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Creative Reuse Marketplace finds new life for unwanted items | Community Voices

Creative Reuse Marketplace

Adena Rivas is the programs coordinator for the Office of Public Works where she oversees the Waste & Recycling department. She also helped launch the Creative Reuse Marketplace, which is a store that takes donations of unwanted items and sells them for creative reuse. The facility also provides work for underserved women. Rivas spoke to Community Voices about her passion for reducing waste and improving the environment.

Vanessa is the Community Voices Production Coordinator. Reach Vanessa at vfergu3@uis.edu.
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