Success Stories—Plastic Drums Jan, Laundry Supervisor, of the Brainerd Regional Human Services Center.   The Brainerd Regional Human Services Center had a stockpile of empty 15-gallon drums that previously held products used in the laundry. When Brita Sailer of the Northcentral Materials Exchange visited the facility, she suggested listing the drums with the Materials Exchange program. Empty drums are commonly taken for reuse by many types of companies and organizations. Al Vandenbergag, a horse rancher, has taken 235 of the drums, which he assembled into floating docks and diving platforms. This exchange meant 1,935 pounds of drums were not disposed of and the two companies saved $6,100 in avoided disposal and purchase costs.