Businesses may find that the materials they generate as discards are highly valued by other business or even local residents. Making these materials available to others can be accomplished in a variety of ways. Connections Materials Exchanges are similar to classified ads for the business community. They exist to link businesses that generate usable materials with those seeking usable materials for their processes. This exchange is based in Seattle, but does list materials from Eugene.
Listings are free.
Listings are free and appear in their quarterly newsletter. This organization of local companies dedicates one page of their website to linking materials available with materials wanted. Your Own Internally developed materials exchanges can be very useful. A strategically placed bulletin board or a weekly email message can serve as an internal materials exchange forum. A number of stores sell used items for profit or to raise money for charitable activities.