mission alignment. We're particularly interested in supporting low barrier to entry distributors, especially those serving Queer folks.
Queer Artists, Crafters, or Small Businesses
If you are an artist, craftsperson, or small-scale maker working in upcycled or recycled goods, we might be able to help get you free materials.
While we're prioritizing not-for-profit redistribution, we are always here to support the Queer community—especially when it means reducing waste at the same time! We ask that anyone making a profit from redistributed materials consider a pay-what-you-can donation, if they are able to.
Here's who we're working with so far
Are you doing direct distribution to the community? We have wearable clothes, useful home goods, and other helpful resources we may be able to share.
Here are some groups we're currently giving to, for example:
Nonprofits or Mutual Aid Groups
Though we're working on ways to support more direct giving in the future, our organization is not well-equipped to offer emergency responses to individuals experiencing immediate crisis.
If you are someone in-need of a one-time donation that fits the description above, you can still submit a request. We cannot guarantee individualized services but will do our best to support or redirect you depending on our capacity.
What We Have To Give
Essentially, we take unsold or excess donations from Magpie Thrift Stores and redistributing them to other organizations or artists who can use them for good. Most items available will show some signs of wear, so it is easier for us to supply those able to accept things in a variety of conditions, especially for recycling and upcycling.
Some common items we have available for redistribution are:
Clothing, shoes, or accessories (in various conditions from wearable to scrap)
Linens, bedding, etc. (in various conditions from usable to scrap)
Glassware (in various conditions from usable to scrap)
Metal goods / metal recycling
Cardboard / paper recycling
Home goods / decor
Filing Cabinets
Luggage
Wire Hangers
Large kid's toys / plushies
Scrap tools / electronics
Single chairs
How We Give
Sorting out clean, wearable, unsold donations for various nonprofit or mutual aid groups
Collecting and storing nonperishable food, medical supplies, and toiletries to the Seattle Community Fridge (as well as hosting a public collection box!)
Sorting and transporting extra or unsold children's books to Mary's Place Seattle or Treehouse for Kids
Sorting and storing usable or repairable goods to Seattle REconomy. Donations are who either kept for the Shoreline Tool Library or passed onto KidVantage, the Furniture Repair Bank, and Seattle Recreative
How Magpie Thrift Helps
What's Next
Expand giving program to more community groups in our areas
Introduce more direct recycling options for in-store waste, and eventually opening these options up to our community, too!
Especially for hard to dispose of items like electronics
Continue partnering with local orgs to distribute more impactful donations
Work with Everly's Senior Support Program to reduce personal waste for in-need community members
Community Recycling Stations
In addition to redistribution usable waste, we also want to help our community more responsibly dispose of actual waste, too. Especially hard to recycle items, like electronics, certain plastics, and other potentially hazardous materials. Eventually, we hope to offer accessible, public recycling stations at Magpie Thrift Stores to make recycling more accessible to everyone.
What We're Working Towards
More Education and Reporting
We are working, with the help of our Intern and volunteers, to share information and to educate about the current state of recycling in Washington State. Whether this is researching companies that follow through, or not, with promises of recycling materials, or introducing and highlighting companies that currently are making a difference.
Our team will continue to post blogs on companies or issues they we have investigated. We'd love to have the community to send in ideas or questions they would like answered, too!
Get in touch
Do you or your organization have something you'd like to share? Get in touch, and let's see how we can connect
