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 Waste
Reduction
Materials Exchange
 The Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority (MCMUA) assists people in
acquiring materials from donors through its Materials Exchange Program Website. The
MCMUA's Materials Exchange Program is designed to help people find markets for materials
they have traditionally discarded.
The MCMUA has already connected non profit organizations with
thousands of dollars worth of valuable equipment and furniture at no cost. In
addition, this material exchange program has saved corporations thousands of dollars in
disposal costs and/or storage space in addition to the thousands of cubic feet of valuable
landfill space the program has saved.
The MCMUA's online materials exchange is grouped by the
categories listed below. For each category there will be a place to view the items
available as a well as a form to add new items to list for donation.
- Chemicals, Paints and
Wax (Add To List)
Acids, alkalis, antifreeze, cleaners, fertilizers, lime, oils, solvents, industrial and
household paint, stains...
- Construction
Materials and Wood (Add To List)
Plumbing, windows, tubs, sinks, light fixtures, piping, doors, packing crates, spools
and reels, skids, lumber, plywood, wood chips, sawdust, picture frames, racks...
- Containers and Pallets
(Add To List)
Fiber or metal drums, plastic buckets or pails, barrels, cardboard shipping boxes
or tubes, gaylord boxes, glass jars, wine bottles, steel cages, trash containers, wooden
crates, wood or plastic pallets...
- Durable Goods (Add To List)
Furnishings, fixtures, partitions...
- Glass and Metals (Add To List)
Flat glass, mirrors, ceramics, wire, pipes, rods, sheet metal scrap, banding, steel
plates...
- Office Equipment and
Electronics (Add To List)
Desks, chairs, file cabinets, computers, calculators, fax machines, copiers,
telephones, electronic components...
- Organics and Food (Add To List)
Compost, fish waste, fruit and vegetable waste, horse manure, mulch, food...
- Paper and Plastic (Add To List)
Scrap paper, shredded paper, books, cardboard, paper bags, Plastic film scrap,
shrink-wrap, stretch wrap, videotapes, microfiche, packing materials (polystryrene sheets
or "peanuts"), plastic bags, plastic covers...
- Rubber and Textiles (Add To List)
Tires (whole, shredded, or buffings), truck tire casings, mudguards, radiator
hoses, foam rubber, Fabrics, curtains...
- Miscellaneous
(Add To List)
Medical equipment and supplies, anything that doesn't fit above...
The Materials Exchange Program is a simple
idea:
"One person's trash is another's treasure." |
