The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) has awarded a $32,300 recycling contract to help establish a Web-based material exchange system designed to help reduce waste and divert usable materials from landfills.
Similar to eBay, the Arizona Resources Exchange (AZReX) allows users to post materials for exchange or search the site for items they need.
The system was developed by Arizona Environmental Strategic Alliance, a nonprofit public-private environmental partnership, and Earth 911, an Arizona-based company that operates an information network for solid-waste resources.
AZReX accepts only non-hazardous waste materials for posting on the site. Items include packing and containers, construction materials, electronics, landscaping, fabrics, equipment and machinery, office furniture and equipment, scrap metals, vehicles, paints and most other reusable items.
The site features an e-mail alert that can notify AZReX users when something they are looking for is posted. Users then can contact the owner of the posted material and negotiate the exchange.
For more: www.azrex.org
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