Opportunity Lost?
Last week, we noticed another house in our neighborhood was gone. The house had been vacant for years, but if you were to peek inside the windows you would have noticed the original, unpainted trim; an antique cast sink; and beautiful 5 panel doors. Grrrr . . . it’s all in the landfill now, an opportunity lost.
Opportunity Found!
Over the past few years, we’ve heard on numerous occasions from folks about other lost reuse opportunities: old school doors, gymnasium floors, lockers, industrial carts, unique foundation stone, architectural pieces, scrap metal, windows, and much much more. ReUse Action needs your help to ensure that this madness does not continue! Material reclamation translates into jobs for our local economy and we don’t need the waste entering our landfills!
How can you help???
Well, we don’t expect something for nothing . . . so there’s an incentive for you, our committed ReUse Explorers. All folks who deliver leads to the ReUse Action Tip Line 716-884-DEMO or via email at tip {at} reuseaction(.)com, will be entered into a quarterly drawing for a $50 gift certificate to a local Buffalo restaurant. Furthermore, if your lead results in a reclamation opportunity that generates $500 or more in material value, you will promptly receive a $25 gift certificate for a local Buffalo restaurant! Each month, we’ll feature the hottest reused materials that you help us to recover!
WHAT do you do?
- First, talk to people you know . . . contractors who are removing materials, architects who are designing new buildings, home owners who are doing rehab, institutions that are in the middle of capital improvement campaigns . . . and find out if any reusable materials are going to be removed.
- Second, call or email us with the tip . . . and any details you know . . . 716-884-DEMO (3366) or tip {at} reuseaction(.)com . If you think it’s urgent (and it often is), you can also TEXT A TIP directly to Michael at 716-949-0900. What material is available (approximate quantity)? Where is the material is located? What is the contact phone number of the person who has the material? At the very least, leave us a message with your name and number, so we can follow up.
- Finally, keep your eyes peeled for reusable materials. ReUse Action is creating jobs from waste and the more leads we obtain, the more money we can cycle IN our communities and keep OUT of the landfill.
