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Newsletter 2004 issue 1 |
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Materials
Exchange
 A
materials exchange program lists one company’s unwanted
material and makes it available for use by another company.
The lists below are examples from the Minnesota Materials
Exchange.
For more information, call MnTAP at 612.624.1300 or 800.247.0015.
Or, visit the Materials
Exchange Web site.
Materials available
Check signer: One. Hedman EDP 2000. Key lock for security.
Must have vendor create new signature stamp. 68,000 on audit
counter. Free. Chaska. [15635]
De-scaling solution: Nine gallons.
NU-Coil. For boilers, chillers, condensers, etc. New. In original
containers. Free. Minneapolis. [15419]
Paper towel dispensers: 100. Multifold.
White metal and smoke plastic. SYSCO label. Free. Golden Valley.
[15682]
PA system/record player: One. Audio
Products Co. Plays 33.3, 45 and 78 records. 8.5 x 16 inch
case for record player. 12 x 16 inch case for two MTX professional
series speakers. Outlet for microphone. Good condition. Fee
charged. Golden Valley. [15629]
Polypropylene/polyethylene: 40 per
week. Varioline. 3/4 inch thick. Up to 19 x 48 inches. Solid
outer layers, foamed center core. Will cut to size. Free.
Duluth. [14729]
Screws, sheet metal: 15,000. In boxes
of 2,500. Fee charged. Grand Rapids. [15435]
Styrofoam blocks: 200 per day. 6
x 8 x 9 inches. Free. Springfield. [15472]
Super sacks: 4,000. 30 x 30 x 30
inches. Hole in bottoms, spouts cut off. Woven polypropylene
with easily removable polyethylene liners. Held calcium and
magnesium chloride, contact only with liner. Fee charged.
Maplewood. [15464]
Table cloth material: One bale per
month. White vinyl. In bales. Must pick up. Free. Duluth.
[15641]
Materials wanted
Bubble wrap: Any amount. Clean.
Any size pieces. Any size bubbles. Prefer free. Ramsey. [15511]
Cell phones:
Any amount. Working or not. Will be used for emergency 911
and/or recycled. Prefer Aitkin area. Aitkin. [15685]
Defoamer/disbursant:
Any amount. Prefer free. Golden Valley. [15336]
Drums, plastic:
75. 55-gallon. With or without tops. Prefer free. Chatfield.
[15342]
Geotextile:
Any amount. Minimum 3 x 3 x 3 foot pieces. Used as weed blocker.
Leonard. [5563]
Hydronic boiler:
Any amount. Oil-fired. 100,000 to 200,000 BTUs. Also forced
air furnaces same size. Prefer free. Anoka. [15252]
Pallets, wood:
Any amount. Any size. Fee charged. ThiefRiver Falls. [15564]
Paper folding
machine: One. For folding brochures. For a nonprofit.
Gilbert. [15647]
Styrofoam spacers:
Any amount. 2 inches thick, prefer 3 inches wide, various
lengths. Will cut down larger sheets. Prefer free. Minneapolis.
[12489]
Successful exchanges
- A custom metal fabricator purchased
a used fume scrubber from another manufacturer.
- Local businesses got approximately
$70,000 of office furniture from a relocating city office.
- A school gave over $2,000 worth
of desks, shelving and stage lighting to various businesses
and schools.
- A small business owner received
1,140 gallons of packing peanuts from a public utility company.
- A manufacturer donated 200 plastic
bags to a pet rescue organization.
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