From Dumps to Charities
by Hannah Jang, Chief Blogger
As the saying goes, one woman's trash is another woman's treasure. And so it is with Film Biz Recycling, the not-for-profit organization, that diverted over 180 tons of materials from landfills and redistributed over 60% of materials to eight local charities.
Film Biz Recycling, founded by Eva Radke, accepts donated props and materials from film, TV, theater, commercial and other media productions. Radke, a former art department coordinator, saw a void and decided to fill it. After years of seeing so much material waste in the media industry, Radke channeled her frustration into action. In 2008, a home, also known as the Prop Shop, was built for these abandoned items. 40% of those salvaged items become inventory for sale or rent at the Prop Shop and everything else goes to charities and local organizations.
"I want people to understand that we are not a store. We are a community center. Rather than be recognized as a great store, we want it to be very clear that we have a social and an environmental mission and hope to inspire people to take this business model and replicate it in their local neighborhood."
Film Biz Recycling's mission is to not only create socially responsible and sustainable solutions by using repurposed materials but also provide environmentally focused educational platforms. FBR often hosts seminars in their 10,000-foot warehouse space focusing on reuse and the media production and creative arts industries. "I want to be a conduit for the film industry and see it become a factory for art and learning." says Radke.
In addition to providing meeting and studio spaces to local community groups, businesses and individuals, FBR also runs an art gallery that features work from local artists (as shown below). "The workshops are free because I just want people to come in here and listen. Be encouraged. Be inspired."
To view the different charities Film Biz Recycling partners with visit: http://www.filmbizrecycling.org/about/partners-and-charities
Thank you very much for sharing this, I'm pretty sure that she has lot's of different stocks in her warehouse.
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