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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: 4,000. 1 to 5 inches. Black with clear overlay to hold cover page. In good condition. St. Paul or Minneapolis. Free. [18349]
Barn wood: One barn. Old, rotting. Needs dismantled. Free. Dexter. [19606]
Cassette tapes, VHS: 2,000. 3M. New. 60 minute. $0.05 each. North St. Paul. [19514]
Common mode filters: Over 350. Frontier Electronics. Part number CFU1602-01. Free to nonprofits. Minnetonka. [19653]
Hanging lateral file cabinets: 600. Herman Miller. One-drawer, suspended. Most are 24 inches wide; some 30, 36 and 42 inches. 16 inches deep. Medium tone. Free to nonprofits or $10 each. St. Paul. [19650]
Wood furniture pieces: Seven pallets. Pre-cut and pre-stained. Used to make futons. Sizes vary. $40/pallet or $20/pallet for damaged pieces. Henning. [19674]
Xylene: 6 to 8. One-gallon bottles. Fisher Chemicals. Unopened. Histological grade. Expires June 2008. Free. St. Paul. [19594]
Materials wanted
Benches/tables, outdoor: Heavy duty. For an elementary school. In good condition. Will pick up. Forest Lake. [19675]
Boxes, Gaylord: 200 per month. Will pick up. Will pay fee. Fridley. [18340]
Envelope stuffer, electric: One. Will pay fee. Mendota Heights. [19635]
File cabinets: Four. Four-drawer. Prefer vertical. Prefer free. Owatonna. [19676]
Liftgate: One. Tommy. Will pay fee. Le Roy. [19640]
Pallets: 600 per month. Will pick up. Prefer free. Fridley. [19649]
Paper folder, electric: One. For letters. Will pay fee. Mendota Heights. [19540]
Projector, overhead: One. Must work. Prefer free. Minneapolis. [19654]
Sewing machine, commercial: To sew canvas. Prefer free. Harris. [19644]
Successful exchanges
- A medical company donated two oscilloscopes to a start-up repair business, and an electronic safety analyzer to a museum.
- A local business received 125 stadium lights from a city department.
- A nonprofit received a mailing machine from a bank and a copier from a food waste processor.
- A photographer gave nearly 4,000 out of date T-shirts to a charity.
- A music business gave $650 of office furniture to a marketing company.
Items may be sold for a nominal fee—20 percent or less than the value of an item. An item’s value must be based on its current condition.
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