CalMAX Connections Sampler (Summer
'05)
Recent connections including the following organizations: the Sierra Nevada
Brewing Company (burlap), the Boys and Girls Club Valley of the Moon (sewing
crafts and photography equipment), Kobey's Swap Meet (chain-link fencing), and
Mustang-Spirit, a
horse rescue non-profit organization.
Cradle to Grave Recycling (Summer
'05)
The Tidee Didee Diaper Service explains
the many uses of cloth diapers.
Books Aloud (Spring
'05)
Through CalMAX, the Books Aloud organization has been able to give used
audio tape containers the Resource Area for Teachers (RAFT) to reuse.
Freecycling (Spring
'05)
The Freecycle Network is another tool for waste reduction through reuse.
The Wooden Window (Fall
'04)
Through CalMAX, the Wooden Windows company connected with Volkman Horse
Stables who use the leftover wood shavings as bedding, and then further
reuse it as compost.
Burbank Recycle Center (Fall
'04)
The Burbank Recycle Center, which has
used CalMAX to recycle its e-waste, has a materials recovery facility,
buyback/drop-off center, used oil center, compost corner, and learning
center.
CalMAX Connections Sampler (Summer
'04)
Recent connections including: Sacramento Regional Waste Water Treatment
Plant's Bufferlands (dripline); Franklin Elementary School's Garden of
Learning (dripline), burlap bags, plastic buckets; Elk Grove Community
Garden (dripline and burlap); Mills-Peninsula Health Services (office
furniture and medical equipment); Emeezze Cloth Recycling (clothing); used
fence boards for a chicken coop; and patio doors for an organic farm
greenhouse.
California Hardwood Producers: Making
Urban Forestry Viable (Spring
'04)
California Hardwood Producers of Auburn turns removed urban street and park
trees into beautiful wood.
Waste Not, Want Not: Sustainable Food
Production Through Community Supported Agriculture and Organic Farming
(Winter
'04)
Community-supported agriculture and organic farming offer possibilities for
sustainability, including waste reduction and resource conservation, as
exemplified by Laguna Farm of Sebastopol and Soil Born Farm of Sacramento.
Occidental Arts & Ecology Center
(Fall
'03)
Reuse is an implicit part of the philosophy of the Occidental Arts and Ecology
Center, located near the town of Occidental in Sonoma County.
Triad Incorporated (Summer
'03)
CalMAX match-of-the-year winner in 1996, Triad, Inc., is still working hard
at reuse and recycling, including recycling and composting 100,000 to
250,000 tons of organic material annually.
Vegetable Oil: Not Just for French Fries
(Spring
'03)
Electrical Engineer Tod Kershaw uses used vegetable oil to make
environmentally-friendly biodiesel fuel.
Reinventing the Wheel to Stop Waste (Winter
'03)
An inventor with a passion to reuse and stop waste, Davis resident Larry Fisher is constantly on the lookout for reusable items and new ideas. A longtime CalMAX user, Fisher also frequents the used metal recovery bins operated as a service to the public by Davis Waste Removal.
California Design Enterprises Waxes
Environmental (Fall '02)
A manufacturer of candles and wax products
in Sylmar, California, sometimes generates large amounts of
surplus paraffin wax-about 47,000 pounds every year-in excellent condition
for recycling through CalMAX.
Computers for Classrooms
Program (Summer '02)
With a volunteer staff, Computers for
Classrooms, Inc. refurbishes computers and then donates them to schools.
Shallow Creek Ranch
(Spring '02)
Shallow Creek Ranch uses waste products as a food source for
worms and recycles it into a variety of vermiculture products.
Ecology Action—ProMAX
(Spring '02)
Ecology Action's ProMAX, a partner of CalMAX, facilitates a
cross-country exchange of historic theatre seats.
Recycled Glassworks
(Winter
'02)
Recycled Glassworks of Oakland creates one-of-a-kind pieces using
material found in CalMAX
U.C. Berkeley Reuse Grant
Project (Winter '02)
University of California at Berkeley uses their
reuse assistance grant funds to establish a materials exchange on campus.
Successful Exchanges...Briefs (Fall
'01)
The Presbyterian Church of Los Gatos' choir robes find a new home with
a middle school in the Bay Area. And, Cragmont Elementary School in
Berkeley receives material from San Quentin Prison.
Hotels and Motels Use CalMAX (Fall
'01)
Barneby's Hotel in Manhattan Beach donates 24 non-working air
conditioners to a nonprofit organization. Also, the Napa Valley Budget
Inn connects with a Sacramento business to bring new life to discarded
sheets.
Scroungers' Center for Re-Usable Art Parts (Fall '01)
SCRAP, a
nonprofit organization that collects surplus materials and distributes them
to schools and arts groups, uses CalMAX to assist in the diversion of approximately 200 tons from landfills during the past two years.
Surplus Property in San Mateo (Summer '01)
San
Mateo County's Surplus Property Office utilizes CalMAX.
A Successful Connection for the Whole
Community (Summer '01)
The County of Los Angeles, along with
the cities of Palmdale and Lancaster conduct electronic equipment collection
events.
Building a House...Using CalMAX
(Summer '01)
CalMAX is utilized to locate used construction materials
for a home/office project showcasing the use of reclaimed resources.
Dinosaurs...In CalMAX
(Summer '01)
Academy Studios in Novato connects with Marko Foam
Products of Hayward to eliminate the disposal of excess foam dinosaur parts.
CalMAX Marketers
(Spring
'01)
CalMAX's best promoters are its customers. This month's Connection highlights four women who are all helping to keep useable materials out of the landfill by promoting CalMAX and helping their schools, businesses, and communities at the same time.
Toters, Logs, Storage Yards, and Palm Trees
(Winter '01)
A reuse connection is established between the City of
Claremont and a nursery that resulted in the use of old toters as pots for
large palm trees.
CalMAX Helps Place Excess Office Equipment
(Winter '01)
A reuse connection is established between the Northern
California Media Workers Union #39521 and several Bay Area recipients who
needed office furniture and accessories.
Lending A Glove, To Help Keep
California Beautiful (Fall '00)
AFG Industries donates gloves to Keep America
Beautiful in Del Mar, California for The Great America Cleanup.
Electronics: Reuse & Recycling in
Southern California (Fall '00)
Buyers Consultation Services in Canoga Park,
California offers electronic recycling and reuse to local Southern California business
owners.
Mail Order Health and a Sustainable
Environment (Summer '00)
A mail order health food company, Gold Mine Natural
Foods, benefits by using recycled and reusable materials.
Bagging Those Connections (Summer
'00)
Cal Sierra Machines, a manufacturer in Pomona, has found new uses for large woven
polypropylene bags.
Kids Turn Trash to Art, Thanks to
Local Business (Spring '00)
Children's Museum of Los Angeles uses recycled
materials for kid's art projects.
Zimmer Offers Free Containers (Spring
'00)
Freebies Anyone? Can you use the large, durable containers this Sacramento company
gives away through CalMAX?
No Stone Left Unturned!
(Winter '00)
City Farmers Nursery in San Diego finds over 24 tons of free materials from placing
"wanted" ads in CalMAX.
Local Government: Tuolumne
County and Local Nonprofit Share Resources (Winter '00)
A reuse connection is established between Tuolumne County and Solutions, a local nonprofit
schools reuse program.
CalMAX Listings Help International
Recovery and Reuse Efforts (Fall '99)
Harrington Metal Recyclers (HMR), a full service asset recovery company, is now helping
organizations find new homes for a broad range of business equipment. HMR is now an
international organization with processing and distribution facilities that span three
continents.
Re-Sets Revisits CalMAX (Fall
'99)
Movie and studio set recycler, one of the first CalMAX "Match of the Catalog,"
exchanges materials ranging from office equipment to lumber, tubing and pipe.
Plastics Exporter Profits from
Patience! (Summer '99)
Persistence proved to be a virtue for a CalMAX lister who was able to obtain 250,000
pounds of plastic after listing for three years.
San Mateo County Paints the
Town! (Summer '99)
The County of San Mateo's collection and distribution program for latex paint results in
many schools, nonprofits, etc. having a new coat of paint.
Reuse Opportunity "Not for the
Birds" (Spring '99)
In this Special Construction & Demolition edition of CalMAX, entrepreneur Rick
Holliday describes his "hobby-turned-business" where he now creates artistic and
innovative birdhouses and planters from waste wood.
CalMAX "Cements" Another
Solid Connection (Spring '99)
Jet Set Cement of San Leandro leads the way with his use of one-time candy filled pails,
which are now used to "cement" the future of his rapidly growing company.
Turning Organic Residues into
Agricultural Riches (Winter '99)
In this Special Organics edition of CalMAX, a former Match of the Year winner Triad Energy
Resources is highlighted. Triad has been making innovative connections between
organic residues and the agricultural industry.
Studio Set Recovery and Wood Waste Management
(Fall '98)
A company called "Looney Bins" recovers and reuses materials from old movie and
television studio sets, while "California Biomass, Inc" finds new uses for wood
residuals other than just burning.
Salvaging Tiles/Bricks and Corporate Greening
(Summer '98)
Old Town State Historic Park in San Diego finds a home for bricks and roofing tiles while
a company in Sonoma County utilizes CalMAX to salvage obsolete electronic components,
office equipment, and miscellaneous materials.
Deconstruction Materials and Horse Manure
(Spring '98)
A demolition contracting business in Castroville uses CalMAX to market salvaged lumber,
wood chips, and trees while an English riding and boarding stable in Orangevale finds a
home for manure and shavings.
Just One Word: Plastic (Winter '98)
Two Southern California companies use CalMAX to obtain thousands of pounds of plastic
scrap, isocyanates, and urethane resins.
CalMAX Helps Film Studio Keep Plugged In
(Fall '97)
A high-tech film studio in Riverside County uses CalMAX to obtain uninterrupted power
sources from a printing facility in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Reuse Is A Family Affair With CalMAX
(Summer '97)
A family-owned business in Southern California uses CalMAX to buy surplus materials such
as chemicals, solvents, pigments, dyes, etc. and sells them at a discount.
Business Uses CalMAX to Collect Computers
(May/June
'97)
A Chico-based business recovers computers and electronic scrap and donates used computers
to schools throughout Northern California.
CalMAX Helps 'Bale' Out Rice Grower
(March/April '97)
A farmer in Willows finds an alternative to burning rice straw through CalMAX.
Small Town Recycler Makes It Big With
CalMAX
(Jan/Feb '97)
A recycling business in Ventura acquires dimensional lumber, plastic, laser toner
cartridges, and various materials through CalMAX.
CalMAX Finds Companies Willing To Take The Wrap
(Nov/Dec '96)
A newspaper in Riverside uses CalMAX to find an alternative to disposing plastic shrink
wrap and core plugs.
Home Sweet Home; CalMAX Helps Dreams Come True
(Sep/Oct '96)
A man uses CalMAX to obtain construction materials to build a home in
Ensenada, Mexico.
State Agency And Private Business Create Reuse And
Recycle Partnership (July/Aug '96)
An employee of the California Department of Pesticide Regulation finds homes for obsolete
computer and electronic equipment through CalMAX.
This One's For The Books (May/June '96)
The Colusa County Superintendent of Schools uses CalMAX to avoid disposing of 40,000 law
books from a defunct law school.
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