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Giving discarded furniture a second life in the homes of New Yorkers who need it most

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Regina Carter

Giving discarded furniture a second life in the homes of New Yorkers who need it most

Website

repurposedlifeinc.com

Year

2026

Organization

Repurposed Life

Sector

Environment & Sustainability

Borough

Bronx

Regina is giving NYC furniture headed to the landfills a repurposed life.

Every day, thousands of pieces of usable furniture get tossed to New York City curbs. Many of them aren’t “stooped” in time and are left to end up in the city’s incinerators, even as many New York families go without furniture of their own. A family…
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3.7M+
tons of waste are collected by DSNY every year

Source: Department of Sanitation

Publication

Pix11

Bronx woman repurposes office furniture for NYCHA residents

By Monica Morales
May 8, 2026
You’ve heard of food banks, but what about furniture banks? A Bronx mother of three is helping hundreds of NYCHA residents get free furniture with her monthly pop-ups…
“My vision for Repurposed Life is a New York City that sees furniture insecurity as a real problem.”

Publication

News 12 The Bronx

Organization in Morrisania helps community by giving away furniture, clothes

By Valerie Ryan
August 1, 2024
An organization gives away free furniture and clothes outside of a nature complex in Morrisania. Regina Carter, the founder of Repurposed Life, gets donations of furniture, clothes, and appliances to give to her community…
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