Materials Exchange
What is the Materials Exchange Program?
The Materials Exchange Program provides businesses, institutions, and residents with an alternative to landfilling and incineration of non-hazardous materials. It also provides schools, non-profit organizations and others with a means of obtaining needed materials at little or no cost. The Materials Exchange typifies the old adage that “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure!” The program is not to be used as a means of making a profit but to keep those materials that are non-hazardous and have reuse value out of landfills and incinerators. When there is a fee involved, it should be nominal and significantly less than market value.
We invite you to add listings to the Exchange and reply to existing listings. The Materials Exchange is a free online service provided by the Niagara County Refuse Disposal District.
What are the benefits of using a materials exchange?
By using a materials exchange service, you can:
- Find markets for your surplus materials
- Receive low or no-cost materials
- Reduce disposal and purchase costs
- Reduce waste and save landfill space
- Enhance the environmental image of your company
- Support non-profit organizations through in-kind support
What lasting impacts do materials exchanges have on society?
The recovery and redistribution of unwanted, yet perfectly usable materials (i.e. reuse) is an environmentally and economically sound alternative to discarding items as trash. In contrast to recycling, which processes discards to extract components for the manufacture of a new product, reuse preserves a material’s resources, including the value of the materials, labor, technology, and energy incorporated in them.
By taking useful products and exchanging them, without reprocessing, Materials Exchanges help save time, money, energy and resources. In broader economic terms, reuse offers quality products to people and organizations with limited means, while generating jobs and business activity that contribute to the economy.
Regardless of your business or need, reuse is a great way of lowering your costs either through the purchase of materials or in their disposal, and of course, contributing to a cleaner environment and less wasteful society.
Materials Exchanges operating successfully throughout the USA and abroad have diverted thousands of tons of material once destined for landfills. These services provide savings to companies in terms of disposal and material costs. Many companies spend a significant percentage of their budgets on waste disposal and raw materials. Many of these costs can be reduced through exchanging materials; turning what was once a significant drain on financial resources into profit!
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Web Site Disclaimer
Information provided through this website and this online catalog is supplied by the listing party. Neither Niagara County nor Niagara County Refuse Disposal District, nor any advisor, agent, or employee thereof:
- Is liable for any information, error, or representation, or makes any warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information regarding the material, services, or product/equipment offered, including but not limited to its fitness for a particular use.
- Is responsible for the determination of what may constitute a hazardous substance or create a hazardous condtion.
- Is or shall be considered an agent, partner, or joint venture with parties using this publication. It is understood that all transactions are between the exchanging parties only.
We reserve the right to not list materials, and to edit information provided by the listing party as may be necessary for publication.
