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Newsletter 2006 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
Bags, plastic: 300 per week. Sizes up to 12 x 20 inches. Not sorted. Must pick up weekly. Free. Minnetonka. [17847]
Boxes, gaylord: 20 per month. Used for transporting produce. 100 stockpiled. Negotiable fee charged. Free to nonprofits. St. Joseph. [18042]
Desks, metal: Two. 30 x 48 inch steel desk with chair. L-shaped, metal desk with wood grain top. Free to nonprofits. Apple Valley. [17974]
Digital photo tachometer: One. Power Instruments brand. Reads up to 30,000 RPM. Case, instructions and stickers. $75. Plymouth. [17844]
Filing cabinets, lateral: Over 50. 5 shelves with front flip-up doors. Must pick up. Free. Minneapolis. [18019]
Medical exam table: One. LMF model 5140. Must pick up. Free. Minneapolis. [17910]
Office cubicle systems: 25. Walls and desktops. Must pick up. Free. Minneapolis. [18041]
Materials wanted
Bubble wrap: Any amount. Will pick up. Prefer free. Aitkin. [17857]
Building materials: Any amount. OSB, CDX sheeting, doors, windows, etc. Prefer free. Wadena. [17882]
Hanging file folders, legal: 250. Any color. Also clear tabs and labels. Prefer free. Chisago City. [17926]
Lockers, metal: 3 to 5. Full length doors. For personal protection equipment. Prefer free. Chatfield. [18024]
Lumber: Any amount. 3/4 inch. 7 to 10 x 17 to 24 inches. Prefer free. Le Roy. [18403]
Paint, interior and exterior: Any amount. Supplies also needed. For nonprofit. Brooklyn Park. [17980]
Pallet racking: 35 uprights, 42 to 48 inch wide. 100 beams, 9 to 11 feet long. Will pay fee. Rochester. [18045]
Wrought iron scrap: Any amount. For reforging. Prefer free. Clear Lake. [17944]
Successful exchanges
- A circuit manufacturer gave 840 cardboard boxes and 16 pallets of corrugated pads to two manufacturing companies.
- A Minneapolis company donated $3,000 worth of automotive finishing and flattening system kits to two schools.
- A Grandville company received over 1,500 pounds of powder paint from a Minneapolis manufacturer.
- A state department donated 60 office cubicle systems to various local businesses.
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