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Toys R Us bankruptcy items; Offbeat Materials to Keep Hay Dry

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BackSTORY: “We ended up buying 50 semi-trailers from the Toys R Us liquidation. These bins were in one of the trailers. We’d rather find a company that can use them vs sending them to recycling to be needlessly ground up.”John

 

Q: Like John, do you have plastic materials that could be “repurposed” vs reused? If “yes,” we might be able to help!

Round Trip Totes.

Dimensions: 26-1/2” x 16-1/2” x 11”

L: Iowa & Ohio

Our Customers: Edward in Colorado found the perfect solution for his archery target backstop: using Conveyor Belting, which absorbs arrow impacts.

Conveyor Belts.

Dimensions: Various

L: All Locations

Solution: We sold some TPO Membrane to cover round hay bales in Iowa. Jim, we appreciate your business!

TPO Roof Membrane.

Dimensions: Various

L: Iowa

Last Chance: Don’t miss out on this opportunity to buy our Open-Top Shipping Containers at an unbeatable discount. Contact us today before they’re gone!

 

Your Ideas: “Your Open-Top Shipping Containers could be flipped over and made into underground bunkers – The cargo supporting floor will only increase the durability of the roof structure.”Thomas in Arizona

40’ Shipping Containers.

Dimensions: 40’ x 8’ x 8’-6”

L: Arizona

Our Customers: We recently had a customer purchase some of our Aluminum Fence Panels & Posts to create an outdoor patio for her bar. Molly, we appreciate your business!

Aluminum Fence Panels.

Sizes: Various

L: Colorado, Iowa & Ohio

Aluminum Fence Posts.

Sizes: Various

L: Colorado, Iowa & Ohio

Our Customers: We recently had a customer purchase Steel Grating to update the flooring of his hunting blind. Mike, we appreciate your business!

Steel Grating.

Dimensions: Various

L: All Locations

4th of July-type “repurpose”: We sold 8 drums of Mineral Oil to a safety flare manufacturer. Mineral Oil is an ingredient in some types of flares. Todd, we appreciate your business!

 

Q: Do you have products, chemistry, ingredients in sacks, drums, totes that are obsolete that you’d like to find a 2nd home for? If “yes,” we might be able to help!

Mineral Oil.

Volume: 55 Gallons

L: Colorado

Customer Project: “I wanted to get a more rustic look for my fireplace mantle, so when I came across your Semi-trailer Flooring I knew I found what I was looking for!”Charles in Arizona

Unused Semi-trailer Flooring.

Dimensions: Various

L: Colorado, Iowa & Ohio

INBOX: “We’re using the Hydroxypropylmethyl Cellulose in marbling paper and fabrics.”Crystal in Florida

Hydroxypropylmethyl Cellulose.

Volume: Various

L: Iowa

BEFORE: Proctor & Gamble would like to do a site audit before shipping their 5 truckloads of stuff to you. This is a requirement by P&G to move forward.”Adam

 

AFTER: Four P&G staff recently visited our South Carolina location, and they were impressed enough with what they saw that they gave the thumbs up for their company to deliver the 5 truckloads.

 

Q: Like Proctor & Gamble, are there castoffs and discards of your operations that would be a candidate for “repurposing”?? If “yes,” we might be able to help!

HDPE Pipe available for local pick-up ONLY

** Got Unwanted Stuff? We might be able to Help! **
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re·pur·posed·MA·TE·RI·ALS (noun) – castoffs and discards; byproducts and waste that have value “as is” to a second, unrelated industry.

Our Customers: We sold an Irrigation Hose to a butterfly & wildlife garden in Austin, TX. Thank you for your purchase, Kyle!

Irrigation Hoses.

Dimensions: Various

FREE SHIPPING!

INBOX: “We had a company file for bankruptcy and abandon about 400 still-in-the-box Flambeau cases they had made for shipping batteries for Tesla cars. Any interest?”Matt

Plastic Protective Cases.

Dimensions: 43” x 17” x 7”

FREE SHIPPING!

Before: We recently acquired this Turf Pad Underlayment from a rugby field at The United States Military Academy West Point.

 

Your Ideas: “Your Turf Pad Underlayment could be used as carpet padding.” Bill from our Facebook page

Turf Pad Underlayment.

Dimensions: 4’ x 90’ x 1”

L: Ohio

Customer Project: “We are going to use the Burlap Coffee Sacks as heads for homemade garden scarecrows.”Michele

Burlap Sacks.

Dimensions: Various

FREE SHIPPING!

Customer Project: “We’re using your Coveralls while painting houses.”Roxanna

PPE – Coveralls.

Sizes: Various

FREE SHIPPING!

Our Customers: One of our customers purchased some Aluminum Tubing to run air lines in his garage. Christopher, we appreciate your business!!

Aluminum Tubing.

Dimensions: 1/2” x 6-1/2’

FREE SHIPPING!

INBOX: “We manufacture synthetic diamonds. We have brand new CNG tanks that have never been used. We are getting rid of them because our business model has changed and instead of shipping the methane we produce, we are just co-locating our methane production plant with the end-user.”Dan

Gas Cylinders.

Capacity: 50L

L: Iowa

Our Customers: “These Thermoplastic Foam Core Panels for our chicken coop were a game-changer – insulation and durability in one!”Louis in Colorado

Thermoplastic Foam Core Panels.

Dimensions: Various

L: Colorado

Customer Project: Using Steel Grating to make a garden bridge is one of our customers DIY projects this summer. We appreciate your business, Vincent!

Steel Grating.

Dimensions: Various

L: All Locations

SPEAKING: Our founder, Damon Carson, will be a featured speaker of the Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania.

 

Q: Are you aware of an upcoming conference or event where a presentation on “repurposing” would be of interest, Email Us for Details!

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Lafayette, Colorado, US

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