Materials in, materials out. The motion picture industry processes an incredible amount of material while developing film and tv. Think costumes, set materials, props, equipment, and everything and anything you see on film. Some of these materials are rented and reused within the industry, but many end up in the landfill.

For a long time, Metro Vancouver did not have a place or network to house used donated materials and redistribute them back into the community. This need was an opportunity that Keep it Green Recycling and Green Spark Group decided to take on and in May 2017, and thus Sustainable Lockup was formed. Now, The Sustainable Lock up has because Keep It Green Recycling Material Reuse.

Since we opened our doors, Keep It Green Material Reuse has been able to receive and redistribute well over 100 tons of set materials. Deleted Sustainable Lock Up and added Material Reuse.

Once the reusable materials have been accepted, they are made available to the industry, film schools, community theatre groups, artists, and charities - for free! This ultimately saves filmmakers and artists money on both the front end of production; by not having to purchase some of their necessary materials, and on the back end; by reducing their waste disposal fees.