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Military “repurpose”; Millwright Mezzanine; Calming Wary Prey Animals
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How We Do It: We subscribe to a huge number of trade journals across very diverse industrial sectors. One of the things we do is look at the advertisements in the magazines. We look for products that are being manufactured new where we know of a used material that might be able to be substituted. We call this “Substitutionary Thinking”!
Case Study: A company is advertising sling guard protectors in the trade magazine Wire Rope News. The protectors are just tough-jacketed, sock-like material used to slip on the high dollar slings to save them from wear and tear.
Substitutionary Thinking: Used Fire Hose is a tough-jacketed, sock-like material that could probably do the same job if cut into 3′, 6′, 9′ lengths!
Q: Do you have another good example of “Substitutionary Thinking”? Email Us Details!
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Fire Hose.
Dimensions: Various
FREE SHIPPING!
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TEACHING: Natural prey animals like cattle, bison, etc. are very wary when anything from a coyote to a human approaches. To keep animals calm in the corrals, many livestock owners use materials to create visual barriers between the pens. This is an ideal “repurpose” for used rubber Conveyor Belting from the mining industry. ** A,C,E’s are opaque, extremely tough, flexible, weather resistant, etc. The Conveyor Belting will last for decades in these corrals!
** A,C,E = Attributes, Characteristics, Engineering
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Conveyor Belting.
Dimensions: Various
L: All Locations
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Our Customers: We love our millwright customers. We just had an Illinois millwright company pickup a bunch of Steel Beams to build a mezzanine. Todd, we appreciate your business.
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Steel Beams.
Dimensions: Various
L: Colorado, Iowa, Ohio, South Carolina & Texas
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New Product: These Unused Ceiling Tile Grids from a commercial contractor were never installed and are ready for your next renovation. Suspended metal framework designed to securely hold ceiling tiles in place.
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Ceiling Tile Grids.
Dimensions: Various
L: Texas
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Smart Packing: Used day in and day out on the job, Burlap Sacks are doing the heavy lifting by wrapping bird baths and freshly poured concrete pieces before everything gets packed into Gaylord boxes and strapped to pallets for safe, secure transport. Clark, we appreciate your business
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Burlap Coffee Sacks.
Dimensions: Various
FREE SHIPPING!
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Military History: In 1988, temperatures dropped to -30°F at Ellsworth AFB outside Rapid City. The base had 6 B-1B bombers on alert. The alert facility’s heating plant failed. If the water mains froze, the fire suppression system would be dead. At a school on the base they had a 50-foot wall of slate chalkboards — 2 inches thick, designed in the 1950s as fallout shelter walls. Slate holds heat. They demo’d the slate boards and lined the boards against the wall of the heating plant, then ran jet engine heaters on the other side. The slate absorbed the heat and radiated it into the pipe chase for 36 hours. The pipes didn’t freeze. The bombers stayed on alert. The school got new whiteboards. The invoice said: “Chalkboards ‘repurposed’ for mission critical thermal retention.”
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Our Customers: One of our Pennsylvania customers is going to install the Poly-Iso Insulation he got from us in the pool house he’s building. Kevin, we appreciate your business!
TIDBIT: A lot of our Insulation that we re-home gets installed in lower cost structures like barns, airplane hangars, “she sheds”, and pool houses!
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Insulation.
Dimensions: Various
L: Arizona, Colorado, Ohio & South Carolina
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Display Ready: Last Chance Mine in Colorado put our Plexiglass Sheets to work in their rock and mineral museum displays, creating clean, durable cases that let every piece stand out while staying protected.
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Plexiglass Sheets.
Dimensions: Various
L: Arizona, Colorado, Ohio, South Carolina & Texas
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Customer Purchase: “I do a lot of hair dying and seen you guys have a great deal on your Nitrile Gloves so I decided to stock up on them!” – Jennifer in Iowa
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Nitrile Gloves.
Sizes: Small, Medium or Large
FREE SHIPPING!
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Customer Project: The Crescent Hotel in Arkansas picked up some of our Unused Semi-Trailer Flooring to use during their pub deck renovations. They loved the durability and weather resistance – perfect for handling heavy foot traffic while adding a rustic, industrial vibe.
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Unused Semi-Trailer Flooring.
Dimensions: Various
L: Iowa & Ohio
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Projects: Our Insulated Glass has been popular with gardeners for making “hot box” lids. Randal in Avon, OH is our latest customer.
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Insulated Glass.
Dimensions: Various
L: Colorado, Iowa & Ohio
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We are America’s largest “Industrial Thrift Store”
Arizona l Colorado l Iowa l Ohio l South Carolina l Texas
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Like Us & Connect w/ Us on Your Favorite Social Media!
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Vinyl Peel & Stick Tiles
Dimensions: Various
FREE SHIPPING!
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Irrigation Hoses
Dimensions: Various
FREE SHIPPING!
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Metal Barrels w/Lid
Capacity: Various
L: Ohio
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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.
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INBOX: “Your used Wire Decking that were once pallet rack shelves would look pretty cool as garden trellises.” – Kathy in Minnesota
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Wire Decking.
Dimensions: Various
L: Arizona, Iowa, Ohio & South Carolina
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Recent Purchase: “I am using this Vinyl Roll for solarizing my planting areas. Solarization uses the sun’s heat to kill weeds, pests, and pathogens without chemicals, making it a great eco-friendly alternative.” – Jasmin in Kansas
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Vinyl Rolls.
Dimensions: Various
FREE SHIPPING!
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GIVEAWAY: We’re closing in on 60,000 Facebook followers and celebrating with a giveaway you don’t want to miss!
Follow our Facebook page, like the pinned post at the top, and comment tagging 3 friends. That’s it, you’re in. One lucky winner will score $500 in repurposedMATERIALS store credit to put toward their next project.
Hit the button below to jump to our Facebook page and enter now before we hit 60K.
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Low-Cost Grow: Some of our SPF Wood Timbers are on their way to a customer building raised garden beds—saving big compared to buying new while still creating a sturdy, long-lasting space to grow their own food.
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SPF Wood Timbers.
Dimensions: 3” x 7” x 9’
L: Iowa & Ohio
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Water Wise: This Earth Day, we’re celebrating smarter landscaping with “xeriscaping”—a method designed to reduce or eliminate the need for supplemental irrigation. Using Synthetic Turf not only saves water but also keeps materials out of the landfill.
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Synthetic Turf.
Dimensions: Various
L: All Locations
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SAVINGS: “We purchased the Treated Lumber from repurposedMATERIALS because they looked as good as what we could get at a big box store but were about half the price.” – Art
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MCA 4A Treated Lumber.
Dimensions: Various
L: Arizona, Colorado & Texas
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WANTED: “I’m looking for former factory sites that have been demolished years or decades ago. I wondered if your readers could help me locate such old, torn down factory sites. A big clue as to old demo’d factory sites is that there are parking lots, foundations, or other concrete still on the site. Any clues would be appreciated!” – Mark
Q: Do have an old abandoned factory site in your community or area? If you can help Mark out, Email Damon the name and location of the former factory, and we’ll forward it to Mark!
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Our Customers: One of our customers purchased some Privacy Curtains to use as barrier curtains for a bird rescue. Mary, we appreciate your business!!
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Privacy Curtains.
Dimensions: Various
FREE SHIPPING!
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Customer Project: “Using PVC Pipe to grow our strawberries saves space and makes harvesting a breeze. Plus, the durability of the PVC ensures our setup lasts for seasons to come.” – Alex in Colorado
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PVC Pipe.
Dimensions: Various
L: All Locations
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AFTER: “I will be using the Vented Plastic Trays to cure vegetables from my garden (garlic, onions, potatoes).” – Julie in Oregon
BEFORE: “I have roughly 400 Plastic Trays that no longer serve a business need due to process improvement. Is this something you would be interested in?” – Patrick in Massachusetts
Q: Like Patrick, has a change in process led to obsolete materials at your place of work? We might be able to help!
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Vented Plastic Trays.
Dimensions:
23-1/2” x 18” x 4-1/4”
L: South Carolina
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** Trying to increase your Landfill Diversion % at your company? **
Give Damon a call @ 720-615-0281 to see how we can help!
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