Do you have surplus building materials that are ready for reuse? Consider donating them to the Material Innovation Center (MIC)!

Historic building materials are preferred, but select new materials will also be accepted. Materials will be cycled back into community use through affordable housing repair programs administered by the City and its partners, trades training, and community workshops. Not only does your donation keep useable materials out of the landfill, but it will help keep people in their homes, preserve San Antonio’s unique architectural heritage, and train the next generation of building stewards.

Please note that the MIC is not available publicly for shopping at this time. We hope to scale to serve community organizations in the future.

How to donate to the MIC

Email the following to Jessica Anderson at jessica.anderson@sanantonio.gov:

• Your full name and company name (if applicable)

• Your phone number

• The project address (if materials are from a deconstruction project)

• Photos of the items you’d like to donate. Please make sure the photos are clear and high resolution, and clearly convey the material, size, and amount. Staff may request additional photos as needed.

• How you heard about the Material Innovation Center (e.g., City website, social media, email, presentation, word of mouth, etc.)

Note that donation requests will be reviewed in accordance with the material donation guidelines and that all donations are accepted at staff discretion.

If we’re able to accept the materials, you must drop them off at the Material Innovation Center at Port San Antonio after confirming a date and time with staff. We are unable to pick up donations at this time.