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Read about Urban Ore in The New York Times!
We are pleased to announced that we were recently featured in The New York Times! The article, written by Hank Pellissier, gives a quick breakdown…
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Reintroducing the Lone Recycler!
The Lone Recycler is a comic book dating all the way back to 1984. It was created by Nancy Gorrell, a children’s illustrator and longtime…
Browse our Ebay store for one of a kind items…
Happen to have an old Chrystler? Are you missing a stereo in that Chrystler? Well we have it here for you. We try and make…
Stay warm in style…
We recently received this one-of-a-kind woodburning stove into our General Store. As you can see, it has a nice Danish Modern design as it was…
From Recyclables to Robots!
Artists from all over the Bay Area flock to Urban Ore not only for materials, but for inspiration as well. Take Nemo Gould for example….
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Cabinetry for all Occasions…
One of our biggest sellers is cabinetry. We have cabinets for days. Cabinets for your kitchen. Cabinets for your bathroom. Cabinets for your study. Cabinets…
Even celebrities shop at Urban Ore from time to time!
Celebrities like Chris Isaak have been known to haunt Urban Ore from time to time. How do we know? Because he signed a publicity photo…
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Save a forest! Buy reclaimed lumber!
We literally refresh our lumber racks daily! Whether it be from customer drop offs or salvaging from the city dump, you can find new pieces…
The Beauty of Recycling!
This beautiful photo is the result of Urban Ore’s recycling efforts. These copper cables were manually stripped of their casings by one of our salvaging…
Bring us your unwanted packaging material!
Got packaging peanuts? Bubble wrap? We want them! We can also use all sorts of other packaging materials. Preferably clean so that we can reuse…
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