The Resource Exchange

The Resource Exchange Philadelphia's Non-profit Creative Reuse Center
Please CALL/EMAIL for all inquiries – thanks!

We hope to incentivize creative reuse throughout the community by selling all of our material at reduced cost, typically 1/3 to 1/2 off the cost of buying new!

• artists and craftspeople use our donated and salvaged material to create art, furniture, home decor, and other unique creative reuse items.

• film and theater companies utilize salvaged scenery and set decoration in new productions, an

d are offered more responsible set building and waste management options.

• builders and contractors who utilize green design and building strategies buy our low cost, reclaimed building materials.

• homeowners and renters alike look to us for innovative ways to incorporate salvaged materials into home projects and decor.

• reusable resources and manufacturer surplus can easily be incorporated into art and environmental education programs in public schools and other nonprofit organizations, where funding for materials is often limited.

• environmentally conscious customers benefit from the opportunity to make purchasing decisions with not just cost, but conservation in mind.

It’s-a me, Mario! 🍄 If you-a have controllers, or-a cheesesteak, or-a pretzel, or-a more to hold, use-a me!small-a crack...
09/02/2026

It’s-a me, Mario! 🍄

If you-a have controllers, or-a cheesesteak, or-a pretzel, or-a more to hold, use-a me!

small-a crack on stand!
Price: 20 coins (online for 30+ coins)
1ft tall

Come by / Call to buy

💻📱www.theresourceexchange.org
📞267-997-0060
1800 N American
Shop & Gallery Hours
Wed-Sat: 10-6 Sun: 12-4

Happy September! We hope to see you at our upcoming events this month 💚⭐️Sep 10, 5-8pm2nd ThursdayShop & Gallery open la...
09/01/2026

Happy September! We hope to see you at our upcoming events this month 💚

⭐️Sep 10, 5-8pm
2nd Thursday
Shop & Gallery open late!
tinyurl.com/re-2ndTHU

⭐️Sep 12, 5-8pm
reCreate Gallery Fall Reception
tinyurl.com/re-fall26reception

⭐️Sep 18, 11-2:30pm
Workshop: Beginner Stained Glass tinyurl.com/reworkshop-sep18

⭐️Sep 20, Volunteer Day
tinyurl.com/volunteer-sep26

💚✨creative r.e.use project! ✨💚Wow! Check out this amazingggg lamp made by one of our wonderful customers, ! A one hund...
08/31/2026

💚✨creative r.e.use project! ✨💚

Wow! Check out this amazingggg lamp made by one of our wonderful customers, ! A one hundred year old No. 1A Autographic Kodak Junior camera was converted into a truly one of a kind incredible lamp!
We love seeing what our talented customers make from our materials.

Ahem, is this thing on! Attention! Hey! Hello! Are you listening? Yoohoo! We have something we would like to say. We hav...
08/30/2026

Ahem, is this thing on! Attention! Hey! Hello! Are you listening? Yoohoo! We have something we would like to say. We have all of these cool vintage microphones in ready to make you in charge! Now, we don’t have a way to test if they work, but we do know that they are cool objects and hey, we can always play pretend. 🎤

Come by / Call to buy
💻📱www.theresourceexchange.org
📞267-997-0060
1800 N American
Shop & Gallery Hours
Wed-Sat: 10-6 Sun: 12-4

💤🛌 take your naps in style from now on with all of these funky pillows we have in 💃 bright colors, different textures, a...
08/29/2026

💤🛌 take your naps in style from now on with all of these funky pillows we have in
💃 bright colors, different textures, and a variety of shapes and sizes.

Come by / Call to buy
💻📱www.theresourceexchange.org
📞267-997-0060
1800 N American
Shop & Gallery Hours
Wed-Sat: 10-6 Sun: 12-4

The weather is slowly starting to cool down, box stores somehow already have Halloween decor, you know what all that mea...
08/28/2026

The weather is slowly starting to cool down, box stores somehow already have Halloween decor, you know what all that means… knitting season is approaching!!! We have TONS of beautiful yarn ready to become your next project! This round is full of quality materials like merino and peruvian wool, linen, silk, cashmere, bamboo, soy, and cotton. Why buy new? Select skeins are on our website but we have SO MUCH YARN, we couldn’t possibly list it all!!! Makes you wonder if we should change our name to the Yarn Exchange 🤔

We also have an addiExpress Kingsize Knitting Machine to make those tubes go a bit faster!

Come by / Call to buy / Shop Online
💻📱www.theresourceexchange.org
📞267-997-0060
1800 N American
Shop & Gallery Hours
Wed-Sat: 10-6 Sun: 12-4

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Check out this beautiful, portable, vintage Sterling Smith-Corona Typewriter with it’s own carrying case! All it needs i...
08/27/2026

Check out this beautiful, portable, vintage Sterling Smith-Corona Typewriter with it’s own carrying case! All it needs is a new ribbon and it’ll be ready for you to write your next novel without staring into the ghoulish blue light of your computer.

Price: $175

Come by / Call to buy / Shop Online
💻📱www.theresourceexchange.org
📞267-997-0060
1800 N American
Shop & Gallery Hours
Wed-Sat: 10-6 Sun: 12-4

It’s raining letterpress, hallelujah!!! We have A, B, and so forth. You know… emenello, P……………. F. 25¢ each!💻📱www.theres...
08/26/2026

It’s raining letterpress, hallelujah!!! We have A, B, and so forth. You know… emenello, P……………. F.

25¢ each!

💻📱www.theresourceexchange.org
📞267-997-0060
1800 N American
Shop & Gallery Hours
Wed-Sat: 10-6 Sun: 12-4

We hate to see valuable material end up in landfills, and if you do too, this weekend is the perfect opportunity to help...
08/25/2026

We hate to see valuable material end up in landfills, and if you do too, this weekend is the perfect opportunity to help us keep it out and get it back in the hands of our creative community 💫
Sign up to volunteer this Saturday, August 29th from 11am-2pm

Link below & in our bio:
🔗tinyurl.com/volunteer-aug29

08/24/2026

Remember our native seed packets we spread before Spring started? You’ve seen the beautiful flowers they sprouted and now we’ve harvested their seeds for next year! If you’ve grabbed a free seed packet while visiting our shop (provided by !), now’s the time to pluck off the dried flower buds to find a handful of seeds inside!

Address

1800 N American Street
Philadelphia, PA
19122

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm

Telephone

+12679970060

Website

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