"We enable people to purchase building materials at substantial savings, and serve as an outlet for reusable but otherwise discarded items."
REUSE - GENERAL MATERIALS:
I Love Schools, Inc.
Web http://www.iloveschools.com
Phone 858.274.2121 Fax 858.274.2145
4306 Cass Street, San Diego, California 92109
"free matchmaking service - School teachers request materials and supplies while potential donors search for a teacher in need of their gifts of money or new and used goods."
Kidsmart - Tools For Learning
Web http://www.agift4teaching.org
E-Mail stlkidsmart@aol.com
Phone 314.291.6211
12175 Bridgeton Square Drive, Bridgeton, Missouri 63044
"Every business in the St. Louis area routinely discards surplus office supplies, computers, books, arts-and-crafts materials, containers, organization bins, and more - Surplus items from businesses and individuals are gathered by Kidsmart and offered at no charge to area school teachers for use in their classrooms."
Leftovers, etc.
Web http://www.leftoversetc.com
E-Mail leftoversetc1@aol.com
Phone 636.946.9779
1759 Scherer Parkway, St. Charles, Missouri 63303
This non-profit organization is a "one-stop arts, crafts and science education resource and activity center" where you can drop off household "leftovers" free of charge or pick up supplies (for a small fee). They reuse a wide variety of items, including aluminum pans, CD's, egg cartons, film canisters, light bulbs, metal juice lids with rubber seals, Pringles cans, Styrofoam balls and meat trays, toothbrushes, vinyl, x-ray film, and more.
St. Louis Teachers' Recycle Center, Inc.
Web http://www.stlouisteachersrecycle.homestead.com/index.html
E-Mail sltrc@sbcglobal.net
Phone/Fax 636.227.7095
1305 Havenhurst, Manchester, Missouri 63011
The St. Louis Teachers' Recycle Center, Inc. gathers creative materials from local business and industry that are landfill-bound and makes them available to teachers, parents and youth groups.
Free, inservice training for educators and students is available in the form of their “Hands, Heart and Mind” workshop. Discover the potential for curriculum development using Reusable Resources.
"The Play Experience, Play for Peace" is a workshop for adults that explores creative play as a source of wisdom and healing. Discover new ways of developing the power to think creatively, to collaborate, and to communicate across emotional, cultural, and socio-economic barriers.
Free of charge, their traveling Recycle Center Van, called “Van GO,” can schedule a stop at your school, preschool, day care center, or any children's program. They focus on "Hands on" education using Reusable Resources.
They help develop inhouse programs for Creative Reuse materials through their PODS (Product On site Delivery Service), available only to teachers at participating schools. For $2,000.00 per year, once a month, they will deliver and restock materials, providing easy access to a large amount of Reusable Resources. Included in the PODS fee, they will provide 2 teacher workshops per year.
REUSE - TEXTILE:
Remains, Inc.
E-Mail rmnstex@aol.com
Phone 314.865.0303 Fax: 314.865.0549
3340 Morganford Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63116
US'Again, LLC
Web http://www.usagain.com
E-Mail stlouis@usagain.com
Phone 800.604.9533 Fax 630.293.1237
1600 Downs Drive, Unit 8, West Chicago, IL 60185
REUSE/RECYCLE - BOOKS:
Books Reuse and Recycling
Web http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/recycle/Books.html
REUSE/RECYCLE - CARTRIDGES AND CELL PHONES:
Cartridge Reuse and Recycling (includes section on Cartridges and Cellphones)
Web http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/recycle/InkCartridges.html
Motorola - Race To Recycle
Web http://www.motorola.com/racetorecycle
REUSE - PLASTIC:
ENVIRO-BAG
Web http://www.envirobag.com
E-Mail coordinator@envirobag.com
Phone 800.866.3954 Fax 843.237.8724
35 Capers Way, Pawleys Island, South Carolina 29585
The School Recycling Program (plastic grocery sacks and newspaper sleeves)
ITW Hi-Cone
Web http://www.ringleader.com
E-Mail itw@ringleader.com
Phone 800.965.RING (7464)
1140 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Itasca, Illinois 60143-9989
Quest of the Ring Leaders Recycling Program (plastic six-pack rings)
TerraCycle
Web www.terracycle.net
Phone 609.393.4252 Fax 609.393.4259
121 New York Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey 08638
Their “Drink Pouch Brigade” accepts drink pouches, which will be reused by crafting them into fashion bags, tote bags, and pencil cases. They provide pre-paid shipping boxes. Once filled with 200 drink pouches, seal and drop off at any UPS location. They will donate $0.02 per Capri Sun, Kool Aid, or Honest Kids drink pouch, or $0.01 for each regular drink pouch to a school or charity of the collector’s choice.
Their “Yogurt Brigade” accepts yogurt cups, which will be recycled into planting pots. They provide pre-paid shipping boxes. Once filled with 400 6-ounce or 50 32-ounce yogurt cups (of specific shapes), seal and drop off at any UPS location. They will donate $0.02 per 6-ounce cup and $0.05 per 32-ounce cup to a school or charity of the collector’s choice.
TerraCycle is not currently accepting energy bar wrappers, but they are taking names for a waiting list.
TerraCycle is not currently accepting plastic bottles.
RECYCLE - ALUMINUM:
Northside Southside Recycling
Web http://www.therecyclechallenge.com
The Recycle Challenge (aluminum cans)
RECYCLE - BATTERIES:
Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation
Web http://rbrc.com/index.html
They provide prepaid collection boxes for portable rechargeable batteries commonly found in cordless power tools, cellular and cordless phones, laptop computers, camcorders, digital cameras, and remote control toys.
RBRC recycles the following battery chemistries: Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd), Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH), Lithium Ion (Li-ion) and Small Sealed Lead* (Pb),
RECYCLE – CRAYONS:
Crazy Crayons
Web http://www.crazycrayons.com/recycle_program.html
The Crayon Bin: Crayons-4-Crayons Program
Web http://www.thecrayonbin.com/program.html
RECYCLE – GLUE BOTTLES AND STICKS:
Elmer’s Glue Crew Recycling Program
Web http://www.elmersgluecrew.com
RECYCLE - PAPER:
Abitibi Consolidated Recycling Division
Web http://www.paperretriever.com
Paper Retriever Community Recycling Program (mixed paper)
GreenFiber
Web http://www.greenfiber.com/corporate/recycling_bin_program.asp
Community Paper Recycling Program (mixed paper)
BUY RECYCLED - OFFICE SUPPLIES:
Buy Reused and Recycled Office Supplies What You Can Do
Web http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/recycle/RecycledOfficeSupplies.html
BUY RECYCLED - T-SHIRTS: 50% post-consumer recycled plastic #1/P.E.T. (polyethylene teraphthalate):
Amazing Recycled Products, Inc.
Web http://www.amazingrecycled.com/pet.html
Phone 303.699.7693 Fax 303.699.2102
Post Office Box 312, Denver, Colorado 80201
Clothes Made From Scrap, Inc.
Web http://www.clothesmadefromscrap.com/tshirts.htm
E-Mail sales@clothesmadefromscrap.com
Phone 386.447.6656
14 Grandview Drive, Palm Coast, Florida 32137 or 627-C East Church Street, Orlando Florida 32801
Morningstar Trading
Web http://www.mstartrading.com
Phone 800.861.5067 Fax 561.844.4314
210 Newman Road, Lake Park, Florida 33403
Signature Marketing
Web http://signaturemarketing.com
E-Mail sigcycle@aol.com
Phone 877.658.7172 or 860.658.7172 Fax 800.841.7826 or 860.651.8376
134 West Street, Simsbury, Connecticut 06070
Stan Miller & Associates
Web http://www.millerpromotions.com/products.asp?cat=15
Phone 800.211.5850 or 440.232.4510 Fax 440.232.1732
25955 Aurora Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44146
Contact: Mr. Bob Lea, Sales, bobl@millerpromotions.com
Weisenbach Specialty Printing, Inc.
Web http://www.weisenbach.com
E-Mail sales@weisenbach.com
Phone 800.778.5420 or 614.251.8585 Fax 614.251.8440
437 Holtzman Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43205-1604
Contact: Mr. Steve Fenters, Sales Associate

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