PLEASE NOTE: These bulletins, published since 1997, are historical. The content is not updated.
According to the City of Seattle: "An estimated $1.1 million worth of reusable products are thrown away by customers each year at Seattle's two Recycling & Disposal Stations."
We replace items in our homes and businesses for many reasons, often when the items are still serviceable. Today's bulletin presents links to re-use opportunities for businesses and homeowners as well as links to educational material.
We acknowledge that the following resources only scratch the surface of reuse, but reuse is equally as important as waste reduction and recycling. Remember the 3 R's "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle." We also note that we will address refurbishing and remanufacturing at another time.
Education
The Reuse Development Organization, Inc. (ReDO)
Mission: "To promote reuse as an environmentally sound, socially beneficial, and economical means for managing surplus and discarded materials."
- Indianapolis, IN 46244
- Phone: (317)631-5395
- Fax: (317)631-5396
- E-Mail: info@redo.org
Recycled Building Materials Exchange (RBME)
The Reusable Building Materials Exchange is a free on-line exchange for contractors, home remodelers, and others to exchange any quantity of used or surplus building materials. It is available for those in Washington State in King, Mason, Pierce and Thurston counties.
Industrial Materials Exchange (IMEX)
IMEX, the Industrial Materials Exchange, is a free service designed to match businesses that produce wastes, industrial by-products, or surplus materials with businesses that need them. Mainly serves Washington State.
- Phone: (206) 296-4899
- E-mail: imex@metrokc.gov
List of more Exchanges in North America
Building Materials (Seattle area)
Sells a wide variety of building materials at a fraction of the cost of new materials, including some vintage material.
Phone: (425)402-0961 Woodinville; (206) 763-6929 Seattle; (360)709-2769 Olympia
High quality, current and vintage, building materials at reasonable prices.
- 2462 First Ave. S.
Seattle, WA 98134- Phone:(206)624-4510
List of Computer & Electronic Reuse & Recycling Options (EPA, Region X)
Computer Disk Recovery Project (National Waste Prevention Coalition)
Internet directory listing businesses that deal in second hand, surplus and salvaged materials
- "Guide to Recycling and Reuse Opportunities"
- (for businesses/citizens in King County)
- GreenWorks Program
- King County Solid Waste Division
- (206)296-8800
- E-mail: greenworks.swd@metrokc.gov
- (for businesses/citizens in Seattle)
- Seattle Public Utilities
- (206) 684-4684
Environmental Purchasing Program
The King County Environmental Purchasing Program assists County agencies in implementation of King County Executive Policy CON-7-1-2, which requires agencies to use recycled and other environmentally preferable products wherever practicable.
The program assembles information about these products and makes it available to specific agency users who can evaluate them and develop applications in County projects.
These procurement bulletins contain information about the results of product evaluations and other accomplishments of County agencies. We hope this information will help you find ways to use recycled materials in the work of your agency and that you will contact us if we can help you with further information or if you have suggestions.
- Environmental Purchasing Program
- King County Procurement & Contract Services
Published: May 5, 1999
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Updated: May 6, 1999
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