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Renaissance Faire; RR Rail on Ocean Dock; School Bus Company
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May 27th, 2025 | Please feel free to forward to a colleague. SUBSCRIBE
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eyeSPY: “We saw Railroad Rail being ‘repurposed’ as curbing all around the ship docks in Stavanger, Norway. Smart idea!” – Ray C
Q: Like Ray, have you seen smart “repurposing” in your travels? If “yes”, we would LOVE to hear about it!
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Railroad Rail.
Dimensions: Various
L: Arizona & Iowa
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Our Customers: “I picked up a couple of your Protective Cases to transport my stage combat swords to the Renaissance Faire! I’m planning to make a custom liner out of foam and canvas to keep the blades secure—and I’ll stash my cleaning kit right in there with them.” – Thomas in Washington
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Protective Cases.
Dimensions: 43” x 17” x 7”
FREE SHIPPING!
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Your Ideas: “Your Thermoplastic Foam Core Panels would make excellent insulation for chicken coops during the colder months.” – Dorothy from our newsLETTER
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Thermoplastic Foam Core Panels.
Dimensions: 8’ x 4’ x 3”
L: Colorado
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Our Customers: Blue Bird, one of America‘s largest school bus manufacturers, bought a bunch of Nest & Stack Bins from us for material storage.
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Nest & Stack Bins.
Dimensions: 23-1/2” x 19-1/2” x 13”
L: Ohio
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New Products: This industrial-grade duo is built for serious metalwork and maintenance. 1032 Quick Dry Rust-Stop Primer lays down fast-drying, weldable gray coverage on ferrous metals like structural steel and machinery, delivering superior rust protection. 1152 VM&P Naphtha Solvent, a fast-evaporating solvent trusted for cleaning, degreasing, and thinning paint.
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1152 VM&P Naphtha Solvent
1032 Quick Dry Rust-Stop Primer.
Volume: Various
L: Iowa
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EyeSPY: “It’s surprisingly common to find cars, bikes, and even planes ‘repurposed’ as grills. I don’t know why this is a trend, but it looks really awesome — I saw these and instantly thought of you guys, the kings and queens of creative ‘repurposing’.” – Shawna in Illinois
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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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Happy Customer: “I purchased some of your Aluminum Fencing to install around my garden as a deer deterrent, and I’ve been thoroughly impressed. The material is both durable and visually appealing, and it has effectively protected my plants without detracting from the landscape.” – Clayton in Colorado
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Aluminum Fencing.
Dimensions: Various
L: Colorado, Iowa, Ohio & South Carolina
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**We Buy deals across America!! Got something to Sell??**
Contact Us @ 720.615.0281
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Our Customers: “I purchased some of your Aluminum Tubing to make a holding pen for my Border Collies.” – Na Smeall from Minnesota
BEFORE: These sections of anodized Aluminum Tubing we originally destined to become shafts for golf clubs.
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Aluminum Tubing.
Dimensions: 1/2” x 6-1/2”
FREE SHIPPING!
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Our Customers: We love to showcase customer projects with materials purchased from us. Below is a project done by one of our repeat customers, Frank from Auto Glass in Colorado, who purchased Pallet Racking to use as storage in his glass shop. A repeat customer is a happy customer! We appreciate you, Frank!
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Pallet Racking.
Dimensions: Various
L: Colorado, Iowa, Ohio, South Carolina & Texas
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INBOX: “We’re using the Hydroxypropylmethyl Cellulose in marbling paper and fabrics.” – Crystal in Florida
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Hydroxypropylmethyl Cellulose.
Volume: Various
L: Iowa
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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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TPO Roof Membrane Rolls
Dimensions: Various
L: Colorado, Iowa, Ohio, South Carolina & Texas
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Steel Wire Decking
Dimensions: Various
L: Colorado, Iowa, Ohio & South Carolina
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Olive Barrels
Capacity: 58 Gallons
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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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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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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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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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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** 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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