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Puget Sound Patron; Minneapolis St-Paul Airport Castoff; Bee Smart, Build Right!
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May 20th, 2025 | Please feel free to forward to a colleague. SUBSCRIBE
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Your Ideas: “Your Plywood Sheets would be great material to use when building beehive boxes!” William in Texas
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Plywood.
Dimensions: Various
L: Arizona, Iowa & Ohio
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Customer Project: One of our Colorado customers purchased some of our Guardrail Timbers to use in his horse paddock. Phil, we appreciate your business!
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Guardrail Timbers.
Dimensions: Various
L: Arizona & Colorado
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Q: What are some creative and practical ways these Thermoplastic Foam Core Panels can be “repurposed”?
backSTORY: Thermoplastic Foam Core Panels offer insulation, cushioning, and support with added strength, moisture resistance, and a clean, finished surface—ideal for both functional and aesthetic uses.
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Thermoplastic Foam Core Panels.
Dimensions: 8’ x 4’ x 3”
L: Colorado
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Our Customers: One of our customers who lives on the Puget Sound in Washington purchased both Heavy Canvas Sheets and some Billboard Vinyls. Natalie, we appreciate your business!
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Billboard Vinyl.
Dimensions: Various
FREE SHIPPING!
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Heavy Canvas Sheets.
Dimensions: 108” x 58”
FREE SHIPPING!
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Recent Purchase: We just sold a few bundles of our Steel Pipe to a customer who’s putting the M.A.T. mindset—Modify, Adapt, Transform—into action. He’ll be welding them into a sturdy new fence for his farm. Thanks for your business, Randal—we appreciate it!
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Steel Pipe.
Dimensions: Various
L: Ohio
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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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INBOX: “We are replacing some more Tram Cable that pulls the tram cars from terminal to terminal at Minneapolis St-Paul Airport. We have about 10,000’ of Cable. We’d definitely like to find someone that could use it vs. sending it to metal recycling.” – Lewis
Q: Like Lewis, do you have steel and metal materials that could be “repurposed” vs. sadly sending them as scrap metal to be melted? We might be able to help!
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Steel Cable.
Dimensions: 7/8”(DIA) x 2,600’
L: Iowa
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LinkedIn Msg: “In India, a company called Anthill Creations is making an amazing impact by reusing things to create playgrounds for children!” – Kunth Jain
Q: Have a use for empty Steel Cable Spools, or know someone who might? Let us know!
Dimensions: 78-1/2” x 61-1/2” or 67” x 61-1/2”
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**We Buy deals across America!! Got something to Sell??**
Contact Us @ 720.615.0281
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Recent Purchase: We just sold some of our Laminated Glass Sheets to a customer who will be using it to build tutoring cubicles for his summer school program. Glen, glad we could help!
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Laminated Glass Sheets.
Dimensions: Various
L: Iowa
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‘Tis the Season: We’re selling a lot of PVC Pipe to farmers for irrigation uses as the growing season fast approaches!
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PVC Pipe.
Dimensions: Various
L: Colorado, Ohio & Texas
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AFTER: “I ‘repurposed’ the Blended Webbing as replacement straps for a few old life jackets. The material was tough, flexible, and easy to sew—perfect for giving new life to gear that would’ve otherwise been tossed.” – Dorothy in Georgia
BEFORE: We got our hands on a surplus of 1″ Blended Webbing Rolls with a robust minimum break strength of 1,800 pounds, sourced directly from a top manufacturer!
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Blended Webbing.
Dimensions: 1” x Various Lengths
FREE SHIPPING!
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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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Cable Protector Ramps
Dimensions:
40” x 27-1/2” x 7-1/4”
FREE SHIPPING!
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Angle Iron – Safety Guards
Dimensions: Various
L: Ohio
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Filter Cloths
Dimensions: 74” x 64”
20-Pack
FREE SHIPPING!
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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: “Thought you’d get a kick out of this—came across a Wine Barrel turned into a dog house and had to share it. Somebody out there’s got one pampered pup.” – Bruin from our Newsletter
Q: Like Bruin, have you seen interesting “repurposes”? If so, we would love to hear about it!
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Wine Barrels.
Capacity:
32 Gallons or 59 Gallons
L: Arizona, Colorado, Iowa & South Carolina
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Recent Purchase: “I ‘repurpose’ old hot water heaters into BBQ smokers/grills, and the Flat Bar Stock will be used for trim work and custom wheels—it adds both function and a clean look to my builds.” – Gary in Texas
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Flat Bar Stock.
Dimensions: 20’ x 1” x 1/8”
L: Texas
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Funny Project: One customer picked up some Aluminum Fencing to finally keep his cows out of the pool—turns out, they were treating it like their personal watering hole! Barret, glad we could help!
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Aluminum Fencing.
Dimensions: Various
L: Colorado, Iowa, Ohio & South Carolina
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Our Customers: A customer grabbed some of our Rubber Floor Mats to place under their dog kennels — smart move to keep messes contained and protect their hardwood floors from scratches. Aaron, we appreciate your business!
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Rubber Floor Mats.
Dimensions: Various
FREE SHIPPING!
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FEEDBACK: “The Conveyor Belt worked perfectly for making curtain dock shelters in our warehouse. It’s tough, durable, and helps seal out the elements, keeping our loading area protected from wind, rain, and snow.” – Rico in Ohio
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Conveyor Belts.
Dimensions: Various
L: All Locations
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Our Customers: A customer used our Steel H-beams to build a heavy-duty solar panel stand on his farm—strong enough to handle high winds and tough weather, ensuring stable, long-term performance for his solar setup. Andrew, we appreciate your business!
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Steel H-Beams.
Dimensions: Various
L: Iowa, Ohio, South Carolina & Texas
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BEFORE: We just bought 9,000’ of used Steel Highway Guardrail. We are always excited when contractors sell us used and surplus steel materials instead of selling them to a metal recycler who will just melt them down.
AFTER: “I saw this YouTube video about a guy installing used Guardrail as a water bar and runoff diversion guttering on his property. Pretty smart solution!!” – Jack in Arkansas
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Steel Highway Guardrail.
Dimensions: 26’ x 12”
12 Gauge
L: Arizona & Texas
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“repurposed”SPOTTING: “I was staying in a US Forest Service camp ground in Colorado last July and they made speed bumps by filling old Fire Hose with sand and spiking down the ends to the pavement.” – Jonathan
RE: As taxpayers we should applaud the government’s “resourcefulness” for using used materials to solve problems rather than paying for new materials.
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Fire Hoses.
Dimensions: Various
FREE SHIPPING!
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Our Customers: “Going to use the Tank w/ Pump & Brush for outdoor cleaning projects, like the siding on the house and the deck, preparing to sell our house.” – Jenny in Prospect, PA
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Tank w/ Pump & Brush.
Capacity: 14L
FREE SHIPPING!
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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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