Sustainability
Outside of our bike shop, we support decarbonization by keeping people riding bikes through bike maintenance education, affordable bikes and parts, and advocating for safe places to ride, like separated bike lanes and multi-use paths. Community members will feel capable, safe and have the choice to ride a bicycle for everyday transportation.
Do your part to help us build this community. Please consider donating your time, your old/unwanted bikes, or bike-related parts and accessories.
Recycle
When you donate a bike or parts, we recycle as much as possible that we are unable to reuse.
We partner with local entities and businesses to maximize our efforts:
- Bicycle tires go to CHARM for repurposing.
- Bicycle tubes go to Green Guru to be remade into bike gear.
- Metal goes to a metal recycler.
- Drop off your #4 and #5 plastic sports bottle at our Shop to be upcycled into something new to serve future generations with HyraPak.
Reuse
Our goal is to reuse as much of your donated bikes and parts as possible.
Most bikes are refurbished and either given to a person in need, or sold in our shop to fund even more programs to get people on bikes.
When we are unable to reuse the whole bike, it is stripped down between reusable and unusable parts. Reusable parts are cleaned and sorted into their respective area in the shop for use in rebuilding bikes. The unusable parts are recycled as mentioned above.
Sustainable Business Practices
We use a non-toxic cleaner and the ultra-sonic cleaning machine to improve the health and safety of employees, volunteers, customers and the building.
We locally source parts, cleaners, lubeicants, etc, when we can.
Sustainability Blog
Every day we're working on ways to reuse and recycle.
Become Involved
If you would like to become more deeply involved, please come by the shop and say hello! Let's discuss the ways you might help reuse and recycle alongside us.