Tiny House Experience! Film and Tour with Escape the Waste

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  • Registration will close on April 25, 2026 @ 5:00pm.

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Using almost nothing but reused, repurposed, and dumpster-dived materials, Alex Eaves and Derek “Deek” Diedricksen convert a 17-foot moving truck into a 98-square-foot tiny house and mobile reuse education center. Witness their “triumph over junk”, first in the truly amazing film that reveals the before and after, followed by a tour of the mobile tiny house parked at the Library! 

Alex Eaves has been helping people combat the worldwide waste problem for over two decades. In 2003, he created the skateboard and clothing brand STAY VOCAL, and won a national "Best Small Business Idea" Award in 2008 when he switched the brand to 100% reused. In 2015, he released his first award winning documentary, REUSE! Because You Can't Recycle the Planet, and in 2024, Alex launched his reuse “edutainment” hub, Escape the Waste.

Derek “Deek” Diedricksen is a professional tree house and tiny house builder. He has hosted and designed for numerous TV shows on the DIY Network, the History Channel, Make TV, and was the recent host for HGTV's "TinyHouse Builders.” Deek has taught hands-on building workshops worldwide since 2010 and runs the YouTube design channel RelaxshacksDOTcom, with 220,000+ subscribers. He is the author of four books including the bestseller "Microshelters" and has had his art and designs featured in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, and Forbes Magazine. 

Official Film Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrKoJBu5PP4

                         

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