ReUse Action’s doing GREAT! Our eighteenth year in business. Twenty employees: + ReUse Action Store + Restoration Carpentry & Contracting + Specialty Demolition + The Guild @980 – Affordable space for Creative People Steadily increasing donation and acquisition flow. Steadily increasing sales in the store and beyond. Partnering with the Buffalo ReUse not for profit community organization. We’d be happy to talk about our business, where we’re going, what we think about the reclaimed materials industry as a whole, anything. Feel free to contact us by email at info@reuseaction.com or call us at 716-894-3366, text us at 716-354-3050.

We’re looking for a STORE ASSOCIATE/WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATE For over a decade now, ReUse Action has been reclaiming lumber, insulation and building materials and selling these materials to the public. We’re hoping to identify a candidate to join our retail team as a Store Associate. The ideal candidate will have experience in retail environments, experience with building materials, and a desire to support our mission of increasing the reuse and reclamation of building materials. Additionally, warehouse experience, with forklifts and racking, is a must. This position will be 35-40 hours per week, including Saturdays. The successful candidate would be joining an … Read more

We’re looking for an ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER For over a decade now, ReUse Action has been reclaiming lumber, insulation and building materials and selling these materials to the public. We’re hoping to identify a candidate to support our store leadership team. The ideal candidate will have experience in retail environments, experience with building materials, and a desire to support our mission of increasing the reuse and reclamation of building materials. It’s likely the preferred candidate would begin in an assistant role, potentially transitioning to a store manager role in the future. Though the store’s currently only open three days week, … Read more

George Thomas (GT) Apfel has been a pillar and personality at ReUse Action since arriving back in Buffalo in 2015 after decades of work in Las Vegas in Radio and TV. I still remember the voice mail he first left on my phone during Buffalo ReUse days, when he called inquiring about a job posting. “Michael Gainer, George Apfel here, looking to get back to Buffalo, a long time dream of mine.” Well, he did come back and for several years has been a vibrant, joyful spirit who crafted and shaped the Guild and ReUse Action store at 980 Northampton … Read more

We’re deeply saddened and angered by the murders at Tops. We extend our condolences to the families and friends of those killed, and to Buffalo’s entire Black community. We’ve been operating our business east of Main Street since 2008. Our diverse customers make it possible for us to continue in business every day. They’re our neighbors and friends. We’re an actively anti-racist organization. We support peace and non-violence. We’re confident we can move forward as a community to make real changes to the current systems of inequality, lack of community safety and lack of accountability. We’re ready to serve as … Read more

Just to clarify, because there is confusion in our marketplace, we’re not Buffalo ReUse, we’re ReUse Action. We sell all kinds of reclaimed building materials, including foam insulation board – factory seconds, used/reclaimed and surplus. We also sell lots of reclaimed wood of all types – barn wood, beams, joists, flooring and siding, as well as odds and ends of reclaimed wood from trim, flooring and so on. We’re the premier reuse store in Buffalo, serving Western New York and nearby areas.

Mike Arena of Spectrum News produced a news story on ReUse Action on August 17. You can view Mike’s story at this link. Check out our Barn Wood page for more information on this fine product.