Newsletter Sept. 19, 2017

Salmon "in"...BEFORE: This is the steel cable strung between divided highways to keep cars from crossing into oncoming traffic.  This cable is periodically replaced for safety reasons.  

Possible AFTER:  "Your used highway cable is of interest to use as weight or ballast on the bottoms of our netting on our salmon farm set-ups.  We need weight to keep the nets fully expanded.  Used cable works just as well as new at a fraction of the cost!!." - Peter Riggins in British Columbia

3/4" Galvanized Highway Median Cable.  We just got in 35,000'+ of highway cable.  L: Dallas, Philadelphia  Click for Pricing>>

Q: Like with the DOT's, do you have materials or product that you periodically replace that would be a candidate for "repurposing"?? If yes, send details.  Call Damon at 303.321.1471 or Email Damon>>
 

Salmon Farming "out"...275 gal Totes.  We just got in 3 truckloads of 275 gal totes that had salmon oil in them previously.  L: Chicago  Click Here for Pricing>>

Truckload Quantity:  If you want to purchase a truckload quantity of used totes, call Ethan @ 303.321.1471 or Email Ethan>>   

Stainless Steel Tubing.  3/16" stainless tubing.  This is unused, surplus inventory.  L: Denver   Click Here for Pricing>>

BEFORE:  This tubing came from a laparoscopic surgical instrument manufacturer.  They changed the specs on their tubing, so this inventory became obsolete.  As you can imagine, this tubing is super high quality!

POSSIBLE AFTER:  "We use stainless steel tubing to make needles for injecting water proofing resins to stop water leaks in sewer manholes, culverts and behind sea walls and structures to fill voids and strengthen soils.  We need the wall thickness so they do not bend when we push them into the dirt.  With the storm damage we expect a lot of sea wall repairs." - Michael in Georgia  RE: Michael, we have 12" sample of the tubing on it's way!!!
  

Good, Bad Day.  Good Day:  "We manufacture UHPC (Ultra High Performance Concrete) panels. We have a large overstock of panels (4x10' @7-8lbs / sq. ft.).  The material is free for the taking." - Dena  RE: Dena, can you send pics?

Bad Day:  "We landfilled a bunch of the concrete panels.  With the elevated need for workers, we cannot spare people to stack panels and prepare them for shipping.  I pushed for us to get them in shipping condition but I didn't receive management support." - Dena  RE: Dena, Wow, that's sad, but unfortunately a common story.  Lots of management teams give lip service to Zero Waste but then they do little, or nothing in your case, to support the mission.    

Q: Like Dena, do you have surplus product or materials that you want to see kept out of the landfill?  Send Details.  Call Damon @ 303.321.1471 or Email Damon>>

 

New Rule.  "One of the blacksmith's credos is that if a piece of metal is still big enough that it could be cut into two pieces, then it is still too big to throw away.  So a blacksmith will gather railroad spikes, car axles, old plowshares, worn out ball bearings and shafts, gears, steel cables, and broken tools, to use as raw materials for new things." - Bruce Schacht in Oregon  

RE: Bruce, Frankly, that should be a new rule for all waste in America.  If you can cut it into two pieces, then you can't throw it away!

Round Pads.  BEFORE: A furniture company discontinued making round ottomans.  These foam pads were inventory on hand they no longer needed.  L: Philadelphia  Click for More Info>>

Q: Like this furniture company, do you have surplus inventory taking up space that you'll never use?  Call Damon at 303.321.1471 or Email Damon>>

repurposedSUGGESTION:  "Those round foam disks are the perfect size for bow and arrow targets.  Lots of hunters are practicing up right now with hunting season right around the corner!" - Rudi Tomlinson in Arkansas
  

Turf.  Multiples sizes and styles.  L: All 5 Locations   Click Here for pricing>>

repurposedCUSTOMER:  "We use used turf for in runs on ramps. I will attach a picture. 4 foot rolls by 50 feet is perfect for what we use it for. My friend is a professional and back flips snowmobiles off ramps." - Steve Anderson
  

Adjustable Posts.  Post: 6" x 6" x 9 1/2'  Foot:  5" x 5" x 3'  L: Atlanta  Click for Pricing>>

Your Ideas:  "Here in the sometimes frozen north, the boat dock at the cabin at the lake has to be taken out of the water for winter. The dock stands on adjustable legs just like this due to the varying depth of the water." - Declan

"Tables in shop areas such as welding tables! The base is big enough to support the weight and height can be adjusted to the project your working on! Would love to have four of them for my own garage! Lots of times there is not always a lot of room, but with the pinned legs you can disassemble when not needed and you can make the top as big or little as you need!" - George McNeley

"They look perfect for standards in an equestrian ring!." - Joan @ Escondido Equestrian Center

 

24' Steel Columns.  These are 36" diameter x 24' tall.  Qty: 6.  L: Dallas  Click Here for Pricing>>
   

In The News: Building Enclosures wrote a feature story on the feature wall behind the bar at Michael Jordan's new eatery in Chicago "repurposed" from the Penn State Univ gym flooring they bought from us.  Read Article>>

Gym Flooring.  We have a couple of different floors to choose from including the home court of the Cal-Berkeley Bears from Haas Pavilion   L: Chicago, Denver, Atlanta, Dallas  Click Here for Sizes and Prices>>
 

Floating Rope.  BEFORE: This is unused, off-spec floating water line rope.  We have 60' and 75' pieces.  FREE SHIPPING   Order Online>>

mostWANTED.  FYI...We typically pay 1 1/2x the prevailing scrap metal rate.  Q: Do you have any scrap metal...eg:chain, pipe, girders, beams, etc that would be a candidate for "repurposing"?  Email Metal Details>>

 
 

unwantedEQUIPMENT:  "This is an air heating device, an industrial burner, that we had custom made in 2005. It was going to be used as a burner for a spray dryer but the business direction changed and it was never installed. It was sitting in a warehouse for all these years." - Todd 

RE: "Todd, As we just discussed, we’d offer $xx,xxx for your industrial burner.  We could pay you today and p/u as soon as next week if you want to move that fast." - Damon  

RE: "Damon, We have a deal!" - Todd 

Q:  Do you have unused, surplus inventory or equipment like Todd?  Contact Us>>
  
 
 

repurposedINBOX.  "Hi Damon. Does your company use any parts from working on Pepsi route delivery trucks possibly? If so, what type of quantities would you need?" - Brandy w/ Pepsico  RE: Brandy, Maybe!  Can you be more specific about the parts you're talking about??  We're always looking for obsolete parts and materials that Generic, Versatile, and Adaptable!

Q: Like Brandy, do you have obsolete materials or machinery that is Generic,Versatile, and Adaptable?  If yes, call Damon @ 303.321.1471 or Email Damon>>