Press We've Received
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Community Forklift's Past Events
In With the Old
By Margaret Tearman - Bay Weekly - April 3-9, 2008
Guest Blog: Reuse it or lose it
By Jim Schulman - Flow of the River - April 3, 2008
AT DC: Community Forklift - Salvage and Donations
By Caroline - Apartment Therapy - April 1, 2008
Year-Round Santas: Customers' Trash is Hauler's Treasure
By Elizabeth McGowan - HillRag - March 2008
Clearing out for a Cause: Too Many Old Computers, Cribs, Bikes and Books? Plenty of Folks Could Use Them
By Annie Groer - The Washington Post - January 3, 2008
Savings in store with reused materials
By Allan Lengel - Chicago Tribune - October 4, 2007
Greenest of the Green: Energy-Efficiency Guides Mount Pleasant Remodelers
By Elizabeth McGowan - DC North - September 2007
Mixed Green...Sustainable business has local roots
By Ann Christy Dybvik - The Dunn County News - September 2, 2007
Score Used Floors or Doors
By Allan Lengel - express - August 31-Sept 3, 2007
Once More, With Savings: Homeowners increasingly are selecting used building materials to make projects look better, cost less and save resources
By Allan Lengel - The Washington Post - August 4, 2007
Heart of The Community
The Examiner - June 25, 2007
Green Houses: Here are tips for how to make your home more ecofriendly--and save money
By Michael Tardif - Washingtonian - May 2007
Don't Demolish and Dispose; Deconstruct and Donate:
Save Money on Your Home Renovation As You Help the Environment
by Alan Dessoff - Architecture DC Spring 2007
Tip of the Month
Audubon Naturalist Society Newsletter - January 2007
A Roof That'll Grow on You: Why My Husband and I Decided to Go Green When We Added a Front Porch
By Nancy Strinste (Frequent Community Forklift customer!) - The Washington Post - November 19, 2006
Buying on the Cheap:
Inexpensive tricks can turn boring space into lively place
By Christian Toto - The Washington Times - November 1, 2006
When a Yard Sale Won't Work, Call a Pro
By John Kelly - The Washington Post - October 23, 2006
Architect's Business Promotes Use of Reclaimed Building Materials
by Tracy Ostroff - AIArchitect - September 22, 2006
Where Should I Spend My Remodeling Dollars?
Ask the Editor - Kitchens.com - September 2006
Varied Treasures: The Old, the Odd and Other Stuff Worth Saving
By Jonathan M. Block - The Washington Post - July 13, 2006
Green ventures: Area Jews build businesses with earth in mind
By Paula Amann - Washington Jewish Week - June 28, 2006
Salvaging One Man's Junk: Green- (and budget-) friendly house supplies make 'reuse' easy
By Ann Geracimos - The Washington Times - June 14, 2006
Community Forklift plans to recruit volunteers
By Jeffrey K. Lyles - The Gazette (Hyattsville/Port Towns) - March 30, 2006
Forklift project promotes home improvement: Low-income resident can have access to affordable materials
By Jeffrey K. Lyles - Gazette Community News - January 19, 2006
Firm turns trash into treasure: Old materials aid D.C. community
By Mike Rupert - The Examiner - January 6, 2006
New Salvage Store Offers Bargains on Building Materials
By Steve Clements - Hyattsville Life & Times - January 2006
Keeping national assets out of the landfill
By Jim Schulman - CitNet News - Summer 2005
Architect has plans for contractors' surplus materials
By Sean Madigan - Washington Business Journal - June 13, 2003
Call: 301-985-5180. To leave information about possible material donations: use extension 2
Email: To send us information and pictures of your possible donations use: donations@communityforklift.com,
for everything else use: info@communityforklift.com.
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Directions: 5 minutes from DC in Prince George's County
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