Donation&Reus
Publications on
Donation and Reuse
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I any partners have
worked successfully with local
reuse organizations to donate
surplus supplies and equip-
ment for reuse. Local organiza-
tions are often easily
accessible, which can simplify
the logistics associated with
donating items. Further, con-
tributing locally can boost
employee morale and provide
a positive source of recogni-
tion in the community. Check
your yellow pages or the publi-
cations listed below to identify
local reuse organizations and
donation opportunities.
General
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Electronics Reuse and Recycling
Directory. U.S. EPA. This directory
provides numerous practical options
for reusing and recycling consumer
electronics including computers, tele-
visions, video cameras, and more.
The listing, organized by state, details
manufacturers with take-back pro-
grams, scrap dealers, electronics refur-
bishers, charitable organizations, and
materials exchanges for electronic
products. This document is available
on the Internet via EPA's Public
Access Server at (http://www.epa.gov/
epaoswer/non-hw/index.htm#
reduce). To order an original copy,
call the WasteWi$e Helpline at 800
EPA-WISE (372-9473).
Waste Wi$e Materials Exchanges.
EPA WasteWi$e Program. This list-
ing presents materials exchanges orga-
nized by EPA Region and includes
contact information, services provid-
ed, and materials available for
exchange. To obtain a copy, call the
WasteWi$e Helpline at 800 EPA-
WISE (372-9472).
Choose to Reuse. Nikki and David
Goldbeck. This book provides an
alphabetical directory containing
more than 2,000 products, services,
and organizations that facilitate the
reuse of goods or offer durable alter-
natives to disposables. Organized by
product type, subheadings classify
opportunities for maintenance, repair,
rental, remanufacture, purchase or
sale of used products, secondary
reuse, and donation. Case studies
throughout the directory highlight
organizations that have successfully
implemented reuse initiatives. To
order, contact Ceres Press at P.O. Box
87, Dept. CTRB, Woodstock, NY
12498. Phone/Fax: 914 679-5573. '
Institute for Local Self
Reliance
The following four publications can
be ordered from the Institute for
Local Self-Reliance, 2425 18th Street
NW, Washington, DC 20009-2096.
Phone: 202 232-4108.
Fax: 202 332-0463.
(ilsr@igc.apc.org).
(http://www.ilsr.org).
Creating Wealth from Everyday
Items. Institute for Local Self-
Reliance. This report profiles seven
household collection programs and six
model reuse operations that handle
reusable goods. By providing data on
working models and tips for replica-
tion, this report will help recycling
professionals, economic development
planners, and community-based orga-
nizations to contain waste handling
costs, meet waste reduction goals, and
link recycling with local economic
development. Contact information is
provided for the 13 featured programs.
Plug into Electronics Reuse.
Institute for Local Self-Reliance.
This report provides contact informa-
tion for more than 150 operations
that repair or recycle computers.
Thirteen facilities that focus on com-
puter reuse are profiled in depth.
Sustaining Businesses &Jobs
through Pallet Reuse and Repair.
Institute for Local Self- Reliance.
This report documents job opportuni-
ties in the pallet repair and reuse
industry and provides data on 31 pal-
let reuse businesses interested in
expanding. Profiles of five enterprises
detail the logistical specifics of the pal-
let repair industry. Appendix lists 193
pallet repair and recycling facilities.
Weaving Textile Reuse into Waste
Reduction. Institute for Local Self-
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Donation and Reuse Resource Listing
Reliance. By documenting 10 pro-
grams that collect discarded textiles,
this report lays out how communities
can integrate textile recycling into
their existing textile infrastructure.
Tips for setting up similar textile
recycling programs, such as keeping
textiles dry and partnering with local
charities and nonprofit organizations,
are highlighted. An appendix lists
companies around the country that
accept nonindustrial textiles locally.
WtUtfWi$e maintains a listing of
additional reuse organizations, orga-
nized by EPA Region. For more infor-
mation on local reuse organizations, or
to let us know about a reuse organiza-
tion your company has been involved
with, f lease call the WasteWi$e
Helpline at 800 372-9473.
National Donation
and Reuse
Organizations
s,
"ome businesses and institu-
tions prefer to work with
national donation and reuse
organizations. National organi-
zations may be more appropri-
ate and effective for situations
in which the donor company
has large quantities of an over-
stocked item or excess finished
products. The list below is a
sampling of national donation
and reuse organizations.
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Educational Assistance, Ltd. (EAL):
EAL provides donated commercial,
industrial, and retail inventory to over
130 colleges and universities. These
institutions establish scholarships
equal to 90 percent of the inventory's
value to help their neediest students.
EAL charges no membership fees.
Call for EAL's free guide explaining
how companies earn tax writeoffs
while helping disadvantaged students
go to college. Contact: Claudia
Mancini, P.O. Box 3021, Glen Ellyn,
IL 60138. Phone: 630 690-0010.
Fax: 630 690-0565.
(scholar@eduassist.org).
Gifts In Kind International: Gifts
In Kind International operates a pro-
gram that matches donations from
nearly 1,000 donor companies with a
network of 50,000 nonprofit organi-
zations. The organization accepts
newly-manufactured products as well
as used products meeting its used
equipment giving guidelines.
Materials handled include office
equipment and supplies, furniture,
personal-care products, clothing, bed-
ding and all kinds of building sup-
plies (no food or chemicals are
accepted). Contact: Veronica
Connelly, 700 Nordi Fairfax Street,
Alexandria, VA22314.
Phone: 703 836-2121 Ext. 41.
Fax:703549-1481.
(http://www.giftsinkind.org).
Goodwill Industries International:
Operates more than 1,200
autonomous dropoff sites and thrift
stores where donated goods are sold
to finance Goodwill's job and rehabil-
itation programs for the disabled and
socially disadvantaged. In addition to
typical thrift-shop merchandise such
as household goods and clothing,
Goodwill accepts working vehicles of
all kinds, and many branches accept
items in need of repair, for which
they employ handicapped individuals
to do the work. For partners located
in the District of Columbia area,
please note that EPA awarded a grant
in May 1997 to die Davis Memorial
Goodwill Institute local office to help
establish a computer collection pro-
gram servicing DC, Maryland, and
Virginia. Computers will be either
upgraded or repaired for sale or dona-
tion, or dismantled for recycling.
Contact: Goodwill Industries
International, 9200 Rockville Pike,
Bethesda, MD 20814.
Phone: 301 530-6500.
TDD: 301 530-9759.
Fax: 301 530-1516.
(goodwill@goodwill.org).
(http://www.goodwill.org).
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Donation and Reuse Resource Listing
National Association for the
Exchange of Industrial Resources
(NAEIR): NAEIR accepts excess
inventory (new, finished merchandise)
at its 450,000 square foot warehouse,
where it is distributed to more than
6,000 nonprofit member organiza-
tions across the country. A free tax
reduction toolkit that explains the
donation process and includes a for-
mula for calculating potential tax sav-
ings is available by calling NAEIR.
Contact: Corporate Relations, 560
McClure Street, Galesburg, IL 61401.
Phone: 800 562-0955.
Fax: 309 343-0862.
(donor.naeir@misslink.net).
(http://www.misslink.net/naeir/
naeir.htm).
Salvation Army: The Salvation Army
accepts most donated items of any size,
including broken items if needed
repairs are minor. Donations are sold
in the Salvation Army's 1,300-plus
thrift shops, and proceeds are used to
fund their drug and alcohol rehabilita-
tion programs. Contact: James Bradley,
P.O. Box 269, Alexandria, VA22313.
Phone: 703 684-5522.
Fax: 703 684-5538.
(http://www.salvationarmyusa.org).
The Surplus Exchange: The
Surplus Exchange provides refur-
bished computers and other business
equipment to nonprofit organiza-
tions. Surplus serves nonprofits both
locally and nationally. The organiza-
tion solicits equipment donations
from companies across the nation.
Contact: RickCaplan, 1107 Hickory,
Kansas City, MO 64101.
Phone:816472-0444.
Fax: 816 472-8105-
Trade Bank International (TBI):
TBI is a nonprofit organization with
more than 250 international nonprofit
members. Through their In-Kind
Donation Management ProgramŽ,
TBI works with asset recovery firms to
manage the sale of donated items
according to guidelines specified by
the donating corporation. The non-
profit member (which has taken the
tide to the materials) receives 100 per-
cent of the donations net value in cash
and trade credits (usable with vendors
in a vast buying compendium).
Contact: Elke Lewis, 2022 Storm
Drive, Falls Church, VA 22043.
Phone: 703 556-0699.
Fax: 703 556-9336.
Construction And
Demolition
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American Salvage. American Salvage
buys and sells new and used liquida-
tion items, including building materi-
als, office furniture and supplies,
restaurant furniture, household goods,
and warehouse supplies. (No food or
clothing is accepted.) American
Salvage is a for-profit company
(although it does donate some goods
to charity) that works primarily east
of the Mississippi; however, the com-
pany does some work on the west
coast and is happy to provide referrals
to other salvage companies if
American Salvage cannot meet callers'
needs. Contact: Terry Waldron, 9200
NW. 27th Avenue, Miami, FL 33147.
Phone: 305 691-2455.
The Loading Dock (TLD): The
Loading Dock is a self-sufficient non-
profit organization for the reuse of
building materials. Through the part-
nerships The Loading Dock has
established with nonprofit housing
groups, environmental organizations,
local governments, building contrac-
tors, manufacturers, and distributors,
TLD facilitates and coordinates the
reuse of building materials for low
income housing production in the
Mid-Atlantic region and across the
country. Materials handled include
lumber, toilets, nails, paints, carpet-
ing, and more. Contact: John
Lambertson, 2523 Gwynns Falls
Parkway, Baltimore, MD 21216.
Phone: 410 728-3625.
Fax: 410 728-3633.
Education And Cultural Arts
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Children's Re-Source Center: The
Children's Re-Source Center is a local
nonprofit organization that accepts
foam, fabric, cardboard, and other
materials from companies that have
overruns, endpieces, scraps, or other
rejects that are no longer usable for the
manufacturer but which may be useful
for children's arts and crafts projects.
Materials are individually priced and
very cheap, and are especially suitable
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Donation and Reuse Resource Listing
for use bj* teachers and camps. Contact:
Sylvia Murphy or Dottie Keosaian, 42
Trapelo Road, Bclrnont, MA 02178.
Phone:617484-9290.
Material For the Arts (MFA): MFA
is a local program of the City of New
York, Department of Cultural Affairs
in partnership with the Department
of Sanitation. This municipally-oper-
ated donation program distributes
furniture, computers and other office
hardware, construction materials,
paint, paper products, and other
media to over 1,300 nonprofit cultur-
al organizations and social service
agencies with arts programs in New
York City. MFA has also prepared a
guidance document entitled "Starting
a Materials Donation Program" for
groups interested in developing their
own donations programs. Contact:
Susan Glass, 410 West 16th Street,
New York, NY 10011.
Phone: 212 255-5924.
Fax:212924-1925.
(materialsfortliearts@Juno.com).
Food Donation Resources
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Foodchain: Foodchain is a network
of prepared and perishable food res-
cue programs. It also provides listings
oflocal organizations that accept
donations and distributes them to
those in need. Contact: JeffWhited,
912 Baltimore Street, Suite 300,
Kansas City, MO 64105.
Phone: 800 845-3008.
Fax:816842-5145.
(rescuefood@aol.com).
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Second Harvest: Second Harvest dis-
tributes perishable and nonperishable
food and grocery products to the
needy through a nationwide network
of nearly 200 certified affiliate food
banks. Nonfood items may fall under
the categories of excess or test product
inventory, discontinued items, or mis-
labeled or ofF-spec product, and may
include such products as cleansing
agents, insecticides, laundry products,
and health and beauty aides. Second
Harvest will pick up product from
any location in die United States, and
also provides a nationwide listing of
food programs. Contact: Marketing
Department, 116 South Michigan
Ave - Suite 4, Chicago, IL 60603.
Phone: 800 771-2303 Ext 122.
Fax: 312 263-4357.
(grocerydonations@secondharvest.org).
(http://www.secondharvest.org).
USDA National Hunger
Clearinghouse's World Hunger Yeas
(WHY): WHY provides referrals to
anti-hunger and -poverty organizations
nationwide. In the interest of promot-
ing self-reliance, food security, and eco-
nomic justice, WHY partners with and
supports grassroots organizations and
conducts research and educational out-
reach for policy makers, the media,
and the general public. Contact: Peggy
Hupcey, 505 8di Avenue, 21st Floor,
New York, NY 10025.
Phone: 800 GLEAN-IT (453-2648).
Fax: 212 465-9274.
(NHCATWHY@aol.com).
(http://www.iglou.com/why/usda).
Medical Supplies
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AmeriCares: AmeriCares is a private
nonprofit disaster relief and humani-
tarian aid organization that provides
immediate response to emergency
medical needs and supports long-
term healdi care programs for all peo-
ple around the world. To do so,
AmeriCares obtains donations of
medicines, medical supplies, and
other relief materials from American
companies. AmeriCares then delivers
these materials to indigenous health
and welfare professionals in many
countries. Contact: Steve Skakel, 161
Cherry Street, New Canaan, CT
06840. Phone: 800 486-HELP.
Fax:203972-0116.
(info@americares.org).
(www.americares.org).
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Carelift International: Carelift
International solicits recyclable or
reusable medical and dental equipment,
supplies, and pharmaceuticals; collects
and transports medical goods to
Carelifts Service Center; and there
inventories, values, and repairs equip-
ment and readies medical goods for
shipment. Carelift delivers and installs
harvested medical and dental goods,
based on needs assessments, to hospitals
in developing countries that have
requested aid. Contact: Lane Liebman,
GSB Building, Suite 425, One Belmont
Avenue, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004.
Phone: 610 617-0995.
Fax: 610 668-0930.
(carelift@netaxs.com).
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Carpel Video: Carpel Video purchas-
es used video tapes for reuse and
video duplication from video produc-
tion companies, television stations,
libraries, universities, and individuals,
and sells them to smaller organiza-
tions such as smaller television mar-
kets and advertising agencies.
Transportation may be provided.
Contact: Andy Carpel, 429 East
Patrick Street, Frederick, MD 21701.
Phone: 800 238-4300 or 301 694-8273.
Fax: 301 694-9510.
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GreenDisk: GreenDisk is a company
that accepts out-dated, unused software
packages, computer disks, and compact
disks, from across the country. The com-
pany cleanses, tests, erases and reformats
the disks for resale to consumers as
blank, high quality disks. The disks
come preformatted and prelabeled.
Contact: Janna Peach, 8124 304th
Avenue, SE., Preston, WA 98050.
Phone: 800 305-DISK or
425 222-7734.
Fax: 425 222-7736.
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