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Newsletter 2006 issue 2 |
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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
3-ring binders: 35. 1 to 4 inches. Some 2-ring binders fitting 3 x 5 inch paper. Free. Minneapolis. [18506]
Adhesives, industrial: 40. 55-gallon drums. Resin emulsions, rubber latex and structural polymer adhesives for packaging, envelopes and structural applications. Must pay shipping. Minnetonka. [18435]
Anaerobic sealant/lubricant: 1,000 nine to 20 gram sticks. Threadlocker and Anti-seize. Free. Minnetonka. [18436]
Paper cutter: One. 24 x 36 inches, weighs 800 pounds. Free. St Louis Park. [18556]
Sawdust, dry: 120 cubic yards per month. Must provide a trailer. $250 per semi load. Dayton. [18487]
Vacuum lifter: One. Mounts to a forklift to lift flat metal sheets. Lifts but needs work. $75. Fridley. [18461]
Wood scrap: 120 cubic yards per month. Kiln dried heat treated lumber cut offs. Must provide a trailer. $250 per semi load. Dayton. [18489]
Materials wanted
Buckets, plastic: Any amount. 5-gallon. Clean. Prefer free. Winona. [18557]
Cardboard compactor: One. Will pay fee. Rosemount. [18494]
Flat file cabinets: 2 to 4. For storing large photos, maps and posters. Will pay fee. Cambridge. [18474]
Furniture, office: Any amount. Desks, chairs, fax machine and two-drawer lateral file cabinets. In good condition. Prefer free. St Paul. [18515]
Garment steamer, commercial: One. Upright tank. Will pay fee. Edina. [18456]
Ladder, rolling: To reach 10 feet. Prefer free. Cambridge. [18475]
Letter opener, electric: One. Prefer free. Mendota Heights. [18472]
Warehouse items: Any amount. Racking,
counter tops and a working forklift. Prefer free. St Paul. [18518]
Whiteboards and bulletin boards: 1 to 5. Any size. Prefer with mounting hardware. Prefer free. Afton. [18445]
Successful exchanges
- A Minneapolis law firm donated 25 office cubical systems and 20 shelving units—over 10,000 pounds—to various local businesses.
- A St. Paul video store going out of business donated video equipment and cassette tapes worth approximately $800 to local businesses.
- Several south-central Minnesota counties reused 73 drums and 75 buckets donated from local businesses.
- An electronics company donated 600 corrugated cardboard boxes to a Rochester antiques company.
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