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State-Specific Exchanges
Although the JTR Program is no longer active, this Web site continues to provide information on markets for buying and selling reusable and recyclable commodities. Contact EPA to update any information on this page, or to add information about a new materials exchange.
Alabama
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Alabama Biomass (Wood
Waste) Exchange ADECA-STE Division P.O. Box 5690 Montgomery, AL 36103-5690 |
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| Contact: | Clarence Mann | |
| Phone: | 334 242-5330 | |
| Fax: | 334 242-0552 | |
| Services: | Financial assistance, biomass exchange service, educational materials. | |
Alaska
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Alaska Materials
Exchange (AME) Green Star Inc. 880 H Street, Suite 106 Anchorage, AK 99501 |
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| Phone: | 907 278-7827 | |
| Fax: | 907 279-5868 | |
| E-mail: | info@greenstarinc.org | |
| Web site: | www.greenstarinc.org  |
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| Services: | Green Star® is a non-profit organization that encourages businesses to practice waste reduction, energy conservation and pollution prevention. Through education, technical assistance and our nationally recognized award programs, Green Star helps businesses become more sustainable without jeopardizing the bottom line. | |
Arizona
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Arizona Resource
Exchange University of Arizona PO Box 210460 Tucson, AZ 85721-0460 |
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| Contact: | Jean Nielsen | |
| Phone: | 520 621-1264 | |
| Fax: | 520 626-3003 | |
| E-mail: | alana@email.arizona.edu | |
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Arizona Waste Exchange 4725 East Sunrise Drive Suite 215 Tucson, AZ 85718 |
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| Phone: | 602 299-7716 | |
| Fax: | 520 299-7716 | |
Arkansas
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E-match Arkansas Department of Economic Development (AEDC) 1 Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201 |
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| Contact: | Evan Brown | |
| Phone: | 501 682-7396 | |
| Fax: | 501 682-2703 | |
| E-mail: | ebrown@1800ARKANSAS.com | |
| Web site: | arkansasedc.com/business_development/energy/ |
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| Services: | Lets visitors place ads for buying or selling used materials. Operates E-match, a market identifier for various materials; finds markets for industrial scrap materials. Publishes a bimonthly catalog containing listings for all types of nonhazardous and hazardous materials available for exchange from sources throughout the United States and some areas of Canada and Mexico; serves states in EPA Regions 5, 6, and 7. | |
California
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California Materials
Exchange (CALMAX) California Integrated Waste Management Board 1001 I Street PO Box 4025, MS-14 Sacramento, CA 95812
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| Contact: | Diana Rivera | |
| Phone: | 877 520-9703 (toll free) | |
| Fax: | 916 319-7641 | |
| E-mail: | calmax@ciwmb.ca.gov | |
| Web site: | www.ciwmb.ca.gov/calmax
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California Recycled Plastics Markets | |
| Phone: | 888 753-7485 | |
| E-mail: | help@caplasticsmarkets.com | |
| Web site: | www.caplasticsmarkets.com/ |
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| Services: | Connects buyers and sellers of recycled plastics through online listings. | |
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Los Angeles County
Materials Exchange Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, Environmental Programs Division 900 South Fremont Avenue, 3rd Floor Annex Alhambra, CA 91803-1331 |
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| Contact: | Jennifer Nguyen | |
| Phone: | 626 458-3580 | |
| Fax: | 626 458-3593 | |
| E-mail: | jenguyen@dpw.co.la.ca.us | |
| Web site: | ladpw.org/epd/lacomax/
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| Services: | Free service provided by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works designed to help residents, businesses, institutions, and organizations in Los Angeles County find markets for their industrial by-products, surplus materials, and other discards. | |
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L.A. SHARES |
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| Contact: | Bert Ball | |
| Phone: | 213 485-1097 | |
| E-mail: | bert@lashares.org | |
| Web site: | www.lashares.org |
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| Services: | L.A. SHARES is a nonprofit materials reuse program, which takes donations of reusable goods and materials (both new and gently used) from the local business community and redistributes these items free of charge to nonprofit organizations and schools throughout Los Angeles County. In addition to receiving tax deductions for items contributed, donors save the disposal cost of unwanted items. L.A. SHARES will arrange for a free pick up of your donation. | |
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NapaMAX PO Box 660 Napa, CA 94559-0660 |
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| Phone: | 707 257-9250, Ext. 7291 or Ext. 7769 | |
| Fax: | 707 257-9522 | |
| E-mail: | kmiller@cityofnapa.org | |
| Web site: | www.napamax.org |
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| Services: | Materials exchange program for the City of Napa. Web site enables users to gain needed materials or to discard any unnecessary or unwanted materials. | |
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ProMax Materials
Reuse Network Ecology Action PO Box 1188 Santa Cruz, CA 95061-1188 |
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| Contact: | Victor R. Aguiar | |
| Phone: | 831 426-5925, Ext. 135 | |
| Fax: | 831 425-1404 | |
| E-mail: | admin@promaxreuse.org | |
| Web site: | www.grn.com/trade/aa004093.html
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| Services: | Web site provides a list of materials available and wanted. | |
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Sonomax - Sonoma
County Material Exchange 575 Administration Drive, Room 117A Santa Rosa, CA 95403 |
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| Contact: | Karina Chilcott | |
| Phone: | 707 565-3668 707 527-3701 |
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| E-mail: | sonomax@ap.net | |
| Web site: | www.sonomax.org/
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Ventura County Materials
Exchange (VCMAX) 800 South Victoria Avenue Ventura, CA 93009-1650 |
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| Contact: | Lorraine Timmons | |
| Phone: | 805 648-9226 | |
| Fax: | 805 648-9233 | |
| E-mail: | swmd@rain.org | |
| Web site: | www.rain.org/~swmd/vcmax |
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| Services: | Web site has a listing of available and wanted materials and a list of California and national exchanges. | |
Colorado
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Colorado Materials Exchange
(COMEx) University of Colorado Recycling Services University of Colorado - Boulder Campus Box 207 Boulder, CO 80309-0207 |
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| Contact: | Jack DeBell | |
| Phone: | 303 492-4330 | |
| Fax: | 303 492-1897 | |
| E-mail: | comex@stripe.colorado.edu | |
| Web site: | www.colorado.edu/cure/comex
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| Services: | Publishes a biannual catalog and a monthly insert in Rocky Mountain Environmental Marketplace newsletter listing hazardous and nonhazardous materials, as well as surplus products and equipment available for exchange; serves entire Rocky Mountain region; waste audits and other services are available. | |
| Fees: | Catalog costs $245; subscribers fee required to list materials. | |
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TSDX Corporation 1667 Cole Blvd, Suite 400 Golden, CO 80401 |
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| Phone: | 800 508-9961 or 303 202-6620 |
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| Fax: | 303 237-1103 | |
| E-mail: | info@tsdx.com | |
| Services: | Online surplus materials catalog and database; nationwide platform facilitates sale and exchange of residual or surplus materials; primary materials are various types of industrial byproducts and waste; Web page requires password. | |
Connecticut
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Material Exchange 62 Cherry Street Bridgeport, CT 06605 |
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| Phone: | 203 335-3452 | |
| Services: | Nonprofit handling building materials including appliances, windows, doors, and paint. | |
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EPA New England's Reuse Directory | |
| Web site: | www.epa.gov/NE/assistance/reuse/index.html | |
| Services: | A resource guide to donation opportunities for businesses, local governments, and residents. | |
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The ReCONNstruction Center 230 South Street New Britain, CT 06051 |
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| Phone: | 860 597-3390 | |
| Web site: | www.reconnstructioncenter.org
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| Services: | Nonprofit re-use store maintaining a showroom and warehouse of good quality used and never used building materials including windows, doors, lighting fixtures, sinks, plumbing and electrical supplies, lumber, etc. | |
Delaware
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Green
Industries Re-use Product Listing |
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Mid-Atlantic Consortium of Recycling and Economic Development Officials (MACREDO) Recycling Markets Directory Search | |
| Web site: | macredo.org/directory.php |
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| Services: | MACREDO's compilation of recycling facilities in the region presented in the form of a searchable database. Users can search the database for entries based on business name, location, commodity group, or facility type. | |
Florida
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Alachua County Public
Works WasteXchange PO Box 1188 Gainsville, FL 32602-1188 |
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| Contact: | Sue Blythe | |
| Phone: | 352 374-5245, Ext. 281 | |
| Fax: | 352 337-6244 | |
| E-mail: | sblythe@co.alachua.fl.us | |
| Web site: | www.alachuaexchange.com
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| Services: | A service of the Alachua County Public Works Department, this site offers options for searching a database to find desired materials, donating unwanted materials, or requesting materials not found on the site. | |
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Brevard County Freecycle 4633 Bluejay Lane Melbourne, FL 32935 |
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| Phone: | 321-757-9971 | |
| Website: | www.brevardfreecycle.org |
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| Services: | Donate and receive unwanted items within your neighborhood and keep useful products out of landfills. | |
| Fees: | None | |
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Building 99 Sarasota, FL |
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| Phone: | 941 358-7730 | |
| E-mail: | support@Building99.com | |
| Web site: | www.building99.com |
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| Services: | Online marketplace for those who are buying, selling, or trading construction materials and components. | |
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City of Deerfield
Beach Public Works Department 210 Goolsby Blvd. Deerfield Beach, FL 33442 |
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| Contact: | Cheryl Miller | |
| Phone: | 954 480-4454 | |
| Fax: | 954 480-4393 | |
| E-mail: | cmiller@fieldbch.com | |
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Commercial Materials Exchange | |
| Contact: | David Burt | |
| E-mail: | dburtfl@juno.com | |
| Services: | Nonprofit handling building materials including appliances, windows, doors, and paint. | |
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Etoolbay, Inc 4921 NW 48th Ave. Coconut Creek, FL 33073 |
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| E-mail: | info@toolzdo.com | |
| Services: | Free online service providing multiple ways to reduce and reuse stuff in your neighborhood. Rent what you need, swap what you don't want for what you want, donate and receive unwanted items for free instead of buying - all methods that reduce waste and keep useful products out of landfills. | |
| Web site: | http://www.toolzdo.com | |
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Florida Waste Exchange A Service of Environmental Research and Restoration Corp. 2848 North State Road #7 Hollywood, FL 33021 |
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| Phone: | 954 967-0011 | |
| Fax: | 954 989-3377 | |
| E-mail: | dpkart@icanect.net | |
| Services: | A for-profit research service locating outlets for hazardous and non-hazardous waste; commonly handled non-hazardous wastes include drums and building materials. | |
| Fees: | Depends on commodity and amount of research required to find an outlet. | |
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Industrial Materials
Exchange, Inc. 1101 SW 2nd Avenue Suite 234 Boca Raton, FL 33487 |
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| Contact: | Lisa Militano | |
| Phone: | 800 541-9444 | |
| Fax: | 407 995-7156 | |
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Southern Waste Information
Exchange (SWIX) PO Box 960 Tallahassee, FL 32302 |
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| Contact: | Gene Jones or Ray Moreau | |
| Phone: | 800 441-7949 | |
| Fax: | 850 386-4321 | |
| E-mail: | gene@swix.ws or ray@swix.ws | |
| Web site: | wastexchange.org |
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| Services: | Catalog, published twice a year, contains listings for all types
of materials; information clearinghouse for industry provides information
concerning solid and hazardous waste management; an electronics equipment exchange. |
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Georgia
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EnviroShare & X-Change Hall County Resource Recovery |
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| Contact: | Richard D. Foote | |
| Phone: | (770) 535-8284 | |
| E-mail: | rfoote@hallcounty.org | |
| Web site: | www.enviroshare.org |
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| Services: | EnviroShare seeks to: improve our environment by helping each other reduce solid waste; establish a library of best practices for waste reduction (waste prevention and recycling); provide information on services/consultants for special needs beyond what the EnviroShare Team can provide; provide sources for recycling markets; assist with waste audits; provide information on personnel with specific expertise for volunteer assistance; encourage networking and information exchange; facilitate materials exchange; and be a clearinghouse of information. | |
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Georgia Industrial Materials Exchange Georgia Department of Natural Resources Pollution Prevention Assistance Division 7 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr., Suite 450 Atlanta, GA 30334
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| Contact: | Chuck Boelkins | |
| Phone: | 404-651-5585 (800-685-2443) | |
| E-mail: | chuck_boelkins@gadnr.org | |
| Web site: | www.ScrapMatchGA.org |
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| Services: | Anyone may browse listings, but one-time registration is required to post or respond to a post. The service is free. "Materials Available" posts are limited to entities with a Georgia business address. | |
Hawaii
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Hawaii Materials Exchange
(HIMEX) Maui Recycling Group, Inc. PO Box 880852 Maui, HI 96788 |
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| Contact: | Jeff Stark | |
| Phone: | 866 542-2232 or 808 878-6666 |
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| Fax: | 808 878-6666 | |
| E-mail: | jstark@maui.net | |
| Web site: | www.alohashares.org |
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| Services: | Publishes a catalog three times per year with commodity lists; matches businesses and individuals who have valuable materials to be exchanged with businesses and individuals in need of these materials; facilitates no-cost trades between HIMEX listers. | |
| Fees: | Materials matching service is free. | |
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Aloha Shares Network PO Box 880852 Pukalani, HI 96788 |
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| Contact: | Joy Webster Maui Recycling Group |
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| Phone: | 808-572-6668 | |
| Fax: | 808 572-4817 | |
| Web site: | www.alohashares.org
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| Services: | Donations of material are accepted from anyone in our community, including businesses, organizations, individuals, and government agencies. Recipients must be nonprofit organizations, churches, or schools registered in the State of Hawaii. |
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| Fees: | There is no charge to either the donor or the recipient for the service offered by Aloha Shares Network. The donor may not charge the recipient for the items donated. | |
Idaho
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NW MaterialsMart | |
| Phone: | 503 229-5479 | |
| E-mail: | NWexchange@deq.state.or.us | |
| Web site: | www.nwmaterialsmart.org |
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| Services: | A coalition of public and private organizations supporting the use of materials exchanges in the Northwest. Lists regional and specialty exchanges. | |
Illinois
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Industrial Material Exchange Service Illinois EPA (34) PO Box 19276, MC#24 1021 North Grand Avenue, East, #24 Springfield, IL 62794-9276 |
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| Contact: | Diane McClain | |
| Phone: | 217 782-0450 | |
| Fax: | 217 782-9142 | |
| E-mail: | diane.mcclain@epa.state.il.us | |
| Web site: | www.epa.state.il.us/imes.html
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| Services: | Publishes a bimonthly catalog that contains listings for all types of nonhazardous and hazardous materials available for exchange from sources throughout the United States and some areas of Canada and Mexico; serves states in EPA Regions 5, 6, and 7. | |
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National Association
for Exchange of Industrial Resources 560 McClure Street Galesburg, IL 61401 |
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| Contact: | Corporate Relations | |
| Phone: | 800 562-0955 | |
| Fax: | 309 343-0862 | |
| E-mail: | donor@naeir.org | |
| Web site: | www.naeir.org |
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| Services: | Solicit donations of valuable, new merchandise from American corporations and redistribute this merchandise to members who include non-profit organizations, churches, and schools. | |
Indiana
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Indiana Materials Exchange Office of Pollution Prevention and Technical Assistance, IDEM 100 N. Senate Avenue, Mail Code 64-01 Indianapolis, IN 46204-2251 |
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| Contact: | Steven Boggs | |
| Phone: | 317 232-8172 | |
| Fax: | 317 233-5627 | |
| E-mail: | imx@dem.state.in.us | |
| Web site: | www.in.gov/idem/ |
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| Services: | Accepts 17 standard categories of materials; contact the exchange to be added to its mailing list. | |
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Materials Available Database | |
| Phone: | 317 232-8940 | |
| E-mail: | tsorge@commerce.state.in.us | |
| Web site: | www.in.gov/cgi-bin/idem/imx/list_materials.cgi |
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| Services: | The Materials Available Database is a listing of scrap materials produced by Indiana companies that can be used as valuable raw materials by others. | |
Iowa
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Iowa Waste Exchange Recycle Iowa 200 East Grand Avenue Des Moines, IA 50309 |
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| Contact: | Matt Rasmussen | |
| Phone: | 800 245-4692 | |
| Fax: | 515 242-4795 | |
| E-mail: | recycleiowa@ided.state.ia.us | |
| Web site: | www.iowadnr.com/waste/iwe/index.html |
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| Services: | Quarterly newsletter and database list of materials
available for exchange; some restrictions exist on hazardous materials.
Database of materials for exchange available on the Iowa Waste Exchange Web
site (www.iowadnr.com/waste/iwe/index.html).
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| Fees: | Free to Iowa residents. | |
Kansas
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Kansas Market Directory |
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| Web site: | www.kansasbirp.com/directories.html |
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| Services: | This directory helps users find markets for collected materials. | |
Kentucky
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Kentucky Industrial Materials
Exchange Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center 420 Academic Building University of Louisville Louisville, KY 40292 |
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| Phone: | 502 852-0965 800 334-8635, Ext. 0965 |
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| Fax: | 502 852-0964 | |
| E-mail: | kime@kppc.org | |
| Web site: | www.kppc.org/kime |
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| Services: | Home page lists materials handled, including municipal solid waste and industrial process waste; serves Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia. | |
Louisiana
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Transcontinental Materials
Exchange University of New Orleans 820 Engineering Bldg. New Orleans, LA 70148 |
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| Contact: | Rita Czek | |
| Phone: | 504 280-7089 | |
| Fax: | 504 280-5586 | |
| E-mail: | rlcce@uno.edu | |
| Services: | Publishes a bimonthly catalog that lists materials available and wanted (along with business advertisements) including 11 standard categories, plus electronics and other miscellaneous products. | |
| Fees: | Listing materials in catalog is free, but a catalog subscription fee is charged. | |
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Industrial Material Exchange
Service PO Box 19276, MC#24 1021 North Grand Avenue, East, #24 Springfield, IL 62794-9276 |
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| Contact: | Diane McClain | |
| Phone: | 573 751-4919 | |
| Fax: | 573 635-3486 | |
| E-mail: | diane.mcclain@epa.state.il.us | |
| Web site: | www.epa.state.il.us/imes.html
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| Services: | Publishes a bimonthly catalog that contains listings for all types of nonhazardous and hazardous materials available for exchange from sources throughout the United States and some areas of Canada and Mexico; serves states in EPA Regions 5, 6, and 7. | |
Maine
Contact Bruce White, (207) 287-8053, for current information.
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Maine Housing and Building
Materials Exchange Gray Location 169 Lewiston Road Gray, ME 04039 |
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| Phone: | 207 657-2957 | |
| Web site: | www.mainebme.org |
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| Services: | Handles a variety of materials meeting the housing needs for the community. | |
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Maine Materials Exchange
(M2X) 93 Maquoit Drive Freeport, ME 04032 |
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| Contact: | Harold E. Arndt | |
| Phone: | 207 865-6621 | |
| Fax: | 207 865-6478 | |
| E-mail: | h.arndt@m2x.com | |
| Web site: | www.m2x.com |
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| Services: | Periodic newsletter lists materials exchanged; serves Maine and northeast states; handles many materials including industrial and business surplus, machinery, metals, and some hazardous materials; listing is posted on the organization's Web site as well. | |
| Fees: | 20 percent of sale value from material exchange (negotiable). | |
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Maine Waste Management Services Directory | |
| Web site: | portalx.bisoex.state.me.us/pls/spo_wm/spwmdev.directory.main_page |
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| Services: | This directory provides information to assist with collecting, processing, and marketing solid waste and recyclables. It lists brokers, processors, and markets for recyclable materials, reuse services, vendors of recycling equipment, disposal facilities, consultants, publications and solid waste organizations. | |
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EPA New England's Reuse Directory | |
| Web site: | www.epa.gov/NE/assistance/reuse/index.html | |
| Services: | A resource guide to donation opportunities for businesses, local governments, and residents. | |
Maryland
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Community Forklift 4671 Tanglewood Drive Edmonston, Maryland 20781 |
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| Phone: | 301 985-5180 | |
| E-mail: | info@communityforklift.com | |
| Web site: | www.communityforklift.com |
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| Services: | Community Forklift accepts donations and sells surplus, salvaged,
and green building materials at low prices. Proceeds support job
training programs, community revitalization, and public education
about green building. We can pick up large items. Need to get rid
of an entire building? Our partner, Deconstruction Services, will
take it apart carefully. It can cost less than traditional demolition
because you avoid landfill fees and recieve a tax deduction. |
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The Loading Dock 2523 Gwynn Falls Parkway Baltimore, Maryland 21216 |
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| Phone: | 410 728-3625 | |
| Fax: | 410 728-3633 | |
| E-mail: | general@loadingdock.org | |
| Web site: | www.loadingdock.org |
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| Services: | This nonprofit organization collects surplus and used/useable building materials and redistributes them to those in need. | |
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Mid-Atlantic Consortium of Recycling and Economic Development Officials (MACREDO) Recycling Markets Directory Search | |
| Web site: | macredo.org/directory.php |
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| Services: | MACREDO's compilation of recycling facilities in the region presented in the form of a searchable database. Users can search the database for entries based on business name, location, commodity group, or facility type. | |
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Millenium Exchange (MMEX) PO Box 4875 Annapolis, MD 21403 |
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| Phone: | 410 280-2080 | |
| Fax: | 410 280-0025 | |
| E-mail: | trade@mmex.com | |
| Services: | Information clearinghouse for industrial secondary materials available and wanted; service area includes the 13 northeastern states from Virginia to Maine and from Ohio to the east coast, although listings span the entire United States. | |
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Reuse Development Organization,
Inc. (ReDO) c/o The Loading Dock 2523 Gwynn Falls Parkway Baltimore, MD 21216 |
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| Phone: | 410 669-7245 | |
| Fax: | 410 728-3633 | |
| E-mail: | info@redo.org | |
| Web site: | www.redo.org |
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Massachusetts
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City of Newton Reusable Materials Exchange | |
| Web site: |
www.wastenotnewton.com/ |
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| Services: | The City of Newton Reusable Materials Exchange is a webservice which provides residents with a convenient way to sell, trade or give away used or surplus items that would otherwise be disposed of. You can post listings of items and materials you wish to dispose of or browse for those currently available in your area. Each listing contains a description of the material or item, contact information, and in some cases cost and delivery information. The actual exchange transactions are carried out directly between the interested parties. | |
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EPA New England's Reuse Directory | |
| Web site: | www.epa.gov/NE/assistance/reuse/index.html | |
| Services: | A resource guide to donation opportunities for businesses, local governments, and residents. | |
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Massachusetts Materials
Exchange 26 Market St. Northhampton, MA 01060 |
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| Contact: | John Majerack | |
| Phone: |
413-586-7350 | |
| Fax: | 413 586-7351 | |
| E-mail: | info@materialsexchange.org | |
| Web: | www.materialsexchange.org |
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| Services: | Accepts listings of any non-hazardous commercially generated materials. | |
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Recycling Services Directory
for Massachusetts |
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| Phone: | 617 236-7715 | |
| E-mail: | rsd@wastecap.org | |
| Web site: | www.wastecap.org/wastecap/rsd2003
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| Services: | The Recycling Services Directory for Massachusetts (RSD) lists companies that accept, collect, or purchase materials for recycling and reuse from Massachusetts businesses, communities, or individuals. | |
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Western Massachusetts
Material Exchange 26 Market Street Northampton, MA 01060 |
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| Contact: | Jim Desmond | |
| Phone: | 413 586-7350 | |
| Fax: | 413 586-7351 | |
| E-mail: | cetnoho@aol.com | |
| Services: | Locates outlets for a variety of industrial materials and office equipment. | |
| Fees: | Organizations must donate a portion of cost savings achieved to the exchange. | |
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Woodlist, Inc. 277 Linden Street Suite 204 Wellesley, MA 02482 |
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| Phone: | 877 487-6504 or 781 283-5757 | |
| E-mail: | info@woodlist.com | |
| Web site: | www.e-wood.com |
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| Services: | Privately funded corporation connects buyers and sellers of wood flooring, cabinets, and surplus building materials. | |
Michigan
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Michigan Materials Exchange
Service Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality, Pollution Prevention Section Environmental Assistance Division PO Box 30457 Lansing, MI 48909-7957 |
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| Contact: | Lucy Doroshko | |
| Phone: | 800 662-9278 517 373-1322 |
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| Fax: | 517 335-4729 | |
| E-mail: | doroshkl@michigan.gov | |
| Web site: | www.michigan.gov/deq/1,1607,7-135-6132_6828-12382--00.html
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| Services: | Michigan manages an inventory site on Recyclers World that provides Michigan businesses the opportunity to list available materials. The state's environmental assistance division will list materials and check online exchanges for companies that do not have access to the Internet. | |
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Livingston Reuses Exchange | |
| Contact: | Kendra Menke, Exchange Administrator | |
| Email: | choices4life@yahoo.com | |
| Web site: |
www.livingston.reuses.com (Online listing service for S.E. Michigan Region only). |
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| Services: | This is a free online marketplace where Livingston County businesses, nonprofit organizations, schools, government agencies, and residents can post offers and requests for all sorts of surplus goods and used equipment. | |
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The Scrap Box 581 State Circle Ann Arbor, MI 48108 |
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| Contact: | Sally Warn | |
| Phone: | 743 994-0012 or 734 994-4420 |
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| Fax: | 734 994-4420 (call first) | |
| Services: | This nonprofit community resource center is filled with an ever-changing inventory of unique materials for creative re-use by crafters, artists, teachers, and children. | |
Minnesota
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American Plastics Exchange,
Inc. 1425 Hampshire Ave., South, Suite 113 Minneapolis, MN 55426 |
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| Contact: | Bert Foster | |
| Phone: | 612 544-1100 | |
| Fax: | 612 544-9811 | |
| E-mail: | apexq@concentric.net | |
| Web site: | www.apexq.com |
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| Services: | World's largest database service for buying and selling surplus resin and scrap plastic. | |
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Industrial Fabric Products
Review Exchange 345 Cedar Street Suite 800 Saint Paul, MN 55101-1088 |
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| Phone: | 612 222-2508 | |
| Fax: | 612 222-8215 | |
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Minnesota Materials Exchange Minnesota Technical Assistance Program University of Minnesota, McNamara Alumni Center 200 Oak Street, SE, Suite 350 Minneapolis, MN 55455-2008 |
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| Contact: | Suzy Mellem | |
| Phone: | 612 624-1300 | |
| Fax: | 612 624-3370 | |
| Web site: | www.mnexchange.org |
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| Services: | Provides an online catalog of materials available and materials wanted. | |
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Northcentral Minnesota
Materials Exchange Cass County Environmental Service Department Cass County Courthouse Box 3000 Walker, MN 56484 |
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| Contact: | Brita Sailer | |
| Phone: | Phone: 218 547-7428 | |
| Fax: | 218 547-2440 | |
| bsailer.matex@co.cass.mn.us | ||
| Web site: | www.co.cass.mn.us/esd/matex.html
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| Services: | Mainly for businesses, although residents may list materials in certain cases. Serves Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard Counties. | |
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Northeast Minnesota Materials
Exchange Western Lake Superior Sanitary District (WLSSD) 2626 Courtland Street Duluth, MN 55806 |
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| Contact: | Heidi Carlson | |
| Phone: | 218 722-3336, ext. 440 | |
| Fax: | 218 727-7471 | |
| E-mail: | matexch@cp.duluth.mn.us | |
| Web site: | www.wlssd.duluth.mn.us/index.php
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| Services: | Accepts various types of nonhazardous materials for exchange; serves northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. | |
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SEMREX Olmsted County Public Works 2122 Campus Drive, SE Rochester, MN 55904 |
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| Contact: | Sharon Vrieze | |
| Phone: | 507 529-4526 | |
| Fax: | 507 287-2320 | |
| E-mail: | vrieze.sharon@co.olmsted.mn.us | |
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Otter Tail County Materials
Exchange 1115 North Tower Rd. Fergus Falls, MN 56537 |
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| Phone: | 218 998-4898 | |
| Fax: | 218 998-4899 | |
| Web site: | www.co.otter-tail.mn.us/solidwaste/ME/
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| Services: | Mainly for businesses; service is free. | |
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Southwest Minnesota Materials
Exchange Nobels County/Environmental Services PO Box 187 Worthington, MN 56187 |
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| Contact: | Roger Schroeder | |
| Phone: | 507 372-8210 | |
| E-mail: | rogerschroeder@co.lyon.mn.us | |
| Web site: | http://mnexchange.org/index.htm |
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| Services: | Lists various types of materials for exchange; serves southwestern Minnesota. | |
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Twin Cities Free Market Eureka Recycling 2828 Kennedy Street NE Minneapolis, MN 55413 |
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| Phone: | 651 222-7678 | |
| Fax: | 612 623-3277 | |
| E-mail: | info@eurekarecycling.org | |
| Web site: | www.twincitiesfreemarket.org
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| Services: | Lists reusable goods for the home, office, or garden; serves Twin Cities residents and residents of the Minnesota seven-county metropolitan area, including residents of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington counties. | |
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West Central Minnesota
Materials Exchange Clay County Environmental Programs PO Box 280 Moorhead, MN 56561-0280 |
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| Contact: | Kent Severson | |
| Phone: | 218 299-7329 | |
| E-mail: | kent.severson@co.clay.mn.us | |
| Web site: | www.co.clay.mn.us/Depts/PlanEnvi/SWMATAvl.htm |
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| Services: | Lists various types of materials for exchange; serves West Central Minnesota. | |
Mississippi
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Tennessee Materials Exchange 226 Capitol Boulevard Suite 606 Nashville, TN 37219 |
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| Phone: | 615 532-8657 | |
| Fax: | 615 532-4937 | |
| E-mail: | buggeln@utk.edu | |
| Services: | Catalog is published three times per year; serves Tennessee and its surrounding states; does not handle radioactive materials. | |
Missouri
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Illinois Industrial Material
Exchange Service Illinois EPA (34) PO Box 19276, MC#24 1021 North Grand Avenue, East, #24 Springfield, IL 62794-9276 |
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| Contact: | Diane McClain | |
| Phone: | 217 782-0450 | |
| Fax: | 217 782-9142 | |
| E-mail: | diane.mcclain@epa.state.il.us | |
| Web site: | www.epa.state.il.us/imes.html |
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| Services: | Missouri distributes the bimonthly catalog published by Illinois that contains listings for all types of nonhazardous and hazardous materials available for exchange from sources throughout the United States and some areas of Canada and Mexico; serves states in EPA Regions 5, 6, and 7. | |
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ReSource St. Louis
PO Box 16882 Clayton, MO 63105 |
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| E-mail: | info@resourcestlouis.org | |
| Web site: | www.resourcestlouis.org/ |
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| Services: | ReSource St. Louis' mission is to divert construction and demolition materials from local landfills by offering environmentally and financially responsible alternatives to the traditional construction process. | |
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Industry Online Central HazWaste, Inc. |
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| Phone: | 314 842-8383 | |
| Web site: | www.iolcentral.com |
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| Services: | Matches businesses that produce waste, industrial byproducts, surplus materials and equipment with businesses who can use them. Listing on IOL Central is free, a service fee is charged for successful exchanges. | |
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Choose Environmental
Excellence - Gateway Region 9012A Manchester Rd. St. Louis, MO 63144 |
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| Web site: | www.ceegr.org |
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| Services: | Use this simple, searchable database to find recycling options, places where you can buy items made of recycled components or reusable items, and service providers that handle hazardous waste, technical and legal consultants for waste related issues, and environmental testing in the Greater St. Louis area. | |
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Surplus Exchange 1107 Hickory Kansas City, MO 64101 |
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| Contact: | Rick Goring | |
| Phone: | 816 472-0444 | |
| Fax: | 816 472-8105 | |
| E-mail: | rgoring@crn.org | |
| Web site: | www.surplusexchange.org |
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| Services: | Operates a warehouse filled with business furniture, equipment, and electronics available to the nonprofit community and the general public. | |
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Tennessee Materials Exchange 105 Student Services Building Knoxville, TN 37996 |
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| Contact: | Richard Buggeln | |
| Phone: | 865 974-9058 | |
| Fax: | 865 974-1258 | |
| E-mail: | buggeln@utk.edu | |
| Web site: | www.cis.utk.edu/environmental/recycle/TME.shtml |
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| Services: | Catalog is published three times per year; serves Tennessee and its surrounding states; does not handle radioactive materials. | |
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Industrial Material Exchange Service (IMES) Environmental Improvement and Energy Resources Authority 325 Jefferson Street Jefferson City, MO 65101 |
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| Contact: | Tom Welch | |
| Phone: | 573 751-4919 | |
| Fax: | 573 635-3486 | |
| Services: | Bimonthly catalog lists companies and available materials, including byproducts and industrial and hazardous waste; matches Missouri businesses that have onsite waste products with companies seeking raw materials for reuse in manufacturing processes; operated in conjunction with Illinois Industrial Materials Exchange. | |
Montana
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Montana Material Exchange MSU Extension Service PO Box 173580 Montana State University Bozeman, MT 59717 |
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| Contact: | Michael Vogel | |
| Phone: | 406 994-3451 | |
| Fax: | 406 994-5417 | |
| E-mail: | mvogel@montana.edu | |
| Web Page | www.montana.edu/mme/ |
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| Services: | Quarterly publication lists materials available and wanted; form for adding a material to the listing is available through the exchange office. | |
Nebraska
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Nebraska Materials Exchange
Program Keep Nebraska Beautiful 3201 Pioneers Boulevard, Suite 306 Lincoln, NE 68502 |
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| Contact: | Kari Ruse | |
| Phone: | 402 486-4562 402 486-4622 |
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| Fax: | 402-486-4563 | |
| E-mail: | jpolson@knb.org | |
| Web Page | www.knb.org/exchange.html |
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| Services: | Operates the Nebraska Materials Exchange Program for businesses, industries, and schools to exchange any usable materials. | |
Nevada
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Environmental Leadership
Materials Exchange PO Box 10786 Reno, NV 89510 |
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| Contact: | Ahab Wolf | |
| Phone: | 775 323-3433 | |
| Fax: | 775 323-3766 | |
| E-mail: | ahabwolf@aol.com | |
| Web Page | www.environleader.org |
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| Services: | Provides a free service for individuals, businesses, and institutions throughout Nevada; service provided to businesses, nonprofits, and individuals. | |
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Education Collaborative
of Washoe County From Crayons to Computers PO Box 30425 Reno, NV 89520 |
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| Contact: | Denise Hedrick, Executive Director | |
| Phone: | 775 353-5533 | |
| Fax: | 775 353-5536 | |
| E-mail: | dhedrick@washoe.K12.nv.us | |
| Web Page | www.e-collaborative.org |
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NevadaMax 6100 Neil Road, Suite 400 Reno, NV 89511 |
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| Contact: | Pete Johnsen | |
| Phone: | 775 689-6674 | |
| Fax: | 775 689-6689 | |
| E-mail: | pjohnsen@nevadamax.org | |
| Web Page | www.nevadamax.org |
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Educator's
Closet Reuse Center Carson City |
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| Contact: | Kristi Pulizzotto | |
| Phone: | 775 283-2048 | |
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Clark County Public Education
Foundation Las Vegas/Clark County 3360 West Sahara, Suite 160 Las Vegas, NV 89102 |
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| Phone: | 702 799-1042 | |
New Hampshire
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Donation Depot at New
Hampshire College 2500 North River Road Manchester, NH 03106-1045 |
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| Contact: | Frank Eaton | |
| Phone: | 603 645-9622 | |
| Fax: | 603 645-9666 | |
| E-mail: | eatonfr@nhc.edu | |
| Web Page | www.snhu.edu/ |
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EPA New England's Reuse Directory | |
| Web site: | www.epa.gov/NE/assistance/reuse/index.html | |
| Services: | A resource guide to donation opportunities for businesses, local governments, and residents. | |
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New Hampshire Material
Exchange (NHME) WasteCap 122 North Main Street Concord, NH 03301 |
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| Phone: | 603 224-1517 | |
| Fax: | 603 224-2872 | |
| E-mail: | exchange@wastecapnh.org | |
| Web Page | www.wastecapnh.org/nhme |
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| Services: | Online database lists various materials available for exchange. | |
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New Hampshire Waste Exchange 122 North Main Street Concord, NH 03301 |
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| Contact: | Mark Toussaint | |
| Phone: | 603 224-1517 | |
| Fax: | 603 224-2872 | |
| E-mail: | exchange@wastecapnh.org | |
| Web Page | www.wastecapnh.org/nhme |
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| Services: | Handles materials in 17 categories. Listings accessible through quarterly catalog, web site, e-mail, and fax service. | |
New Jersey
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Morris County MUA's Material
Exchange Program PO Box 370 Mendham, NJ 07945-0370 |
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| Contact: | Laura MacPherson | |
| Phone: | 973 829-8006 | |
| Fax: | 973 285-8397 | |
| E-mail: | greengal@njhazwaste.com | |
| Web site: | www.mcmua.com/WasteReduction/matex.htm |
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| Services: | Online materials exchange grouped by various categories that assists people in acquiring materials from donors. | |
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New Jersey Industrial
Waste Information Exchange 50 West State Street, Suite 1310 Trenton, NJ 08608 |
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| Contact: | William Payne | |
| Phone: | 609 989-7888 | |
| Fax: | 609 989-9696 | |
| Services: | Periodically published catalog lists all types of materials; serves New Jersey only. | |
| Fees: | Fee required for members and non-members. | |
New Mexico
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Resource Exchange Network
for Eliminating Waste (RENEW) TCEQ (MC-112) PO Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087 |
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| Contact: | Sarah Slocum | |
| Phone: | 512 239-3171 | |
| Fax: | 512 239-3165 | |
| E-mail: | saslocum@TCEQ.state.tx.us | |
| Web site: | www.renewtx.org |
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| Services: | Biannual catalog lists materials available and wanted; serves Texas and surrounding states; lists are posted on the Internet. | |
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Illinois Industrial Material
Exchange Service Illinois EPA (34) PO Box 19276, MC#24 1021 North Grand Avenue, East #24 Springfield, IL 62794-9276 |
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| Contact: | Diane McClain | |
| Phone: | 573 751-4919 | |
| Fax: | 573 635-3486 | |
| E-mail: | diane.mcclain@epa.state.il.us | |
| Web site: | www.epa.state.il.us/imes.html |
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| Services: | Publishes a bimonthly catalog that contains listings for all types of nonhazardous and hazardous materials available for exchange from sources throughout the United States and some areas of Canada and Mexico; serves states in EPA Regions 5, 6, and 7. | |
New York
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Build It Green! New York City 3-17 26th Ave. (at 4th Street) Astoria, Queens, NY 11102 |
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| Contact: | Justin Green | |
| Phone: | 718-777-0132 | |
| Fax: | 718-777-0114 | |
| E-mail: | greeninfo@bignyc.org | |
| Web site: | www.bignyc.org |
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| Services: | Nonprofit re-use store maintaining a showroom and warehouse of good quality used and never used building materials including cabinets, appliances, windows, doors, lighting fixtures, plumbing and electrical supplies, lumber, etc. | |
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East Williamsburg
Valley Industrial Development Corporation (EWVIDCO) 11-29 Catherine Street, 3rd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11211 |
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| Contact: | Janet Chambers | |
| Phone: | 718 388-7287, Ext. 172 | |
| Fax: | 718 963-1905 | |
| E-mail: | janetchambers@ewvidco.com | |
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Hudson Valley Materials
Exchange, Inc. 1101 First Street New Windsor, NY 12553 |
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| Contact: | Jill Gruber | |
| Phone: | 845 567-1445 | |
| Fax: | 845 567-1536 | |
| E-mail: | hvme@hvc.rr.com | |
| Web site: | www.hvmaterialsExchange.com
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| Services: | A publicly funded, nonprofit redistribution center for materials suitable for Arts, Education, and Construction. | |
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Industrial Waste Recycling
and Prevention Program (INWRAP) Long Island City Business Development Corporation 29-10 Thomson Avenue 9th floor Long Island City, NY 11101 |
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| Contact: | Marvin Luccioni | |
| Phone: | 718 786-5300, Ext. 32 | |
| Fax: | 718 937-1799 | |
| E-mail: | marvinluccioni@licbdc.org | |
| Web site: | www.licbdc.org/licbdc/business_services/recycling.html |
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| Services: | Primarily assists small industrial and commercial firms by conducting facility assessments to determine waste reduction, materials management, and recycling opportunities. INWRAP also has a separate research, development, and educational outreach program for hard to reduce, reuse, and recycle materials. | |
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Association for Resource
Conservation's Materials Resource Center 1521 Lincoln Avenue Holbrook, NY 11741 |
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| Contact: | Julie Sullivan | |
| Phone: | 516 580-7290 | |
| Fax: | 516 580-7292 | |
| E-mail: | info@materialresourcecenter.org | |
| Web site: | www.materialresourcecenter.org/ |
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| Services: | Nonprofit warehouse center for reuse of industrial scrap and surplus by the educational and arts communities. Maintains Link-Ups, a listing of available industrial materials for business or nonprofit users. | |
| Fees: | Small handling fee, membership fee. | |
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Buffalo Alliance for
Education's Materials Reuse Project |
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| Phone: | 716 836-6182 | |
| Fax: | 716 836-7129 | |
| Services: | Accepts materials discarded by Buffalo area businesses and redistributes the items to schools and charitable organizations. | |
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Eastern Rensselaer County Community Warehouse 21428 State Route 22 Hoosick Falls, NY 12090 |
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| Phone: | 518 686-7540 | |
| Services: | Accepts household furnishings, office equipment and furniture, building materials, and other items from the Albany-Troy, New York, and Bennington, Vermont, areas. | |
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Intervol 1425 Portland Avenue Box #138 Rochester, NY 14621 |
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| Contact: | Doug Castner | |
| Phone: | 518 686-7540 | |
| E-mail: | doug.castner@viahealth.org | |
| Services: | Accepts medical supplies and equipment from hospitals, health care facilities, and other organizations in western and central New York and makes these materials available for reuse. | |
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Materials for the Arts New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Department of Sanitation, and Board of Education 785 9th Avenue, 4th Floor New York, New York 10011 |
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| Phone: | 212 255-5924 | |
| Fax: | 212 924-1925 | |
| E-mail: | materialsforthearts@juno.com | |
| Services: | Makes donated materials from businesses in New York City available to local arts organizations and schools. | |
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New York Wa$teMatch City College of New York Steinman Hall, Rm 102 140th Street & Convent Avenue NY, NY 10031 |
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| Contact: | Adanna Roberts, Administrator | |
| Phone: | 212-650-5832 | |
| Fax: | 212-650-6272 | |
| E-mail: | wmadmin@ce.ccny.cuny.edu | |
| Web site: | www.wastematch.org |
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| Services: | NY Wa$teMatch operates an online materials exchange
for businesses, nonprofits, other organizations, and residents in
New York City. Staff members also perform free waste assessments for
businesses; recommend source reduction, reuse, and recycling practices;
and establish contracts for waste services. |
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| Fees: | Listing materials on the online exchange is free; contributions
for completed transactions are welcome. Waste assessments are also
free. NY Wa$teMatch collects a fee from businesses that realize cost savings or revenues by implementing the program's recommendations. |
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Waste Management Commodities
Exchange 125 Baylis Road Melville, NY 11747 |
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| Contact: | Margie SanFilippo | |
| Phone: | 631 756-0095 | |
| Fax: | 631 756-1064 | |
| E-mail: | msanfilippo@wm.com | |
| Services: | Online trading center dedicated to buying and selling all types of recyclable scrap materials such as (but not limited to): Plastics, paper, metals, glass, rubber (non-tire), wood, electronic products, and building and construction materials. | |
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Western New York Material
Exchange (MATEX) Genesee County Building 2 3837 West Main Street Road Batavia, NY 14020-9404 |
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| Contact: | Jackie Lowe | |
| Phone: | 800 836-1154 or 585 344-2580, Ext. 5463 | |
| Fax: | 585 344-4037 | |
| E-mail: | jlowe@co.genessee.ny.us | |
| Web site: | www.recycle.net/matex |
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| Services: | Serves businesses, schools, institutions, and governments in the 15 counties of western New York and assists them with waste reduction. Offers a continuously updated catalogue on a bi-monthly basis as well as online access. | |
| Fees: | No service fees charged. | |
North Carolina
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North Carolina WasteTrader North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance (DPPEA) 1639 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1639 |
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| Phone: | 919 715-6500 or 800763-0136 | |
| Fax: | 919 715-6794 | |
| E-mail: | wastetrader@p2pays.org | |
| Web site: | www.ncwastetrader.org |
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| Services: | NC WasteTrader (NCWT) is a free waste exchange serving North Carolina.
This is an actively managed exchange providing staffed assistance,
matching post-industrial waste and surplus commodities with markets.
NC DPPEA also provides free, non-regulatory, onsite waste reduction
technical assistance to North Carolina businesses. Funding for NCWT
is provided by the North Carolina Energy Office and the Division of
Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance. A P2Assist
Waste Reduction Listserv is also available. |
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Scrap Exchange 548 Foster Street Durham, NC 27701 |
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| Contact: | Faye Miller | |
| Phone: | 919 688-6960 | |
| Fax: | 919 688-2792 | |
| E-mail: | thescrapexchange@earthlink.net | |
| Web site: | www.scrapexchange.org |
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| Services: | A nonprofit organization that collects clean, reusable industrial discards for creative reuse. | |
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Southern Waste Information
eXchange, Inc. (SWIX) Post Office Box 960 Tallahassee, FL 32302 |
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| Contact: | Gene Jones or Ray Moreau | |
| Phone: | 800 441-7949 | |
| Fax: | 850 386-4321 | |
| E-mail: | gene@swix.ws or ray@swix.ws | |
| Web site: | wastexchange.org |
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| Services: | Catalog, published twice a year, contains listings for all types
of materials; information clearinghouse for industry provides information
concerning solid and hazardous waste management; an electronics equipment exchange. |
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Ohio
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The Interchange Christy Kellner Business Specialist The Interchange 250 William Howard Taft Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45219 |
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| Contact: | Christy Kellner | |
| Phone: | 513 946-7732 | |
| Fax: | 513 946-7779 | |
| E-mail: | christy.kellner@hamilton-co.org | |
| Web Page | www.hcdoes.org/sw/interchange.htm |
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Kentucky Industrial Materials
Exchange Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center 420 Academic Building University of Louisville Louisville, KY 40292 |
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| Phone: | 502 852-0965 800 334-8635, Ext. 0965 |
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| Fax: | 502 852-0964 | |
| E-mail: | kime@kppc.org | |
| Web site: | www.kppc.org/KIME/index.cfm |
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| Services: | Home page lists materials handled, including municipal solid waste and industrial process waste; serves Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia. | |
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Mahoning Valley Materials
Exchange One University Plaza Youngstown, OH 44555 |
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| Contact: | Marcia Maureen Barr | |
| Phone: | 330 742-2742 | |
| Fax: | 330 742-1542 | |
| E-mail: | certt@eng.ysu.edu | |
| Web site: | www.mvme.org |
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| Services: | The MVME is funded by the Recycling Division of Mahoning County and is published in a bimonthly newsletter mailed to over 1,400 businesses in eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. | |
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Ohio Department of Natural
Resources - Where to Recycle |
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| Web Site: | www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/where/tabid/9398/Default.aspx |
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| Services: | Information about local recycling locations. | |
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Ohio's Materials Exchange
(OMEx) P.O. Box 70 Mt. Vernon, OH 43050 |
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| Contact: | Diane Mellinger Shrew | |
| Phone: | 888 718-6639 | |
| Fax: | 740 397-7649 | |
| E-mail: | tryomex@ecr.net | |
| Web site: | www.epa.state.oh.us/opp/omex/omex.html |
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| Services: | Publishes a complete OMEx Newsletter in November or December that lists all materials available; updates of the newsletter are published bimonthly including only new listings and deletions of materials. | |
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Orphan (FREE) Chemical
Recycling Program Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH 43403 |
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| Contact: | Dave Heinlen | |
| Phone: | 419 372-2194 or 419 372-2171 |
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| Fax: | 419 372-2194 | |
| E-mail: | daveh@bgnet.bgsu.edu | |
| Web site: | www.bgsu.edu/offices/envhs/page18372.html |
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| Services: | Bowling Green State University's Orphan Chemical Recycling Program was established as a means to find "homes" for unwanted chemicals that are still useful. The program is directed toward academic institutions and small businesses and is not intended to be used by private individuals. | |
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Ottawa/Sandusky/Seneca
Solid Waste District Commodities Exchange Program 602 West State Street Fremont, OH 43420 |
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| Contact: | Tim Wasserman | |
| Phone: | 888 850-7224 419 334-7223 |
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| Fax: | 419 334-8626 | |
| E-mail: | tw@recycleoss.org | |
| Web site: | recycle.utoledo.edu/OSS/matexchange.htm |
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| Services: | Ottawa, Sandusky, and Seneca areas. | |
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Solid Waste Authority
of Central Ohio 4149 London - Groverport Road Grove City, OH 43123-1459 |
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| Contact: | Irm Schubert | |
| Phone: | 614 871-8105 | |
| Fax: | 614 871-8116 | |
| E-mail: | info@swaco.org | |
| Web site: | www.swaco.org |
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| Services: | The Authority's mission is to provide a comprehensive, environmentally sound, cost-effective, and technically reliable solid waste management program for all people living and working within the jurisdiction of the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio. | |
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South Dayton Waste Exchange 3848 Ellsworth Drive Beavercreek, OH 45431 |
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| Contact: | Chris Halley | |
| Phone: | 937 429-5998 | |
| Fax: | 937 429-5998 | |
| E-mail: | sdwe@infinet.com | |
| Web site: | www.sdwe.com |
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| Services: | Matches sellers of production byproducts, obsolete or unused raw materials, hazardous waste and recyclable products with buyers that can use these materials in their processes. | |
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Wastelink, Division of
Tencon, Inc. 140 Wooster Pike Milford, OH 45150 |
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| Contact: | Mary E. Malotoke | |
| Phone: | 513 248-0012 | |
| Fax: | 513 248-1094 | |
Oklahoma
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Resource Exchange Network
for Eliminating Waste (RENEW) TCEQ (MC-112) PO Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087 |
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| Contact: | Sarah Slocum | |
| Phone: | 512 239-3171 | |
| Fax: | 512 239-3165 | |
| E-mail: | saslocum@TCEQ.state.tx.us | |
| Web site: | www.renewtx.org |
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| Services: | Biannual catalog lists materials available and wanted; serves Texas and surrounding states; lists are posted on the Internet. | |
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Illinois Industrial Material
Exchange Service Illinois EPA (34) PO Box 19276, MC#24 1021 North Grand Avenue, East #24 Springfield, IL 62794-9276 |
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| Contact: | Diane McClain | |
| Phone: | 217 782-0450 | |
| Fax: | 217 782-9142 | |
| E-mail: | epa8605@epa.state.il.us | |
| Web site: | www.epa.state.il.us/imes.html |
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| Services: | Publishes a bimonthly catalog that contains listings for all types of nonhazardous and hazardous materials available for exchange from sources throughout the United States and some areas of Canada and Mexico; serves states in EPA Regions 5, 6, and 7. | |
Oregon
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NW MaterialsMart | |
| Phone: | 503 229-5479 | |
| E-mail: | NWexchange@deq.state.or.us | |
| Web site: | www.nwmaterialsmart.org |
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| Services: | A coalition of public and private organizations supporting the use of materials exchanges in the Northwest. Lists regional and specialty exchanges. | |
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BRING Recycling Planet Improvement Center 4446 Franklin Blvd. Eugene, OR 97403 Mailing Address: |
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| Contact: | Julie Daniel | |
| Phone: | 541 746-3023 | |
| Fax: | 541 726-9894 | |
| E-mail: | info@bringrecycling.org | |
| Web site: | www.bringrecycling.org |
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| Services: | Non-profit organization offering online materials exchange; phone info and referrals; used building materials and surplus materials retail outlet; deconstruction services; pickup and salvage of used building materials; community "reduce, reuse, recycle" education; volunteer opportunities. | |
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Industrial Materials
Exchange (IMEX) First Interstate Center 999 Third Avenue, Suite 700 Seattle, WA 98104-4099 |
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| Contact: | Bill Lawrence | |
| Phone: | 206 296-4899 | |
| Fax: | 206 296-3997 | |
| E-mail: | bill.lawrence@metrokc.gov | |
| Web site: | www.govlink.org/hazwaste/business/imex/ |
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| Services: | Bimonthly catalog lists materials in 12 categories, ranging from acids and alkalis to wood and plastic (typically more than 500 listings); assists businesses in locating markets for industrial byproducts, surplus material, and wastes; serves Washington and Oregon. | |
| Fees: | Services are free. | |
Pennsylvania
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Building Materials Exchange
(BME) 124 East Indiana Ave Philadelphia, PA 19134 |
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| Phone: | 215 423-3613 | |
| Services: | Philadelphia's nonprofit clearinghouse for surplus and salvage building materials helps needy homeowners rehabilitate, improve, and maintain their homes; makes local pickups free. | |
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Material Trader | |
| Web site: | www.materialtrader.org |
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| Services: | Set up in 2004 with the Pennsylvania DEP to provide service that was not currently being provided in Pennsylvania. The exchange is free and can be used confidentially. | |
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Mid-Atlantic Consortium of Recycling and Economic Development Officials (MACREDO) Recycling Markets Directory Search | |
| Web site: | www.macredo.org/directory.php |
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| Services: | MACREDO's compilation of recycling facilities in the region presented in the form of a searchable database. Users can search the database for entries based on business name, location, commodity group, or facility type. | |
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Pennsylvania Department
of Environmental Protection Recycling Markets Search |
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| Web Site: | www.dep.state.pa.us/wm_apps/recyclingmarkets |
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| Services: | Searchable database of recycling program information. | |
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Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection 16th Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building PO Box 2063 Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063 |
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| Phone: | 800 346-4242 | |
| Web Site: | www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/airwaste/wm/RECYCLE/document/countylistnew.html |
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| Services: | Provides a listing of computer recyclers and reusers in Pennsylvania. | |
Puerto Rico
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Waste Xchange, Inc. West 339 Calderon Street San Juan, PR 00926 |
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| Contact: | Jose A. Sanchez | |
| Phone: | 787 748-0433 | |
| E-mail: | sanchez@coqui.net | |
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Puerto Rico Materials Exchange Program Solid Waste Management Authority PO Box 40285 San Juan, PR 00940 |
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| Contact: | Vivian Guzmán | |
| Phone: | 866 732-4252 (toll free) 787 765-7575 ext. 4231 |
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| Fax: | 787 756-6353 / 753-2220 | |
| Web site: | www.ads.gobierno.pr/intercambio |
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| Services: | Free listing of available and wanted materials. | |
Rhode Island
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EPA New England's Reuse Directory | |
| Web site: | www.epa.gov/NE/assistance/reuse/index.html | |
| Services: | A resource guide to donation opportunities for businesses, local governments, and residents. | |
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Rhode Island Department
of Environmental Management Brown University Box 1943 Providence, RI 02912 |
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| Phone: | 401 863-2715 | |
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The Free Market | |
| Contact: | Paul Caccia | |
| Phone: | 401 942-1430, ext. 115 | |
| Web site: | www.freemarketri.org |
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| Services: | The Free Market is a quick, easy, and free way to find a company or individual that will reuse your furniture, appliances, electronics, exercise equipment, lawn and garden tools, and more. | |
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Rhode Island Resource
Recovery - Resource Exchange 65 Shun Pike Johnston, RI 02919 |
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| Contact: | Paul Caccia | |
| Phone: | 401 942-1430, ext. 115 | |
| Fax: | 401 946-5174 | |
| Web site: | www.resourcexchange.org/ |
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| Services: | Online bulletin board for non-hazardous waste materials. | |
South Carolina
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South Carolina Materials Exchange SC Department of Health and Environmental Control Office of Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling 2600 Bull St. Columbia, SC 29201 |
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| Contact: | Eric Melaro | |
| Phone: | 800 768-7348 | |
| Fax: | 803 896-4001 | |
| E-mail: | SCME@dhec.sc.gov | |
| Web site: | www.scdhec.gov/scme
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| Services: | Free service that seeks to reduce waste by facilitating the exchange of reusable materials by businesses, non-profit institutions and government. | |
Tennessee
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All-Scrap.com P.O. Box 110 Pulaski, TN 38478 |
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| Phone: | 931-363-0950 | |
| E-mail: | webmaster@all-scrap.com | |
| Web site: | www.all-scrap.com |
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| Services: | Database of scrap and recyclable materials which include: batteries, computer and escrap, Foam, Glass and Fiberglass, metals, paper, plastic, rubber and textiles. Offers secondary listings and services for new and used equipment, waste collection and hauling, transportation services and an industry calendar. Fees: Charges monthly membership fee. | |
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Tennessee Materials Exchange 105 Student Services Building Knoxville, TN 37996 |
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| Contact: | Richard Buggeln | |
| Phone: | 865 974-9058 | |
| Fax: | 865 974-1528 | |
| E-mail: | buggeln@utk.edu | |
| Web site: | http://www.cis.utk.edu/environmental/recycle/TME.shtml |
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| Services: | Catalog is published three times per year; serves Tennessee and its surrounding states; does not handle radioactive materials. | |
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Southern Waste Information
Exchange (SWIX) PO Box 960 Tallahassee, FL 32302 |
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| Contact: | Gene Jones or Ray Moreau | |
| Phone: | 800 441-7949 | |
| Fax: | 850 386-4321 | |
| E-mail: | gene@swix.ws or ray@swix.ws | |
| Web site: | wastexchange.org |
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| Services: | Catalog, published twice a year, contains listings for all types
of materials; information clearinghouse for industry provides information
concerning solid and hazardous waste management; an electronics equipment exchange . |
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Texas
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Resource Exchange
Network for Eliminating Waste (RENEW) TCEQ (MC-112) PO Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087 |
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| Contact: | Gary McArthur | |
| Phone: | 512 239-3100 | |
| Fax: | 512 239-5678 | |
| E-mail: | recycle@tceq.state.tx.us | |
| Web site: | www.renewtx.org |
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| Services: | Biannual catalog lists materials available and wanted; serves Texas and surrounding states; lists are posted on the Internet. | |
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RecycleTexas Online | |
| E-mail: | recycle@tceq.state.tx.us | |
| Web site: | www.tceq.state.tx.us/assistance/P2Recycle/rtol/rtol.html |
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| Services: | A service of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Contains information on about 1000 businesses and local governments handling materials from Texas. Organizations' information is self-reported and listings are free of charge. | |
Utah
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FreeSwapper Networks, LLC P.O. Box 901985 Sandy, UT 84090-1985 |
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| Phone: | 877-801-6127 | |
| E-mail: | admin@freeswapper.org | |
| Web site: | www.freeswapper.org |
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| Fees: | None | |
| Services: | Give and receive unwanted useful items within your neighborhood and help keep these products out of your local landfill. | |
Vermont
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EPA New England's Reuse Directory | |
| Web site: | www.epa.gov/NE/assistance/reuse/index.html | |
| Services: | A resource guide to donation opportunities for businesses, local governments, and residents. | |
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Vermont Business Material
Exchange (VBMX) 1580 Barber Pond Rd. Pownal, VT 05261 |
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| Phone: | 802 823-9399 | |
| Fax: | 802 823-5228 | |
| E-mail: | info@vbmx.org | |
| Web site: | www.vbmex.org |
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| Services: | Online lists non-hazardous and hazardous materials; also hosts an e-mail discussion group. Audio, video, and print promotional materials available on-line. | |
Virginia
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Mid-Atlantic Consortium of Recycling and Economic Development Officials (MACREDO) Recycling Markets Directory Search | |
| Web site: | www.macredo.org/directory.php |
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| Services: | MACREDO's compilation of recycling facilities in the region presented in the form of a searchable database. Users can search the database for entries based on business name, location, commodity group, or facility type. | |
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Waste Exchange Center
of Southwest Virginia (ExCeS) Radford University Environmental Management Assistance Program P.O. Box 6953 Radford, VA 24142 |
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| Phone: | 540 831-5453 | |
| Fax: | 540 831-6735 | |
| E-mail: | envirobiz@radford.edu | |
| Web Site: | http://bac.asp.radford.edu/SBDC/waste%20database.html |
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Waste Not Recycling 22611 Markey Court Suite 103 Sterling, VA 20166 |
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| Contact: | Jack Hope | |
| Phone: | 703 787-0200 | |
| Fax: | 703 787-0660 | |
| E-mail: | wastenot@aol.com | |
Washington
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2Good2Toss (Reusable
Building Materials Exchange) Washington State Dept of Ecology SWFAP/SWRO PO Box 47775 Olympia WA 98504-7775 |
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| Contact: | Shelly McClure | |
| Phone: | 360 407-6398 | |
| Fax: | 360 407-6305 | |
| E-mail: | smcc461@ecy.wa.gov | |
| Web site: | www.2good2toss.com |
|
| Services: | 2Good2Toss is a convenient way to exchange small or large quantities of used or surplus building materials and large household items. | |
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Industrial Materials
Exchange (IMEX) First Interstate Center 999 3rd Avenue, Suite 700 Seattle, WA 98104-4039 |
|
| Contact: | Bill Lawrence | |
| Phone: | 206 296-4899 or 888 879-4639 (888 TRY IMEX) | |
| Fax: | 206 296-3997 | |
| E-mail: | bill.lawrence@metrokc.gov | |
| Web site: | www.metrokc.gov/hazwaste/imex |
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| Services: | Catalog lists materials in 15 categories, ranging from acids and alkalis to wood and plastic (typically more than 500 listings); assists businesses in locating markets for industrial byproducts and equipment, surplus material, and waste. | |
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NW MaterialsMart | |
| Phone: | 503 229-5479 | |
| E-mail: | NWexchange@deq.state.or.us | |
| Web site: | www.nwmaterialsmart.org/ |
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| Services: | A coalition of public and private organizations supporting the use of materials exchanges in the Northwest. Lists regional and specialty exchanges. | |
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Online Materials Exchange King County Solid Waste Division 201 S. Jackson Street, Suite 701 Seattle, Washington 98104 |
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| Contact: | Jay Beach | |
| Phone: | 206 296-4351 | |
| Fax: | 206 296-0197 | |
| E-mail: | jay.beach@metrokc.gov | |
| Web site: | www.metrokc.gov/dnrp/swd/exchange/index.asp |
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| Services: | Combines the best of two existing Web sites: the Household Online Materials Exchange (HOME site) and King County's section of the 2good2toss.com (Reusable Building Materials Exchange) site. Lists household items and reusable building materials, you can now list garage and yard sales | |
West Virginia
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West Virginia Materials Exchange 601 57th Street, SE Charleston, WV 25304 |
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| Contact: | Phil Mann | |
| Phone: | 304-926-0448 | |
| Fax: | 304-926-0472 | |
| E-mail: | pmann@wvswmb.org | |
| Web site: | www.state.wv.us/swmb/exchange |
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| Services: | A free service provided by the West Virginia Solid Waste Management Board; Web site requires registration for access. | |
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Mid-Atlantic Consortium of Recycling and Economic Development Officials (MACREDO) Recycling Markets Directory Search | |
| Web site: | www.macredo.org/directory.php |
|
| Services: | MACREDO's compilation of recycling facilities in the region presented in the form of a searchable database. Users can search the database for entries based on business name, location, commodity group, or facility type. | |
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Kentucky Industrial Materials
Exchange Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center 420 Academic Building University of Louisville Louisville, KY 40292 |
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| Phone: | 502 852-0965 800 334-8635, Ext. 0965 |
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| Fax: | 502 852-0964 | |
| E-mail: | kime@kppc.org | |
| Web site: | www.kppc.org/KIME/ |
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| Services: | Home page lists materials handled, including municipal solid waste and industrial process waste; serves Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia. | |
Wisconsin
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Business Materials Exchange
(BMEX) 520 E. Grand Avenue Beloit, WI 53511 |
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| Contact: | Amy L. Loudenbeck | |
| Phone: | 800 364-3233 608 364-1131 |
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| Fax: | 608 364-1161 | |
| E-mail: | bmex@ticon.net | |
| Web site: | www.bmex.org |
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| Services: | Matches businesses searching for materials with other businesses looking for an outlet for their unwanted materials; handles various materials including packaging, equipment, product overruns, chemicals, wood, and paper; serves Wisconsin and surrounding states. | |
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Madison Stuff Exchange | |
| Web site: | www.madisonstuffexchange.com/ |
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| Services: | The Madison Stuff exchange web site, provides area residents and businesses with a convenient way to exchange, re-use, or sell items they no longer need or want. You can post listings of items and materials you wish to dispose of or browse for those currently available in your area. Each listing contains a description of the material or item, contact information, and in some cases cost and delivery information. The actual exchange transactions are carried out directly between the interested parties. | |
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One Site Market 3201 W County Road A Janesville, WI 53545 |
|
| Contact: | Gary D. Sargeant | |
| Phone: | 877 568-1741 or 608 758-5429 |
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| Fax: | 425 920-9778 | |
| E-mail: | gsargeant@onesitemarket.com | |
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UM SWAP (Surplus With A Purpose) 1061 Thousand Oaks Trail Verona, WI 53593 |
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| Phone: | 608 497-4440 | |
| E-mail: | swap@bussvc.wisc.edu | |
| Web site: | www.bussvc.wisc.edu/swap |
|
| Services: | A multi-faceted surplus property disposal operation. SWAP serves all University of Wisconsin-Madison departments and State of Wisconsin agencies located in the Madison area. Sells computers, lab equipment, office furniture, office supplies, home furnishings, and building materials. | |
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Illinois Industrial Material
Exchange Service Illinois EPA (34) PO Box 19276, MC#24 1021 North Grand Avenue, East, #24 Springfield, IL 62794-9276 |
|
| Contact: | Diane McClain | |
| Phone: | 217 782-0450 | |
| Fax: | 217 782-9142 | |
| E-mail: | diane.mcclain@epa.state.il.us | |
| Web site: | www.epa.state.il.us/imes.html |
|
| Services: | Publishes a bimonthly catalog that contains listings for all types of nonhazardous and hazardous materials available for exchange from sources throughout the United States and some areas of Canada and Mexico; serves states in EPA Regions 5, 6, and 7. | |
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Southeast Minnesota Recyclers'
Exchange (SEMREX) Materials Exchange Center 171 West Third Street Winona, MN 55987 |
|
| Contact: | Joan Pate | |
| Phone: | 507 454-8040 (Materials Exchange Center) 507 529-4526 (SEMREX) |
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| Fax: | 507 287-2320 | |
| E-mail: | jpate@semrex.org | |
| Services: | Accepts various types of materials for exchange; serves southeastern Minnesota and southwestern Wisconsin. | |
