Reuse Links and Resources

Material Exchanges

• Government organizations are indicated by (GOV)
• Nonprofit organizations are indicated by (NP)

Provided below is a sample of material exchanges from around the country. For a more comprehensive list, visit the National Listing of Internet Waste Exchanges .

ABCFree
Users are able to give and receive materials for free. ABC Free also helps local schools by giving schools a first look at all items posted, and donates a portion of its advertising-based revenue to local schools. Users can also build a "wish list" and be e-mailed when something on their list becomes available in their area.

E-mail: vince@abcfree.com

American Builders Surplus

This site has been designed for construction professionals to trade, buy, and sell materials and equipment on line.

1205 Johnson Ferry Rd, Suite 136-168
Marietta, GA 30068
Contact: Max Kuznetsov
Phone: (678) 371-1752
E-mail: information@americanbuildersurplus.com

Business Material Exchange of Wisconsin (BMEX)
A clearinghouse that matches manufacturers and other businesses that need materials with companies that have reusable, surplus, or by-product materials available. Assists manufacturers and other businesses to improve their economic and environmental performance through material reuse and recycling.

Phone: (608) 364-1131
Fax: (608) 364-1161
E-mail: bmex@ticon.net

(GOV) California Materials Exchange (CalMAX)
A free service designed to help businesses find markets for materials they have traditionally discarded. Helps businesses, industries, and institutions save resources and money.

1001 I Street
Post Office Box 4025, MS-14
Sacramento, California 95812-4025
Phone: (877) 520-9703
E-mail: calmax@calrecycle.ca.gov

(NP) Colorado Materials Exchange (COMEX)
A clearinghouse of non-hazardous surplus and durable goods. Private and public sector groups, as well as citizen and nonprofit organizations are encouraged to use COMEX to find free or low cost materials and minimize waste.

University of Colorado Recycling Services
Campus Box 207
Boulder, Colorado 80309
Phone: (303) 492-4330
Fax: (303) 492-3244
E-mail: comex@stripe.colorado.edu

(NP) ElectronicXchange.Org
A clearinghouse and repository for businesses and government agencies looking for information regarding electronic equipment recovery and recycling.

c/o Southern Waste Information eXchange, Inc.
Post Office Box 960
Tallahassee, Florida 32302
Phone: (800) 441-7949
Fax: (850) 386-4321
E-mail: gene@swix.ws

(NP) Excess Access LLC
An Internet database service that matches donors and recipients who are in the same geographical area.

5813 Geary Boulevard Box 111
San Francisco, California 94121
E-mail: cs@excessaccess.com

(NP) Freecycle
The Freecycle Network™ is made up of many individual groups across the globe. It's a grassroots movement of people who are giving and getting stuff for free in their own towns. Each local group is run by a local volunteer moderator. Membership is free.

(NP) Hospitals for a Healthy Environment's List of Material Exchanges

(GOV) Illinois Industrial Materials Exchange Service (IMES)
An information clearinghouse, directory, and marketing facilitator for reusable industrial materials. Deals with waste by-products, off-spec items, hazardous and nonhazardous materials, overstock, and damaged or unwanted materials.

Post Office Box 19276
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276
Phone: (217) 782-0450
Fax: (217) 782-9142
E-mail: Diane.McClain@epa.state.il.us

(GOV) Indiana Materials Xchange
This free listing service facilitates recycling and reuse of industrial and commercial waste. This is accomplished by maintaining and distributing listings of materials available and materials wanted. This service is provided by Waste Alternatives Inc. and is funded by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management's Office of Pollution Prevention and Technical Assistance.

Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Office of Pollution Prevention and Technical Assistance
150 West Market Street, Suite 703
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2811
Phone: (317) 232-8172
Fax: (317) 233-5627
E-mail: imx@dem.state.in.us

(GOV) Industrial Materials Exchange (IMEX)
A free service designed to match businesses that produce wastes, industrial by-products, or surplus materials with businesses that need them.

Phone: (206) 296-4899
E-mail: imex@metrokc.gov

i-WasteNot.com
Turn trash into treasure with an i-WasteNot materials exchange system.

Phone: (613) 923-5291
E-mail: admin@i-wastenot.com

(NP) Jobsite Recycle

Post Office Box 984
Healdsburg, California 95448
Phone: (707) 431-0525
Fax: (707) 433-5924

(NP) L.A. SHARES
Materials reuse program that accepts donated materials from the local business community. See Profiles for more information.

3224 Riverside Drive
Los Angeles, California 90027
Phone: (213) 485-1097
E-mail: lashares@lashares.org

(NP) Materials Exchange Center for Community Arts (MECCA)
Provides affordable arts education to the Lane County community through hands-on opportunities for creative reuse and artistic expression. See Profiles for more information.

43 West Broadway
P. O. Box 1802
Eugene, Oregon 97440
Phone (541) 302-1810
Email: info@materials-exchange.org

(GOV) Minnesota Materials Exchange
The Minnesota Materials Exchange program is a free service that links organizations that have reusable goods they no longer need to those who can use them.

Phone: (612) 624-1300
E-mail: mnexchange@umn.edu

(NP) Montana Material Exchange (MME)
Provides a mechanism for reusing or recycling unwanted, but usable, materials. Maintains and distributes listings of materials available and materials wanted from individuals and local and international companies.

Montana State University Extension Services
Taylor Hall
Post Office Box 173580
Bozeman, Montana 59717-3580
Phone: (406) 994-3451
Fax: (406) 994-5417
E-mail: cmorrison@montana.edu

(NP) Surplus Exchange
Collects discarded and surplus business equipment from area, regional, and national businesses, and provides the materials to nonprofit organizations.

518 Santa Fe
Kansas City, Missouri 64105
E-mail: rgoring@crn.org 

(GOV) Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
A materials exchange network established by the Texas Legislature to promote the reuse of industrial wastes.

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC)
Phone: (512) 239-3171

Throw Place Ltd.
Post and find items to reuse, recycle and refurbish on Throwplace.com—an online market where individuals, charities, nonprofits, and businesses can exchange excess goods and surplus inventory free of charge.

1042 Wisconsin Avenue
Washington, District of Columbia 20007
Phone: (202) 338-4110 x100
E-mail: info@Throwplace.com

(GOV) United States Environmental Protection Agency's List of Material Exchanges

University of California at Berkeley's Re-USE (Re-Used Stuff Emporium)
Collects unwanted but reusable materials and redistributes them back to the campus community. This service aims to encourage the campus community to reconsider their traditional notions of waste and incorporate reuse into their daily lives.

6701 San Pablo Avenue, Mail Code: #5604
Berkeley, California 94720-5604
Phone: (510) 642-1186
Fax: (510) 642-5936
E-mail: reuse_contact@uclink.berkeley.edu 

Used Equipment Network
Lists over 75,000 items that are currently for sale by used machinery and equipment dealers.

45 Eisenhower Drive, Fifth Floor
Paramus, New Jersey 07652
Phone: (201) 845-2490
Fax: (201) 845-2496
E-mail: info@buyused.com

Vermont Business Materials Exchange (VBMeX)
A free service whose goal is to minimize waste by fostering the exchange of reusable resources. Companies with surplus or by-product materials connect with other businesses or individuals who can reuse these materials productively. While businesses save money on disposal fees, they can also reduce their impact on the environment.

1580 Barber Pond Road
Pownal, Vermont 05261
Phone: (800) 895-1930

(NP) West Marin Exchange

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