SCRAP
Retail Art SuppliesCalifornia, United States501-1000 Employees
SCRAP is a San Francisco–based nonprofit in the retail art supplies sector that focuses on reusing materials that would otherwise be discarded. Founded in 1976, the organization collects and redistributes reusable art and craft materials to educational and community groups, aiming to maximize material diversion from the solid waste stream and promote creative reuse among children and adults. Its activities include educational programs, field trips, and workshops that serve thousands of teachers, artists, and students, with a significant reach across more than 170 schools and 200 community organizations in the Bay Area. As a provider of public resources and hands-on reuse education, SCRAP operates by sorting and distributing reclaimed materials by type to support arts education and environmental awareness. The organization is described as a national model for giving second life to materials and is based in San Francisco, California, with a sizable regional impact in the local arts and education communities.