It’s been a month and some since the estate sale, which was a stellar success, thanks for asking, even though we had a lot of the bigger items left. However, we met some new friends, Wild Things Antiques, who helped us finish emptying out the basement for the Songs With Sarah expansion (and who I just learned suffered a catastrophic flood last week and are closed indefinitely—please donate to their fundraiser at the above link if you are able). DARE Minneapolis has now officially merged with Dare Salon to become DARE Salon Minneapolis.

DARE Salon Minneapolis will still be open with the assortment of local gifts and art you all have come to love and expect, but now, by appointment only. Also feel free to text 612 454 5456 to see if I’m in the building, and pop on over! Halving our space just made it necessary for us to modify our business model…

Finally, TerraCycle has ruined everything and, after much thought, we are discontinuing our community recycling program. They have discontinued their stationery recycling program as of 5/31/2023 and they are limiting their beauty recycling to specific brands. 

While I understand that TerraCycle is a for-profit enterprise, and need partners to help within the parameters of what to offer for “free,” but when their business partners make it impossible for every day, ordinary, sustainably conscious consumers to make the greatest impact with the least amount of effort, I don’t think they are really in this for the right reasons. 

There are other community TerraCycle options out there, as well as neighbors sharing their Ridwell subscriptions (might be where I’m heading next…) And I’ll always have the Hennepin County Solid Waste and recycling numbers up on the page. 

Thanks for continuing to follow along on our bumpy journey and recycling weird shit with us!!!!

Marcy🩵