Northeast Recycling Council Inc Reuse Marketplace wwwreusemarketplaceorg wwwreusemarketplaceorg Reuse Marketplace wwwreusemarketplaceorg A multistate Materials Exchange administered by the Northeast Recycling Council NERC ID: 277396
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Developed & Administered by:Northeast Recycling Council, Inc.
Reuse Marketplace
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Reuse Marketplacewww.reusemarketplace.org
A multi-state Materials
Exchange administered by the Northeast Recycling Council (NERC).
A free online
network for
posting
reusable and surplus
items.
Eligible Members: non-profits
, institutions, businesses, and government
in the participant 7 states (Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, & Vermont).Slide4
How is it Different from Craig’s List or Ebay?
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Peer-to-Peer
listings—only businesses, government, non-profits, and institutions can post items on the site. Anyone can browse and obtain the items.
Administered site
—before listings are posted, they are reviewed by the site administer within 24 hours. New members are also reviewed before allowed to participate.
Easy to create a wish list
of items you are seeking
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How is it different continued?
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Email alerts
tell you when new items have been posted to the
site.
Easy to Use
—there are 35 item categories to choose from when posting to the
site.
Multi-state
participants
--seven states participate in the site—CT, DE, MA, NJ, NY, RI, &
VT.Slide6
Benefits to Site Memberswww.reusemarketplace.org
It’s
free
to post
items
Members
can
save money
on trash disposal. Instead of throwing unwanted reusable items out, they can post them on the site for others to
find
Reusing
items
decreases the users’ environmental impact
and
reduces their carbon footprintSlide7
Browsing the ListingsSlide8
To Create An Account
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Go to
http://www.reusemarketplace.org/?
content=user.new.company.choose
Select the organization you work for and register as an employee of the organization
.
If your organization is not yet on the site, create the organization’s account by going to
http://www.reusemarketplace.org/?content=company.new
and filling out the required information, and then register as an employee of the organization.Slide9
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Eligible & Ineligible Postings
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There are 35 categories and subcategories to list eligible items under when posting to the site, including a miscellaneous category.
Ineligible Items include:
live animals
ammunition
or weapons
illegal
goods
automobiles
hazardous
waste (partially used containers of chemicals, or chemicals that are in containers other than the original)
services
materials
for
recyclingSlide11
Site Listings & Exchanges Made
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Listings expire after 90 days. Member may opt to renew their listings.
The exchange of an item is between the member who posted the listing and the person interested in taking the item. NERC is not involved with the individual item transactions.Slide12
Measuring Successful Exchanges
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Metrics on the exchanges made on the site are dependent upon the reporting of the member posting the item.
Exchanges made on the site are measured by:
Number of exchanges
Number of items exchanged
Weight of exchanged materials
Value of exchanged materials
Carbon emission savings from the reuse of the item