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Newsletter 2005 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
Drums, plastic: 400. 55-gallon. Closed top with two bungs. Free. Park Rapids. [17005]
Granite scrap: Amount varies. Smaller than two square feet, 0.75 to 1.25 inches thick. Various shapes and colors. Polished on one side. Some broken edges. From a countertop manufacturer. Free. Rochester. [16892]
Gravel: 35.5 tons. 1/4 to 3/4 inches. From a flat asphalt roof. Will remove if transportation provided. Must pay shipping. St. Paul. [17063]
Mold release compound: 55-gallon drum. For use in mold applications, used above 140 degrees Fahrenheit. Must pay shipping. Chanhassen. [17058]
Photocopier staples: Seven cartridges. Ricoh Type D. New. Free to nonprofits. St. Paul. [17093]
Polyolefin: Amount varies. Teslin Synthetic. Seven millimeters thick. Microporous surface. Free. Worthington. [3883]
Spray cans: 96. 12 ounce. New. Level 3 aerosol cans. Can be filled for one time use. Free. Anoka. [17098]
Materials wanted
Baling twine, sisal: 100,000 pounds per year. No knots. Will pay fee. Winona. [17107]
Boxes, Gaylord: Several hundred per month. In good condition. Will pay fee. Fergus Falls. [17055]
Chairs: 10. Wood or metal. In good condition. Must match. For a nonprofit. Prefer free. Minnetonka. [17085]
Food waste: Any amount. No meat. Will provide collection containers and transportation for a fee. Rosemount. [17075]
Lumber: Any amount. 2 x 4 inches and 4 x 4 inches. For nonprofit. Prefer free. Silver Lake. [17020]
Packing peanuts or bubble wrap: Any amount. Prefer free. Two Harbors. [17094]
Packing peanuts or Styrofoam: Any amount. Will pick up in Itasca or St. Louis Counties. Prefer free. Grand Rapids. [17090]
Pallets, wood: 25 to 35 per week. 40 x 48 inches. Prefer free. Savage. [17078]
Successful exchanges
- A cabinet manufacturer in Fergus Falls gives 75 tons of sawdust a week to local farmers to use as animal bedding.
- A medical device company donated 1,000 tin snips to a trade school and several high schools.
- A fluid-management equipment company donated $1,000 worth of sodium hydroxide to a paving company.
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