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| Title: |
The ReUse Center |
| Resource type: |
Organization |
| Topics: |
Buildings, Energy
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| Keywords: |
neighborhood sustainability, materials reuse |
| Audience: |
All
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| Region: |
Twin Cities
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| Summary: |
The ReUse Center, a program of the Green Institute, sells salvaged, reusable building materials such as doors, windows, plumbing fixtures, and cabinets, which equates to keeping hundreds of thousands of tons of reusable construction materials out of landfills. |
| Content: |
The following language was taken from the web site below:
"After prevailing in a struggle against building a garbage transfer station in our neighborhood, a small group of community activists learned a great deal about solid waste management and our ability to create economic opportunity that is both environmentally and socially responsible.
The ReUse Center Retail Store (est. 1995) emerged from this experience.The ReUse Center sells salvaged, reusable building materials such as doors, windows, cabinets, plumbing fixtures, lumber, millwork, metals, flooring, every variety of hardware and more. (See our tips for donations). Over 10 years, this venture has kept 35,000 tons of reusable construction materials out of landfills.
DeConstruction Services emerged in 1998, which involves crews that carefully remove building materials from homes and buildings that are being remodeled or demolished. ReUse OnSite Sales is a natural extension of our deconstruction work, marketing materials via email and the web for pick-up directly at our job sites. The ReUse Lumber Warehouse began operating in 2000 and is currently under the same roof as our retail store. Lumber products include reclaimed wood flooring, paneling, decking and now FSC-certified flooring, paneling and millwork.
By offering quality materials at prices well below new retail, we save our customers over $2 million annually as well as contribute to the improvement and environmental performance of our homes.
Remember to Recycle - Reuse It!"
The ReUse Center maintains retail stores in Osseo and Maplewood, as well as at the Minneapolis address below.
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| Organization: |
The ReUse Center |
| Address: |
2801 21st Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55407 |
| Phone: |
612-724-2608 |
| Website: |
http://www.thereusecenter.com/ |
| Suggested by: |
Paul Moss
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| Added: |
03/29/02 |
| Updated: |
09/25/09 |
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