By Chase Jones, the City’s Energy Conservation and Climate Action Coordinator, and Britt Holewinski, the City’s AmeriCorps Energy Corps Service Member.Originally published in Missoula Current, August 17, 2018. Each year, the River City Roots Festival brings our community together and shares the magic of Missoula with not only locals but also with […]
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We have a winner! Pictured here is the Best In Show and Best Use Of The Fair Theme winning exhibit, Mission To Zero, by our own Bo Muhsam and Stella Allen. The exhibit embodies both creative reuse and the fair theme of “Pioneering the Future.” Congratulations Bo and Stella! We’ve […]
The Western Montana Fair opens on Tuesday, August 7th at 5 p.m. as do the doors of the Home Arts building. That’s where you’ll find the Creative Reuse Division and more than 40 creative reuse exhibits from furniture to jewelry to toys to sculpture exploring the potential of reused materials. Hands-on Fair fun! Bring the […]
Remember way back in 2015 when we helped make MUD’s 9th annual Earth Day Celebration Missoula’s first Zero Waste event? Then in 2016 when we stewarded Missoula’s Zero Waste Resolution to adoption? Well, this week marked another watershed moment for Zero Waste in Missoula when, together with Chase Jones, we […]
By Bradley Layton, a licensed professional engineer, entrepreneur and affiliated faculty member at the University of Montana.Originally published in Missoula Current, July 27, 2018. The Treasure State has a long history of bringing its rare and precious buried materials from the Earth’s bowels to its skin to share with global industries. Our timber […]
Monique from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes gifted us a sample of a youth art project she and her colleagues recently facilitated. Kids came together to make beautiful artistic coasters on tiles we supplied through our Materials Giving Program. She left with another basketful destined for an activity on Tuesday as part […]
We believe building materials belong in our community, not the landfill. That’s why if you’ve got overages, misorders, or useable demo, we’ve got a solution. Home ReSource provides a FREE service for contractors and retailers. We track tax-deductible materials donations We offer promotional opportunities within Missoula’s thriving reuse community (like shout-outs […]
The nittiest, grittiest, smashin-est, bashin-est, clangin-est, bangin-est, creativist, barbaloot savin-est party in town is coming up! Register your team! Be a sponsor! RSVP on Facebook! Watch The Lorax (and those cute little barbaloots)!
By Hatton Littman, communications director for Missoula County Public Schools. Published in Missoula Current, June 29, 2018 In the 2017-18 school year, Missoula County Public Schools started a partnership with Home ReSource and the city of Missoula to create a Zero Waste Steering Committee whose main charge is to develop […]