The Creative ReUse Calgary Project is dedicated to reimagining waste as a valuable resource for creativity and education in Calgary. Inspired by ReMida, the creative recycling centre in Reggio Emilia, Italy, the project aims to transform collected retail, industrial and commercial surplus or waste materials, otherwise destined for landfills, into resources for artistic and educational initiatives through the re-circulation of materials to schools, early learning centres, artists, families and individuals.

Materials are recirculated through an annual Membership Program.

The Creative ReUse Project is situated on land Northeast of where the Bow River meets the Elbow River, a site traditionally known as Moh’kins’tsis to the Blackfoot, Wîchîspa to the Stoney Nakoda, and Guts’ists’i to the Tsuut’ina and now known as the city of Calgary.

This land is within the traditional territories of the peoples of Treaty 7, which include the Blackfoot Confederacy (comprised of the Siksika, the Piikani, and the Kainai First Nations), the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda (including Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations). The city of Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation within Alberta (including Nose Hill Métis District 5 and Elbow Métis District 6).

The Project is located in the Common Digs ReImagine Centre in the NE community of Franklin. It offers a space for community members to host meetings and workshops related to ecological thinking as well as for people to attend events and programs.