Freebie Barn
About the Freebie Barn
The goal of the Freebie Barn is to reduce the number of items being sent into the waste stream, instead of simply delaying them and offering residents options to reuse or repurpose items that still have useful life.
The Town of Kittery, in collaboration with the Climate Adaptation Committee and Kittery Climate Action Now (KCAN) reopened the Freebie Barn Program with exciting improvements in 2023. By the end of the year, over 13,000 lbs was donated by our community and diverted from the waste stream. But we’re not done yet!
What's New at the Freebie Barn?
- The Freebie Barn will now be open every Wednesday and Saturday (see hours below). Thank you to our dedicated volunteers for making this possible!
- The Freebie Barn will no longer follow monthly donation themes. Residents are welcome to donate items in good working condition, as space allows. All donations will be checked by our volunteers. Acceptability of donations is at the discretion of our volunteers.
- The Freebie Barn will continue utilizing local Community Partners to ensure items that still have useful life, can be repurposed or reused by those in need.
- Residents that are interested in donating items in response to specific local needs are also encouraged to explore the Community Resource Donation Guide. The guide includes several local organizations that collect/repurpose items, in addition to what can be donated to the Freebie Barn.
Freebie Barn Schedule
The Freebie Barn at the KRRF is open from 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM on Wednesdays and from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM on Saturdays.
- New or used (and clean) items may be dropped off and/or claimed during Freebie Barn hours.
- Volunteers will accept items at their discretion. Items may be rejected due to age, condition, size, usability, etc. Please be respectful to our volunteers, this would not be possible without them!
- Items that have not been claimed at the end of each month may be donated to our Community Partners as needs arise.
Please note: the Freebie Barn’s hours will be dependent upon volunteer availability.
Volunteer at the Freebie Barn
The Town of Kittery is currently seeking green-minded volunteers to help run the Freebie Barn program.
If you’re interested in volunteering to help run the new Freebie Barn program, please click here.
Staff Contacts:
Haley Mock
Hours of Operation:
Freebie Barn: Wednesdays, from 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM & the last Sat of the month from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM.
Address
Kittery Resource Recovery Facility
4 MacKenzie Lane
Kittery, ME
03904
United States
See map: Google Maps