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(Turn Trash to Treasure with a Materials Exchange)

NOTE: The following information is also available as a downloadable PDF Flyer or Word document.

trash to treasure Are you a "buy one thing, throw two out" fanatic? Do you constantly find yourself trying to find a good home for your no longer needed appliances, knick knacks, or junk drawer items? Or, have you been looking for a coat rack, a blender, a pair of snow skis, or any other miscellaneous objects? Maybe you built a deck this summer and have some leftover wood that you need to get rid of. Or, maybe you are building a bookcase and need some scraps of wood. You could be a teacher looking for some art supplies. Or, you might be someone who saves old buttons but you don't know what to do with them. If any of these scenarios sound like you, material exchanges might be the perfect outlet for your waste or the perfect place to find the stuff you're looking for.

Companies located within the City of St. Louis are noted with an image of the Arch. Companies located within Missouri are noted with an image of the State of Missouri.

Space does not allow us to include all organizations that may be applicable to this list. The variety and availability of these services may change at any time.

RESIDENTIAL WASTE

Freecycle
Web: www.freecycle.org
E-mail: info@freecycle.org
Address: Post Office Box 294, Tucson, Arizona 85702

  • "The Freecycle Network is a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns...Membership is free."

    Gigoit
    Web: www.gigoit.org

  • "GIGO is an acronym that stands for 'Garbage In, Garbage Out' which is a modern spin on the old saying, 'One person's trash is another person's treasure'."

    Kashless
    Web: www.kashless.org
    Address: 106 West Roy Street, Seattle, Washington 98119

  • "...online marketplace where everything is free. We call it Recommerce...find and give away free stuff with their friends, neighbors and across the country...search multiple sources for free stuff from our home page...post your own gently used items to multiple marketplaces for others to take off your hands."

    ReUseIt Network
    Web www.reuseitnetwork.org
    E-mail: helpdesk@reuseitnetwork.org

  • Connects community members to get things from people who have them but don't want them to people who want them but don't have them.

    archReUseIt St. Louis
    Web: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ReUseItStLouis

  • Find a new home for reusable items.

    missouri iconMissouri Marketplace
    Web: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MissouriMarketplace

  • "Here you can sell, buy, rent or trade (swap) across the state of Missouri with no ebay fees or shipping required."

    archRecycle St. Louis
    Web: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RecycleStLouis

  • "...everything posted on this recycle board must be 100% free."

    archSt. Louis Baby Cycle
    Web: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stlbabycycle

  • "...open to all who want to 'recycle' that special something rather than throw it away."

    archSt. Louis Kid Cycle
    Web: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stlkidcycle

  • "...open to all who want to 'recycle' or 'reasonably sell' that special something rather than throw it away."

    Swap Thingappliances
    Web: www.swapthing.com

  • Swap the things you don't want for the things you do want.

    Throwplace
    Web: www.throwplace.com
    Phone: 202.338.4110 ex.100
    Address: 1042 Wisconsin Avenue, Washington D.C. 20007

  • Throwplace.com is a Web Site where global businesses and individuals may list excess inventory, possessions or goods for donation. Registered members are able to search for things they can use or make requests for items of interest.


    CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION WASTE

    archHabitat for Humanity St. Louis' ReStorecottage
    Web: www.habitatstl.org
    Phone: 314.531.4155
    Address: 3763 Forest Park Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63108
    Hours of Operation: Tuesday - Saturday, 9am-4pm

  • ReStore is "an outlet for donating or purchasing new or used building and construction materials."

    missouri iconReSource St. Louis
    Web: www.resourcestlouis.org
    Address: Post Office Box 16882, Clayton, Missouri 63105

  • ReSource St. Louis promotes the reduction, reuse, and recycling of construction and demolition materials. It is an outlet for unwanted and a source for wanted items.

    COMMERCIAL & HOUSEHOLD WASTE

    missouri iconLeftovers, etc.
    Web: www.leftoversetc.com
    E-mail: info@leftoversetc.com
    Phone: 636.946.9779
    Address: 1759 Scherer Parkway, St. Charles, Missouri 63303

  • "We are a community-based, arts and science resource and learning center that provides traditional and non-traditional educators with affordable household and industrial discards for use as educational learning tools."

    missouri iconSt. Louis Teachers' Recycle Center, Inc.school recycling arrows
    Web: www.stlouisteachersrecycle.homestead.com
    E-mail: sltrc@sbcglobal.net
    Phone: 314.356.3631
    Address: 2718 South Brentwood Boulevard, Brentwood, Missouri 63144

  • "Our mission is to awaken people to their creative potential through cooperative effort, while promoting an ethic of conservation and reuse of valuable industrial by-products."

    missouriThe Upcycle Exchange
    Web: http://lucoop.com/pilot
    E-Mail: upxchange@gmail.com

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