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Retiring The REUSE! Box Truck After 10 Years

  • Writer: Alex Eaves
    Alex Eaves
  • Jun 9
  • 2 min read
Derek Diedricksen and Alex Eaves stand with The Reuse Box Truck Tiny House.
Northeastern University in Boston, MA, where both Deek and I went to college.

Wow. I can't believe that it's been 10 years since Deek and I launched the Reuse Box Truck Tiny House project! And after just rewatching that promo video, I'm so happy to say that all of our original ideas happened and a whole lot more. We...


  • Built a home from 99.9% used materials

  • Brought reuse education to 25 states

  • Took part in over 100 events

  • Hosted over 20,000 people in the house and gave them guided reuse tours

  • Had nearly 1 million people watch our award winning documentary or the featured tour video

  • Directly inspired 3 different house builds (and these are ones that we know of)


With that being said, Deek and I have decided that 2026 is the last year of touring with the truck. The vehicle itself turned 20 this year and all of the drives have certainly taken a toll on it. But this definitely isn't the end of the road for the truck and its reuse education.


The plan is to park the box truck in longterm locations and make it something that people visit, instead of vice versa. We'll be able to continue to do in-person tours and also virtual tours around the world. We'll of course still be doing speaking engagements, film screenings, and workshops, but just traveling differently. But for rest of 2026, we're actively booking as many events as possible.



You can see our confirmed events here and there are many more penciled in. We have a lot of fall events coming with schools back in session. October is especially going to be very busy with National Reuse Day on October 20th and Sustainability Day is on the last Wednesday of the month (28th this year). And we plan to do events right through the end of the year in December. We do have great heat in the truck.



So, do you want to get in on the last chance to attend or host an event with the truck?


A group of children stand outside The Reuse Box Truck Tiny House with a sign that says "I Toured The Reuse Box Truck."
Students at Rye Country Day School in Rye, NY

Our typical hosts are K-12 schools, colleges & universities, towns, environmental groups, businesses, and festivals. Maybe you or someone you know falls into one of those groups and would be interested in bringing out the truck. You can fill out the event form here and we'll start talking!


Derek Diedricksen and Alex Eaves speak to a crowd of students in an auditorium.
Governor's Academy in Byfield, MA

Also, here are some ideas that we've had over the years of places that we'd love to bring our unique form of sustainability education if you know anyone who could make it happen.


  • Baseball game / sporting event

  • Beach event

  • Concerts / Music Festival

  • Museums


See you in the truck!


A group of people stand in line outside The Reuse Box Truck Tiny House with a large tent of T-Shirts next to it.
Tiny House Festival in Pink Hill, NC

 
 
 

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