Salvage on Nantucket

Nantucket Salvage is on the rise, and we’re thrilled about the growing buzz around our island’s salvage efforts! Our mission: to protect Nantucket’s architectural and environmental heritage by diverting and repurposing materials destined for landfills.

Salvage is a way to honor the story and history of a place — maybe an old family home, a historic building, or a special piece of furniture, no longer usable, but worth preserving in a special way.

Salvage also supports sustainability in a key way: it greatly reduces construction and demolition waste that gets sent to the precious, ever-shrinking space in landfills.

Did you know?

• Every year 17,000 tons of construction waste is transported off the island of Nantucket 

• 40% of construction waste is wood waste, which can be reused in beautiful ways. 

• Practicing deconstruction over demolition and salvaging usable architecture materials and products not only diverts construction waste in landfills, but also does many other great things! 

• Globally around 30-40% of waste comes from the construction industry . 

What you can do:

In the coming years, we as a company hope to help establish a Salvage Center on Nantucket. Our first need is a piece of land where items diverted from landfills might be stored, but we also value any volunteering of time and skills.

Shop sustainably from SA+C’s Merchandise Line…they make great gifts! The Merch Line is a symbol for Nantucket Salvage. Each product made from salvaged materials supports a circular economy and all $ profits from merchandise sales go back into waste diversion.

Your involvement helps us:

 - Reduce landfill waste

- Preserve Nantucket’s architecture

- Facilitate deconstruction over demolition

- Create valuable products from salvaged materials

- Promote sustainable living and a circular economy

If you have quality furniture, decor, or building materials that you’d like to donate, please reach out to us at whitney@saandc.com. Your contributions will be put to great use!