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Upcycle CHQ UpcycleCHQ is a reuse & circular economy platform in Chautauqua county, turning waste into value through repair, reuse, upcycling, creativity, & innovation.

This page is owned and managed by GreenClusta Technologies LLC, Jamestown NY

Rahrah Marshall who is a member of our community from Jamestown reached out with a beautiful idea.She wants to turn her ...
10/11/2026

Rahrah Marshall who is a member of our community from Jamestown reached out with a beautiful idea.

She wants to turn her twins’ old baby clothes into two special memory blankets—something they can hold onto as they grow older, filled with memories from when they were little.

She already has the fabric and is willing to get the thread. What she needs is a sewing machine she could borrow or have to make the project possible.

And here’s something else we loved about her request:

She’s willing to use her own creativity to make something for someone else in return.

This is the kind of community connection we want to encourage through Upcycle CHQ

Sometimes someone has a skill and a wonderful idea but is missing just one tool. And somewhere in our community, that tool may already be sitting unused.

Does anyone have a working sewing machine they could lend, donate or share?

Perhaps there’s also an experienced sewer who would enjoy offering a little guidance.

Please comment below, send us a message, or reach out to her directly.

Let’s see if we can help turn those little baby clothes into memories her twins can treasure for years to come.

Come See Us at Community Day in Downtown Jamestown in Front of Doubletree Hotel.We’re here at Community Day, hosted by D...
10/10/2026

Come See Us at Community Day in Downtown Jamestown in Front of Doubletree Hotel.

We’re here at Community Day, hosted by DoubleTree Hotel Jamestown and UpTwnKiX!

Stop by the UpcycleCHQ table to meet us, say hello, and check out some of the amazing things our local makers have created from reusable materials through the UpcycleCHQ Maker Pilot Program.

We also had a wonderful visit from the Mayor of Jamestown, who stopped by our table! Thank you for taking the time to visit and see what our community is creating.

We’re here until 5 PM, so come down, meet us, and see what’s possible when local skills, creativity and reusable materials come together!

GreenClusta

Do You Have Furniture That Needs Upholstery Work? Chairs or Cushions That Need Repair? Comment Below or Send Us a Messag...
10/10/2026

Do You Have Furniture That Needs Upholstery Work? Chairs or Cushions That Need Repair? Comment Below or Send Us a Message!

Have you been looking for someone to repair your favorite chair, replace worn-out upholstery, fix damaged cushions, or bring an old piece of furniture back to life?

This fall might be the perfect opportunity to get it done!

So many chairs, couches, cushions, and other household items end up in landfills simply because they’re worn, damaged, or outdated. Yet many of these items still have years of useful life left in them with the right repairs or restoration.

Rather than throwing them away and buying new ones, we can give them another life while supporting the skilled people and businesses right here in our community.

Here’s Some Good News for Our Upcycle CHQ Community!

We’re working with The Upholstery Place in Jamestown, one of our UpcycleCHQ Material Exchange partners, to offer a 10% discount on the cost of labor for any upholstery and repair services this fall for customers referred through UpcycleCHQ!

Whether it’s a favorite chair, couch, worn-out cushions, or another item that could benefit from professional upholstery work, we’d love to help connect you with the right hands.

How to Get Connected:

Simply comment below or send UpcycleCHQ a private message with what you need repaired or reupholstered, and we’ll help connect you with The Upholstery Place to take advantage of this offer.

And There’s Something Bigger We’re Working Toward!

Through UpcycleCHQ and GreenClusta, we’re exploring ways to build stronger relationships between our community and the local businesses, farmers, makers, repairers, and service providers who have products and skills our communities need.

We’d love to work with more local businesses willing to offer special discounts or community deals that help residents save money while bringing new customers to local businesses.

If you’re a local business owner, farmer, maker, or service provider interested in participating, please reach out!

We believe that when we make it easier for people to discover, access, and support what’s available locally, everyone benefits.

Now we’d love to hear from you:

What furniture or household item have you been wanting to repair or restore instead of replacing?

And what other local products or services would you love to see offered through community partnerships like this?

Let’s repair more, waste less, support local skills, and keep more of our resources and money circulating within our communities!

We often talk about reusing clothing by repairing it, donating it or turning it into another useful item.But there is an...
10/09/2026

We often talk about reusing clothing by repairing it, donating it or turning it into another useful item.

But there is another possibility:

Textiles can become art.

These three original pieces created by Nanette Bartkowiak during Upcycle CHQ Maker Pilot Program, show what can happen when someone stops looking at old denim simply as clothing.

Pockets become design elements.
Waistbands and belt loops create patterns.
Seams, buttons and labels add texture and history.
Strips of denim become entirely new forms.

Materials that could easily have been overlooked become original textile artwork.

This is one of the opportunities we want to explore more through UpcycleCHQ: upcycled textile art as another outlet for our local artists and makers—and potentially another way to create economic value from materials we already have.

Nanette’s three pieces are original, one-of-a-kind works created from reclaimed denim, and they are now available for purchase individually or as a collection. Please reach out to us if you are interested in buying any or all of the three pieces.

But we’d also like this post to spark some imagination:

Are there other artists in our community creating art from old clothing, fabric scraps or discarded textiles?

Show us your work—or tag someone whose work we should see.

Over the past week, we asked local teachers and educators a simple question:What materials could you actually use?The re...
10/09/2026

Over the past week, we asked local teachers and educators a simple question:

What materials could you actually use?

The responses showed us something important. Many of the things educators need may already be sitting unused in our homes, businesses, workshops and organizations.

So beginning October 12, UpcycleCHQ is launching an Art & Craft Materials Drive to help connect those materials with the people who can put them to use.

Why Are We Doing This?

We want to:

- Keep useful materials in circulation instead of throwing them away.

- Help educators access materials for art, creativity and hands-on learning.

- Potentially help schools and programs stretch limited resources.

- Give young people more opportunities to make, create and learn practical skills.

And we’re not limiting this to traditional classrooms.

Teachers, schools, homeschool families and groups, after-school programs, art clubs, libraries, youth/community centers and nonprofit youth programs can participate.

What Materials Are Needed?

Educators have already requested things including:

• Fabric and cotton fabric scraps
• Yarn, buttons and sewing supplies
• Afghan/Tunisian crochet hooks
• Paints and brushes
• Pencils, markers, colored pencils and fine-tip pens
• Art, writing, watercolor and scrapbook paper
• Cardstock, journals and sketchbooks
• Scissors, glue sticks, Mod Podge and stamp pads
• Cardboard and newspapers
• Old magazines, maps and postcards
• Calendars, greeting cards and clean book pages
• Sheet music and ticket stubs
• Foam insulation board scraps — even small pieces can be useful
• Old working typewriters and records
• Other clean, safe and usable art and craft materials

We will continue sharing specific needs from educators as we receive them.

But We Need Material Hubs to Make This Work

We don’t want everyone driving to one central collection point.

We’re looking for individuals, businesses, libraries, churches, nonprofits, community organizations and other trusted locations throughout our towns and school districts that can serve as small Material Hubs.

The system is simple:

Educators tell us what they need → we share those needs → the community donates → local Material Hubs receive the materials → nearby educators pick up what they can use.

A Material Hub does not need to be a warehouse or have a huge amount of space. It simply needs to be a reliable local point where approved/requested materials can be temporarily dropped off and picked up.

This also means we don’t want people simply bringing everything they want to get rid of. The drive is needs-based. Materials should be clean, safe, usable and appropriate for young people.

Could This Become Something Bigger?

We think so.

This drive could help us test the beginnings of an ongoing School & Youth Materials Exchange — where educators can regularly tell the community what they need and useful materials from homes and businesses can continuously find their way to people who can use them.

And we want to go beyond materials.

We hope these relationships can eventually create opportunities for sewing, gardening, repair, woodworking, crochet, knitting, upcycling, art, maker demonstrations and other practical skill-sharing experiences for young people.

This first drive will help us learn what works.

Right Now, We Need You!

Could you, your business or your organization serve as a Material Hub for your community or a school district near you?

We especially want to build a network across different communities so people don’t have to travel far to participate.

Individuals, businesses, libraries, churches, nonprofits, community organizations and others interested in becoming a pickup/drop-off point — please comment below or message UpcycleCHQ directly with the community or school district you could serve.

The UpcycleCHQ Art & Craft Materials Drive begins October 12.

Let’s find out how much of what our young people need is already right here in our community.

Come See Upcycle CHQ at Community Day! UpcycleCHQ will be joining Community Day hosted by DoubleTree by Hilton Jamestown...
10/08/2026

Come See Upcycle CHQ at Community Day!
UpcycleCHQ will be joining Community Day hosted by DoubleTree by Hilton Jamestown and UpTwn Kix and we’d love to see you there!

- Around the DoubleTree/UpTwnKiX block in downtown Jamestown on Saturday 10/10/26 from 11 AM – 5 PM.

We’ll have a table showcasing and selling products created by local makers through our Maker Pilot Program—products made by giving reusable materials a new life and putting them into the hands of talented people in our community.

Come see what our makers have been creating,meet with us, learn more about UpcycleCHQ, and support locally made and upcycled products.

Every purchase helps us continue exploring something we believe has real potential: connecting local materials + local skills + local makers + local markets.

Stop by, say hello, and see what’s being made right here in our community!

After hearing directly from some local teachers and educators about materials they need, we’re launching the Upcycle CHQ...
10/08/2026

After hearing directly from some local teachers and educators about materials they need, we’re launching the Upcycle CHQ Art & Craft Materials Drive to connect unused materials in our communities with schools and young people who can put them to good use.

This includes schools, homeschool groups, after-school programs, art clubs, libraries, youth centers and other educational programs.

What Materials Are Needed?

Educators have requested:

• Paints, brushes, markers, pencils, scissors and glue
• Art paper, cardstock, journals, sketchbooks and cardboard
• Fabric scraps, yarn, buttons and sewing supplies
• Afghan/Tunisian crochet hooks
• Magazines, newspapers, maps, postcards, calendars, sheet music and other collage materials
• Foam insulation board scraps (even 6” × 6” pieces)
• Old working typewriters, records and other usable craft supplies

We Need Material Hubs in Your Community!

We’re looking for individuals, businesses, libraries, churches and organizations willing to serve as local drop-off and pickup points for schools and educational programs near them.

You don’t need a large space!

Here’s how it works:

1. Educators tell us what materials they need.
2. We share those needs with the community.
3. Residents and businesses bring requested materials to participating hubs.
4. Teachers and educators arrange pickup from nearby hubs.

Materials should be clean, safe and usable. We’ll share confirmed drop-off locations and arrangements as they become available.

Why Are We Doing This?

To keep useful materials out of landfills, help schools save money and give students more opportunities to create and learn.

And this could be the beginning of something bigger — an ongoing School Materials Exchange, along with opportunities for practical skills like sewing, gardening, woodworking, repair and upcycling to be shared with young people.

Want to Help?

-Educators: Tell us what you need.
- Residents & Businesses: Contribute requested materials.
- Community Members & Organizations: Volunteer to become a Material Hub.

Interested in becoming a pickup/drop-off point? Comment below or message UpcycleCHQ!

-Starting Monday, October 12!

Let’s put the useful materials already in our communities to work for our young people!

‼️MATERIAL ALERT!‼️ Who Could Give This Chair a New Home? Someone in our community reached out with a rocking and swivel...
10/07/2026

‼️MATERIAL ALERT!‼️ Who Could Give This Chair a New Home?

Someone in our community reached out with a rocking and swivel chair they would like to rehome—FREE to a good home.

They originally purchased it secondhand from a consignment store in Erie about two years ago and would rather see someone else enjoy it than have it go unused.

- Rocks and swivels
- Includes the matching back pillow
- Located in the Falconer School District area
- Free to a good home
- The chair comes without bugs.

If you could use it, comment below or send us a message and we’ll help make the connection.

And this is exactly what we mean when we say: before getting rid of something useful, ask “Who in our community could use this?”

Let’s find this chair its next home.

‼️MATERIAL ALERT ‼️ HAMSTER HABITAT ‼️A community member reached out with this handmade hamster enclosure — described as...
10/07/2026

‼️MATERIAL ALERT ‼️ HAMSTER HABITAT ‼️

A community member reached out with this handmade hamster enclosure — described as more of a “hamster zoo exhibit” because of its size!

It was originally passed along for a homeschooled student to use, and now that it’s no longer needed, they’d love to see it become an educational resource for another group of young people.

Could a teacher, homeschool group, youth center, after-school program or other educational program use this? Or any individual interested?
Tag them below or have them reach out to UpcycleCHQ.

‼️We’re also looking for Material Hubs for our Art & Craft Drive for Schools from 10/12/2026‼️

As we prepare for our Art & Craft Materials Drive, we need community members, businesses and organizations in different towns and school districts willing to serve as small drop-off/pickup points — receiving requested materials locally so nearby educators and youth programs can pick them up.

You don’t need a huge space. If you could help serve your community, message Upcycle CHQ or comment with your town/school district.

This is exactly what we hope to build more of — connecting things our community already has with the people who can put them to good use.

For few days we’ve been asking teachers and educators what art and craft materials they could actually use — and they’ve...
10/06/2026

For few days we’ve been asking teachers and educators what art and craft materials they could actually use — and they’ve given us some great, specific needs.

Now we’re getting ready to launch the Upcycle CHQ Art & Craft Materials Drive for Local Schools on October 12.

But first, we need your help building the network that will make it work.

We’re Looking for Local Material Hubs

We are looking for community members, businesses, libraries, churches, organizations and other trusted locations in different communities and school districts that would be willing to serve as a simple drop-off and pickup point for schools near them.

You don’t need a huge amount of space.

The idea is simple:

Community members donate requested materials → Local Material Hubs receive them → Teachers and educators pick up what they need.

Instead of creating one central collection point, we want to make participation easier by having smaller locations throughout our communities — similar to the distributed Material Hub approach we’ve already been developing through UpcycleCHQ.

Could your home, business or organization serve as a pickup/drop-off point for schools near you?

If so, comment with your town/community or school district, or send UpcycleCHQ a message.

Here are just some of the needs educators have already shared:

- Acrylic, watercolor and tempera paints
- Brushes and other art supplies
- Pencils, markers, colored pencils, fine-tip pens, erasers and rulers
- Art paper, watercolor paper, writing paper, cardstock and scrapbook paper
- Journals and sketchbooks
- Scissors, glue sticks, Mod Podge and stamp pads
- Cotton fabric, fabric scraps, yarn and buttons
- Afghan/Tunisian crochet hooks
- Cardboard and other clean reusable craft materials
- Newspapers and old magazines
- Maps, postcards, calendars and greeting cards
- Sheet music and clean book pages
- Ticket stubs and other ephemera for collage and creative projects
- Foam insulation board scraps — even pieces as small as 6” × 6” can be useful
- Old working typewriters
- Records
- Bags/totes for carrying supplies

And we expect this list to grow as more educators tell us what they actually need.

Please don’t start dropping materials off yet. Right now, we are establishing our first hub locations. Collection will begin October 12, and we’ll publish where requested materials can be taken.

Why Are We Doing It This Way?

We don’t want to create collection points where people simply leave things they no longer want.

We want this to be needs-driven.

Teachers tell us what they need → we tell the community → the community responds → materials move through local hubs to the schools that can use them.

Materials should be clean, safe, usable and appropriate for students.

And Maybe This Can Become Something Bigger…

While we’re starting with an Art & Craft Materials Drive, we’re also interested in seeing whether this could become the beginning of an ongoing School Materials Exchange — a simple way for educators to regularly tell the community what they need and for useful materials from homes and local businesses to find their way into our schools instead of sitting unused or being thrown away.

And materials are only part of the opportunity.

We also hope to work with interested schools around practical skills and hands-on learning — sewing, gardening, crochet and knitting, repair, woodworking, upcycling, art, traditional crafts and more — connecting students with people in our community who have skills and knowledge to share.

This first drive will help us learn what works.

Right now, though, we need to build the network.

-Could you be a Material Hub for a school near you?

Tell us your community or school district below, or message UpcycleCHQ.

Drive begins October 12. Let’s build the network first.

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Jamestown, NY
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