Other Exchanges/Resources Exchange Programs Many other materials exchange programs operate throughout the country. See below for Minnesota, midwest and national programs. Minnesota exchange programs Minnesota is served by nine programs that make up the Minnesota Materials Exchange Alliance. Alliance sites provide local service to an area. To determine which Alliance site serves your area, see the Contact Us page. Chisago County Covers Chisago County Chris Demko 651.213.8380, email Northcentral Covers Cass, Crow Wing and Hubbard Counties Brita Sailer 218.547.7428, email Northeast, St Louis County Covers Itasca, Koochiching and St Louis Counties (excluding Duluth area) Mary McReynolds 218.749.9703, email Northeast, WLSSD Covers Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Lake Counties plus Duluth and surrounding townships AJ Matthews 218.740.4786, email Otter Tail County Covers Otter Tail County Michele Petterson 218.998.4898, email Southeast Minnesota Covers Blue Earth, Dodge, Freeborn, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele and Waseca Counties Sharon Schriever 507.328.7022, email Southwest Minnesota Covers Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock and Yellow Medicine Counties Roger Schroeder 507.532.8210, email Westcentral Minnesota Covers Becker, Clay and Wilkin Counties TJ Schmitt 218.299.7329, email Other Minnesota Programs Dirtfill.com Dirtfill.com is a membership service for connecting those with excess construction fill—sand, sandy clay, clay or topsoil—with those who need it. Fill is primarily from construction projects in Twin Cities metro area. FillExchange.com FillExchange is a fee-based membership service for exchanging construction fill—clay, sand or mixed soils (no top soil or black dirt)—that is needed or available. Fill is primarily from construction projects in Twin Cities metro area. Twin Cities Free Market Residential focused exchange program. Provides an opportunity to review listings for available and wanted items. Midwest exchange programs Illinois; Industrial Materials Exchange Service Iowa Waste Exchange Missouri; Industry Online Central Nebraska Materials Exchange Wisconsin; Business Materials Exchange of Wisconsin Wisconsin; Madison Stuff Exchange National exchange programs Freecycle. Freecycle is made up of individual groups that provide an electronic forum for individuals and nonprofits to reuse unwanted items. All exchanged items are free. iLoveSchools.com. iLoveSchools.com provides a zip code or city search for schools that are looking for donations. Teachers can list materials and supplies they are looking for. Med-Eq Med-Eq is a medical equipment donation and notification program where Hospitals, clinics, and device manufacturers are linked with charitable agencies to donate medical supplies and durable equipment. National exchange programs. The Southern Waste Information eXchange, Inc. maintains this list of national exchange programs including a few international programs. Online Auctions Online auctions are useful for selling and finding unwanted materials that still retain much of their original value. A good way to find an auction site suitable for your needs is to use a search engine like Google or Yahoo! You will find online auction sites like American Builder Surplus (excess or salvaged materials and equipment), DoveBid (corporations, government agencies and financial institutions), eBay (individuals and small businesses) and K-Bid (industrial and commercial liquidators). To find product specific auction sites, include the material in your search criteria (i.e., electronics auction). Resources Postcards You have been selected as a material witness! View the line-up of Materials Exchange Most Wanted and see what you can do to help put materials like these where they belong—in use. To request sets of four postcards, contact MnTAP. Construction and Demolition Landfill Recovery/Reuse Site Model Minnesota public and private landfill operators are extending the life of their construction and demolition (C&D) cells by setting aside materials for reuse or recycling. Use this four-step model to develop a recovery/reuse site. Articles Uncommon Connections, Source Newsletter 2006 issue 1. Through the Minnesota Materials Exchange program some very unlikely businesses find themselves making reuse connections. Ten Years of Reuse, Source Newsletter 2005 issue 2. The Minnesota Materials Exchange program has kept used materials out of the landfills for ten years. Check out the top ten list for the most frequently exchanged materials. Parade Magazine (8/31/03) Reprinted with permission from Parade and Brenda Goodman © 2003. All rights reserved. Links GreenGuardian.com Formerly the Resourceful Waste Management Guide, the business section of GreenGuardian.com includes information on waste reduction, recycling and proper disposal. The guide was produced for the seven Twin Cities metropolitan counties by Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board (SWMCB). The Green Institute's The ReUse Center sells and accepts tax-deductible donations of reclaimed and surplus building materials. Its DeConstruction Services dismantles buildings for material recovery. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Solid Waste Contains information on waste rules and regulations, permitting, transportation services, listed materials and waste disposal. Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP) is an outreach program at the University of Minnesota that helps Minnesota businesses develop and implement industry-tailored solutions that maximize resource efficiency, prevent pollution and reduce costs and energy use. Materials Exchange is a service of MnTAP.