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From USA to Africa; Trash to Treasure Contest; Safety in the Wild
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May 8th, 2025 | Please feel free to forward to a colleague. SUBSCRIBE
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EyeSpy: “Check out this article about a guy who turned a Reclaimed Bowling Alley Wood experiment into a full-blown career” – Sean in Colorado
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Bowling Alley Wood.
Dimensions: Various
L: Arizona, Ohio & Texas
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Recent Purchase: We recently sold a batch of our Burlap Coffee Sacks to a Georgia apple orchard, where they’ll be used to line the wooden seats on tractor tours—adding rustic charm and extra comfort for visitors. Ashley, we appreciate your business!
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Burlap Coffee Sacks.
Dimensions: Various
FREE SHIPPING!
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BEFORE: These Leather Scraps come from a specialty seat manufacturer that serves the aviation industry.
AFTER: “These Leather Scraps were perfect for my cosplay build! I’m designing a medieval rogue outfit for this year’s Comic-Con, and the texture and color variations added so much realism to my armor and accessories. Couldn’t believe the quality for the price!” – Alex in California
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Leather Scraps.
Dimensions: Various
Black, Griege or Assorted
FREE SHIPPING!
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Recent Purchase: Just sent out a batch of our Nitrile Gloves and PPE Coveralls to a Florida wildlife rehab team. We love knowing our material is helping heroes in the wild stay safe while they save lives. Michael, glad we could help!
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Nitrile Gloves.
Sizes: Small, Medium or Large
FREE SHIPPING!
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PPE – Coveralls.
Sizes: Large
FREE SHIPPING!
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CONTEST: Turn trash into treasure! Enter our upcycling contest with Mother Earth News for a chance to be featured in the magazine and win $150 gift cards from both repurposedMATERIALS and the Mother Earth News store. Big or small—garden, farm, or home—we want to see it!
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Auction Announcement: Tomorrow’s the last day to bid on our Pallet Racking & Steel Grating Auction—don’t wait ‘til the final seconds. Register now & get your bids in before it closes!
Bidding ends tomorrow 5/9 at 9am MST.
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FEEDBACK: “We used the Laminate MDF Countertops as shelves & countertops in our ice cream and candy shop. They’re strong, easy to clean, and look great with all our treats!” – Cam in Missouri
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Laminate MDF Countertops.
Dimensions:
41-13/16” x 23-5/8”
L: Iowa
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** Got assets you want off-the-books & out-of-the-warehouse?? **
We’re in the used/surplus/salvage business.
Call Damon @ 720.615.0281
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Customer Project: “We bought the Steel Grating to line the walls of our smash room—now our Smashers can hurl glass, electronics, and whatever else they want without worrying about damaging the real walls.” – Mitchell in Ohio
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Steel Grating.
Dimensions: Various
L: All Locations
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Our Customers: We just shipped out six of our Hard Protective Cases to support a mission moving critical parts from the USA to Africa. When the job matters, gear that protects it every step of the way is non-negotiable. Karl, glad we could help!
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Hard Protective Cases.
Dimensions: 25” x 19” x 13-1/2”
FREE SHIPPING!
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Our Customers: We love our crazy, adventurous customers! One of our very sane and normal buyers bought some HDPE Pipe to use as the structure for a Zeppelin. Once it’s built he plans to fly(sail?) to Antarctica and homestead there.
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HDPE Pipe.
Dimensions: Various
L: Arizona & South Carolina
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Your Ideas: “Beat your swords into plowshares; in other words, use the Storage Racks to store shovels, hoes, rakes, and any other long-handled tools.” – Bill
“The Storage Racks could be ‘repurposed’ into a fishing rod storage” – Dave B.
“I could use these Storage Racks for my sons hockey sticks” – Ray
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M12 Small Arms Storage Racks.
Dimensions: 36” x 10” x 42-1/2”
L: South Carolina
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Staff Favorite: “My favorite “repurpose” is a customer purchasing some Aluminum Tubing to create his own airplane.” – repurposedMATERIALS branch manager Thomas in Arizona
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Aluminum Tubing – Aircraft Grade.
Dimensions: 1/2” x 13’
L: Arizona
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** Got Unwanted Stuff? We are interested in making offers on any obsolete materials, inventory, equipment, real estate, etc. anywhere in America. **
Call Damon @ 720.615.0281
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Like Us & Connect w/ Us on Your Favorite Social Media!
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CoolBox Entertainment Coolers
Dimensions: 22” x 13” x 11-3/4”
FREE SHIPPING!
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Fence Stain 2-to1 Concentrate
Volume: 5 Gallons
FREE SHIPPING!
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Column Protectors
Dimensions: 12” Square
L: Iowa & 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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Our Customers: A customer picked up some of our Gym Flooring after landing a contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers to produce a video for their youth program. The flooring will be part of the set—helping bring that authentic gym feel to the final production.
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Wood Gym Flooring.
Dimensions: Various
L: Arizona, Colorado & Iowa
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NEW”repurpose”: One of our customers just purchased some of our Heavy Canvas Sheets to make Sumo Wrestling belts. Theodore, we appreciate your business!
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Heavy Canvas Sheets.
Dimensions: 108” x 58”
FREE SHIPPING!
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Customer Project: “I picked up a Parachute from you guys to turn into a DIY car awning for camping—lightweight, easy to set up, and gives me plenty of shade wherever I park.” – Margaret in New York
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Parachutes.
Dimensions: Various
FREE SHIPPING!
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Thank You: April 23rd was National Email Day. A big thank you to all of you who read our email newsLETTER. Without each of you, we would not be able to find all the creative “repurposes” we do for the castoffs and discards of American industry.
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NEW”repurpose”: A customer is using one of our Collapsible Bulk Containers to soak logs for mushroom growing—it holds plenty of water, keeps the logs submerged, and folds flat for easy storage. Ed, we appreciate your business!
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Collapsible Bulk Containers.
Dimensions: 48” x 45” x 25”
L: South Carolina
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** Got assets you want off-the-books & out-of-the-warehouse? **
Call Damon @ 720.615.0281
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Fun Fact: Out of all the ways to “repurpose” IBC Totes, this one’s a standout favorite from our team member Aidhla. She loves a good upcycle!
Our Customers: One of our customers purchased an IBC Tote to make a dog washing station. Daniel, we appreciate your business!!
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IBC Totes.
Capacity: 275 Gallons
L: Arizona & Texas
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FEEDBACK: “Just one man’s opinion, but you might do better selling the strobe/warning lights individually or at least in smaller lots. We’re doing a big haunted house for charity and need a few, but not the entire collection.” – John V.
Q: Do you know of a group or company that might be interested in this unique & exclusive inventory of strobe lights? We might be able to help!
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BEFORE: These unused seats were removed from Ford Explorer police vehicles to make room for secure holding compartments in the back for suspects.
AFTER: We sold a pair of Car Seats to be installed on a golf cart. Now that is an upgrade. Ray, we appreciate your business!
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Car Seats.
Dimensions: 23-1/2” x 16-1/4” x 34-1/2”
Leather or Fabric
FREE SHIPPING!
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Your Ideas: “These Fabric Rolls would be perfect to make shade sails for a patio or deck.” – Marnie from our Facebook page
“Clearly, you have not yet met the SCA.org folks who take Fabric Rolls like these and turn it into Medieval Pageantry.” – Pat from our Facebook page
“Horse stall curtains can be made out of these Fabric Rolls.” – Leah from our Facebook page
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Fabric Rolls.
Dimensions: Various
L: South Carolina
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AFTER: Most people just know this wire as 3/8” Guy Wire that can be used for all kinds of applications.
BEFORE: In Life #1, this Steel Cable was ground wire at the top of electric transmission towers. The wire served to shield the line and intercept lightning strike before it hits the electric current carrying conductors below.
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Steel Cable.
Dimensions: Various
L: Colorado, Ohio & Texas
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New Video: One of our new company videos.
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