Reduce and Reuse
COVID-19 Impacts on Reuse and Repair
Reuse and repair opportunities listed on this webpage may have been impacted in response to COVID-19. Hours, services and policies may have changed. Please visit listed webpages or contact organizations directly for accurate, up-to-date service information.
Help save resources and keep usable items out of the trash by repairing, donating, or selling your items and buying second hand. Here are some reuse opportunities available in Washington County.
Washington County Environmental Center Free Product Room – Select and take home free products such as paint, stain, automotive products, household cleaners, and more
Fix-It Clinics – Bring your broken items to a Washington County Library Fix-It Clinic and get them repaired for FREE. Learn valuable repair skills while working alongside volunteer fixers to disassemble, troubleshoot, and repair your items.
Repair Videos
Don’t trash it - fix it! Join Washington County Fix-it Clinic volunteers as they demonstrate simple repairs and maintenance of everyday items.
Mending and Sewing
General Repairs
Search these websites for free repair tutorial videos and guides.
Search online by item needing to be repaired.
Save money and find quality, unique home goods and apparel items by shopping local thrift stores, classified websites, online trading communities, and yard sales. Earn extra cash by selling stuff you no longer need.
Find donation and other secondhand opportunities in the Washington County area here.
Save space and money by renting and sharing items.
Reuse and repair opportunities listed on this webpage may have been impacted in response to COVID-19. Hours, services and policies may have changed. Please visit listed webpages or contact organizations directly for accurate, up-to-date service information.
Help save resources and keep usable items out of the trash by repairing, donating, or selling your items and buying second hand. Here are some reuse opportunities available in Washington County.
Reuse
Washington County Environmental Center Free Product Room – Select and take home free products such as paint, stain, automotive products, household cleaners, and more
Repair
Fix-It Clinics – Bring your broken items to a Washington County Library Fix-It Clinic and get them repaired for FREE. Learn valuable repair skills while working alongside volunteer fixers to disassemble, troubleshoot, and repair your items.
Repair Videos
Don’t trash it - fix it! Join Washington County Fix-it Clinic volunteers as they demonstrate simple repairs and maintenance of everyday items.Mending and Sewing
General Repairs
- How to replace a power cord on a lamp
- How to replace a vacuum belt
- How to clean and maintain an oscillating fan
- How to replace a lamp socket
Online Repair Resources
Search these websites for free repair tutorial videos and guides.
Local Repair Shops
Search online by item needing to be repaired.
Donate, Sell, and Buy Secondhand
Save money and find quality, unique home goods and apparel items by shopping local thrift stores, classified websites, online trading communities, and yard sales. Earn extra cash by selling stuff you no longer need.
Find donation and other secondhand opportunities in the Washington County area here.
Rent & Share
Save space and money by renting and sharing items.
- Washington County Libraries – Borrow books, audiobooks, music, movies, and more
- Minnesota Tool Library – Tool lending library with locations in Northeast Minneapolis and St. Paul
- Minnesota Rental Association – Rental store locator
- Local businesses: Rent party supplies, tools, formal dresses, textbooks, moving boxes and more