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Ohio's Materials Exchange: A Statewide Recycling Service

Ohio's Materials Exchange (OMEx) Website lists all materials, contact information and date received.  Listers of materials may be contacted directly as provided.  For Confidential listers, call 888/718-OMEx (6639) for contact information.  OMEx Website will be updated as new information arrives.


Materials Wanted

 COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS

W14-  Date Received: 9/21/04
ALL OBSOLETE MEDIA
WE BUY ALL OBSOLETE MEDIA!! Let us know if you have any new or used DLT IV,III,IIIxt,Super DLT, LTO 1 &2's, 4mm,8mm,reel tape, Travan 4 & 5's, 1/4 tape, and any other magnetic media. We will provide the best offers, as well as pay for all shipping costs! CA

    Jenny Hanoka
    The Data Media Source
    2365-h Paragon Drive San Jose, CA 95131
    Phone: 1-800-252-9268
    Fax: 408-453-4554
    jenny@datamediasource.com

W14-03  Date Received: 6/17/98
CARTRIDGES
Empty ink jet and laster printer cartridges from printers, faxes, and copiers for recycling. OH

 Joseph Gauthier   Owner
 Gauthier's Office Equipment Service
 4736 Beechwood Ave NE
 Paris, OH   44669
 Phone:  330/823-8162  FAX:  330/823-8602

W14-21   Date Updated: 4/7/04
COMPUTER BACK UP TAPE - STORAGE MEDIA
We buy surplus storage media and data tapes ( new or used).  DLT, LTO, 1/2" 1/4", AIT, AME, 8mm, 4mm, MLR, SLR, ZIP, JAZ, Compac Flash, Secure Digital, Memory Sticks.  We pay for shipping, any quantity.  CA.

    Norm Hutton  Media Buyer
    SD Pacific, Inc.
    11-A Marconi
    Irvine, CA   92618
    Phone: 949-609-0777 FAX: 949-540-0624

W14-11  Date Updated: 3/19/02
COMPUTER, COPIER, AND FAX SUPPLIES
Computer, copier, and fax supplies wanted. Any quantity, large or small. Top dollar paid. Anywhere in the U.S. and Canada. CA

 Alan Guzzetti
 Impro Corporation
 2170 Oakland Road
 San Jose, CA   95131
 Phone:  800/648-1197 ext.230  FAX:  240/368-8276

W14-06  Date Received: 9/1/98
COMPUTERS
Computers needed for non-profit church learning center. Donations gratefully appreciated. OH

 Patricia Kurtz Pastor/Administrator
 The Salvation Army
 40 East Third Street
 Ashland, OH   44805
 Phone:  419/281-8001  FAX:  419/281-3909

W14-20   Date Received: 03/28/03
COMPUTERS AND COMPUTER COMPONENTS
Computers - Pentium level and above. Also computer components.  Refurbished units go to low-income people.

 Coleen Krubl  Executive Director
 ReUse Industries
 74815 U.S. Highway 50
 Albany, OH  45710
 Phone:  740/698-8200  FAX:  740/698-4014

W14-10 Confidential - Date Received: 3/10/00
ELECTRONIC SCRAP
Black/white monitors, printers, keyboards, CPU's, printed circuit boards, disk drives and power supplies wanted. Will pick up depending on quantity. Any amount wanted. TX

W14-12  Date Received: 2/9/01
ELECTRONICS
Computers, printers, servers, CD-roms, hard disks, software, monitors, etc. OH

 Frank Bomholt   VP
 Full Circle Group
 49 Nouner Drive
 Cincinnati, OH   45215
 Phone:  513/772-5777  FAX:

W14-  Date Received: 04/09/04
EMPTY/USED INK, LASER
We are in need of empty/used ink,laser, and toner cartridges for our recycling program to help raise proceeds for needy kids. OH

    randy@childwellnessfair.com
    Child Wellness Fair
    Randy Biegert
    11260 Cornell Park Dr. Suite 700
    Cincinnati, OH   45242
    Phone: 513-241-1879 Fax: 513-241-1859

W14-01  Date Received: 12/6/97
FLUORESCENT BULBS
Fluorescent light tubes wanted for recycling. No restrictions on amount. Will accept in bulk, drums, boxes and on pallets.  OH

 Roger Dunn
 Usa Lamp & Ballast Recycling
 5366 Este Ave
 Cincinnati, OH   45232
 Phone:  800/778-6645  FAX:  513/641-4156

W14-04  Date Updated: 3/8/01
MERCURY BEARING WASTE, LAMPS, LAMP BALLASTS, BATTERIES, COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS

 Barry Jorden
 Superior Special Services
 218 Carton Street
 Stoughton, MA   02072
 Phone:  781/341-6080  FAX:  781/341-6088

W14-  Date Received: 1/5/05
PC AND APPLE MONITORS
14" and larger. We are in  need and purchase large quantities of monitors. We are the end user buyer for these monitors. We are a constant buyer and would like to have constant providers. We can buy all monitors with yellow case, broken base, cut cords. But we can't accept screen burn and broken crt tube. We can compete with market prices. We will buy in any location or country, as long as inspection is completed for the first shipment. Unlimited and ongoing quantities wanted.

    Rick Truong
    Development of Overseas Trade Inc.
    1316W 9th St.
    Upland, CA   91786
    Phone: 626-216-5658  Fax: 626-628-3302
    Email: rick@dostinc.com

W14-18 
SCRAP ELECTRONICS AND USED PC MONITORS
We are looking for scrap electronics and used PC monitors. Belgium

 Michael Ernemann   Buyer
 Pacific Manufactory
 152A Jacques Bldg G
 Brussels, Belgium   1050
 Phone:  (+32) 2/649.99.75  FAX:  (+32) 2/649.85.46

W14-16  Date Updated: 4/7/04
TONER CARTRIDGES
Used, empty toner cartridges for printers, copy and fax machines for remanufacture. OH

    Gregory Shaffer  Owner
    G. Toner Cartridge Refill & Remanufacturing
    1446 Franklin Ave. #D  PO Box 353
    Salem, OH  44460
    Phone: 330/337-0093 FAX: 330/337-0103

W14-14  Date Received: 7/10/01
TONER & INK JET CARTRIDGES (EMPTY)
Free pickup in major Ohio metropolitan areas. HP, Lexmark, Tektron IX. 1,000 units/month wanted. OH

 Mike Hajjar   President
 Smart Copy, Inc.
 50 Parrott Street
 Mount Vernon, OH   43050
 Phone:  740/392-6162  FAX:  740/392-2677

W14-  Date Received: 6/24/04
USED LASER TONER
Used laser toner and inkjet cartridges for printers, faxes and copiers that have never been recycled before. OH

    queencityoff@fuse.net
    Queen City Office Machines, Inc.
    Jeff Swing
    492 Pedretti Ave.
    Cincinnati, OH   45238
    Phone: (513) 251-7200 Fax: (513) 251-2106

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 GLASS

W15-02  Date Updated: 3/19/02
AMBER, FLINT, AND GREEN GLASS
Color sorted food and beverage containers from curbside collection, drop off locations or material recovery facilities. PA

 Yvonne Buzard   General Manager
 Pennsylvania Cullet
 Route 322 West
 PO Box 247
 Corsica, PA   15829
 Phone:  814/379-3271  FAX:  814/379-3592

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 MISCELLANEOUS

W17-33  Date Received: 9/14/00
ALUMINA
Scrap refractory beads or other alumina by-products; alumina trihydrate. No location, amount or packaging restrictions. PA

 Mike Quigley   Project Manager
 BPI, Inc.
 612 S. Trenton Avenue
 Pittsburgh, PA   15221
 Phone:  412/371-8554  FAX:  412/371-9984

W17-09  Date Received: 6/4/98
ALUMINUM OXIDE OR SILICON CARBIDE  FROM SANDBLASTING OPERATIONS
Spent, used aluminum oxide or silicon carbide from industrial sandblasting applications. Non-TCLP hazardous. Any quality or packaging. NY

 Earl Mannion General Manager
 Sunbelt Industrial Services Inc.
 PO Box 584
 Little Falls, NY   13365-0584
 Phone:  315/823-2943  FAX:  315/823-4458

W17-11 Confidential - Date Received: 8/3/98
BATTERIES
Destroyer and distributor of all types of batteries. OH

W17-38  Date Received: 2/6/01
BULK BAGS (F.I.B.C., SUPERSACKS)
We are an end depot for your undamaged bulk bags. Please contact us with all pertinent information. A MSDS is necessary. OH

 Toney O'Neal   President
 Midwestern Bag Company
 3230 Monroe Street
 Toledo, OH   43606
 Phone:  419/241-9955  FAX:  419/241-0080

W17-46   Date Received: 03/24/03
BULK SOAP

 Bill Hirzel
 Hirzel Canning Company
 411 Lemoyne Road
 Northwood, OH   43619
 Phone:  419/693-0531  FAX:  419/693-4859

W17-25  Date Updated: 4/7/04
CARBON
80% or greater carbon content; maximum of 2% moisture; dust to large chunks; packaged in bags, super sacks or bulk. Will pay for most materials. OH

    Karen Richardson
    Ardleigh Minerals Inc.
    3645 Warrensville Center Road, Suite 223
    Shaker Heights, OH   44122
    Phone: 216/921-6500 FAX: 216/921-3840

W17-26  Date Updated: 4/7/04
CERAMICS
High alumina content plugs, insulators, saggers; packaged in super sacks or bulk. Will pay for most materials. OH

    Karen Richardson
    Ardleigh Minerals Inc.
    3645 Warrensville Center Road, Suite 223
    Shaker Heights, OH   44122
    Phone: 216/921-6500 FAX: 216/921-3840

W17-08  Date Received: 5/27/98
CFC'S, HCFC'S, HFC'S, HALON
Purchases used & virgin refrigerants, process to ARI 700 standards and repackage. We can provide cylinders & pay for transportation. We will purchase units of 100 lbs. or more. Amt. varies: tons to 100 tons. CO

 Don Carter Account Executive
 Rocky Mountain Reclamation
 3390 Peoria St., #303
 Aurora, CO   80010
 Phone:  303/366-1226  FAX:  303/366-0270

W17-31 Confidential - Date Received: 3/10/00
CHEMICAL RESIDUES
Listed / non-listed wastes containing Cu, Pb, Sn and precious metals wanted. Plating solutions, etchants and filter press residues also sought after. Any amount wanted. TX

W17-20  Date Received: 10/28/99
COPIER, FAX AND PRINTER SUPPLIES
New, any amount. Generic & OEM. CA

 Wayan Garvey   Owner
 Impro Corp.
 2170 Old Oakland Road
 San Jose, CA   95131
 Phone:  800/648-1197 ext. 221  FAX:  413/556-7143

W17-05  Date Received: 3/17/98
CYLINDERS, HIGH PRESSURE TANKS
Scrap cylinders that fail hydrotesting and cannot be refilled. All sizes, any number wanted. We use these tanks as raw material in our product as recycled art. OH

 Jan Bowden VP
 Bowden, Inc.
 11671 Twp Rd 506
 Big Prairie, OH   44611
 Phone:  330/567-3460  FAX:  330/567-3480

W17-42  Confidential - Date Received: 6/4/02
DIRT
Clean, fill dirt needed. 60,000 cubic yards. Beachwood, OH

W17-22  Date Received: 1/6/00
FLUORESCENT LAMPS, HID LAMPS, BALLASTS, BATTERIES
Any quantity for component reclamation. NC

 Greg Meurs   General Manager
 Environmental Recycling Alternatives, Inc.
 PO Box 6417
 High Point, NC   27262
 Phone:  336/869-8785  FAX:  336/869-4940

W17-29  Date Received: 2/21/00
FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULBS
Fluorescent light bulbs wanted. MO

 Tim Hylla   President
 EMA, Inc.
 11939 Manchester Road
 Des Peres, MO   63131
 Phone:  636/405-0800  FAX:  636/405-0080

W17-23  Date Updated: 3/19/02
FREON / FREON PRODUCTS
We are specialists in freon products and in turn pay the highest prices for freon and equivalents. R-113, R-11, R-12, etc. Virgin or dirty. Bulk or drums. PA

 Ted Stephanoff   President
 Mid-Atlantic Chemical
 273 Blacksmith Road
 Oley, PA   19547
 Phone:  610/689-8500  FAX:  610/689-8570

W17-19  Date Received: 8/25/99
FREONS, SOLVENTS AND HALONS FOR RECLAMATION
.
Prices paid depend on the material, availability, weight and purity. Shipping cost negotiable. Disposal available for contaminated refrigerants. Destruction available for CFCs, HFCs and HCFCs. Company both EPA and ARI certified facility. OH

 Gary Stofan   Sales
 RemTec International
 6150 Merger Drive
 Holland, OH   43528
 Phone:  888/873-6832  FAX:  419/867-9901

W17-30  Date Received: 2/21/00
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
35-50% hydrogen peroxide needed. Unlimited amounts wanted in drums or bulk. MO

 Tim Hylla   President
 EMA, Inc.
 11939 Manchester Road
 Des Peres, MO   63131
 Phone:  636/405-0800  FAX:  636/405-0080

W17-34  Date Received: 9/14/00
MAGNESITE
Magnesium by-products or residues, used of scrapped refractory brick containing MgO. No location, amount or packaging restrictions. PA

 Mike Quigley   Project Manager
 BPI, Inc.
 612 S. Trenton Avenue
 Pittsburgh, PA   15221
 Phone:  412/371-8554  FAX:  412/371-9984

W17-39  Date Received: 2/22/01
METAL SCRAP PROCESSORS
For non-ferrous and ferrous material. OH

 Jim Rolman   Plant Manager
 David Hirschberg
 209 Longworth Street
 Lockland, OH   45215
 Phone:  513/821-0514  FAX:  513/821-6415

W17-40  Date Received: 8/21/01
MISCELLANEOUS
We purchase resins, solvents, dyes, pigments, essential oils, freon, pharmaceuticals, surfactants, potpourri, food chemicals, etc. NJ

 Drew Stern
 Preakness Corporation
 PO Box 3095
 Wayne, NJ   07470
 Phone:  973/696-9200  FAX:  973/696-7697

W17-15  Date Received: 1/19/99
MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS
30 years of buying closeouts, overruns, excess inventory, used machinery, material handling equipment. OH

 Jody Manager
 Star Supply
 875 Mahoning Avenue
 Youngstown, OH   44502
 Phone:  330/746-2969  FAX:  330/746-3345

W17-14  Date Received: 1/18/99
MIXED REFRIGERANTS
Will purchase used and virgin refrigerants, process to ARI 700 Standards and repackage. We can provide cylinders and pay for transportation. We will purchase units of 30 lbs. or more. OH

 Michael Miller Technical Sales Representative
 Waste Away Services
 5330 Heatherdowns Blvd., Suite 103
 Toledo, OH   43614
 Phone:  419/865-3200  FAX:  419/865-3220

W17-18  Date Updated: 4/7/04
ORGANIC MATERIALS
Large Class II composting operation in search of waste food, grass, leaves, and compostable industrial organics. 200+ tons/month. EPA licensed facility in central OH area. OH

    Tom Price
    Price-Barnes Organics, Ltd.
    4838 Warrensburg Road
    Delaware, OH   43015
    Phone: 740/362-4838 FAX: 740/369-1000

W17-36  Date Updated: 4/7/04
ORGANIC MATERIALS
Large regional composting facility accepting brush, grass clippings, leaves, manure, clean wood waste, wood chips, paper mill sludge, gypsum paper, food residuals, foundry sand, and coal-combustion by-products. EPA licensed facility in OH.

    Sharon Barnes
    Barnes Nursery, Inc.
    3511 West Cleveland Blvd.
    Huron, OH  44839
    Phone: 800/421-8722, 419/433-5525 FAX: 419/433-3555

W17-37  Date Updated: 3/19/02
PAINT SLUDGE
Are you landfilling paint sludge? We recycle paint sludge from any production painting operation. Will accept drums, totes, tankers, roll off boxes. From Mexico, Canada or anywhere USA.

 David Schroeder
 Omnichem
 13700 West Buena Vista
 Detroit, MI   48227
 Phone:  313/659-0100  FAX:  313/659-1458

W17-47  Date Received: 01/29/04
PERLITE
Wanted, 2000 cubic yards of Perlite per month. OH

 Debbie Maher  Inside Sales
 Kurtz Bros., Inc.
 6415 Granger Road
 Independence, OH  44131
 Phone:  216/986-9000  FAX:  216/986-7002

W17-24  Date Updated: 3/19/02
POLYOLS, ETC.
Higher returns on your polyols, isocyanates, urethane resins, PAPI, Terathane, TDI, TDU, Voranol Tones Polyols. Bulk or drums. Surplus Material. Bulk drums or bags.

 Ted Stephanoff   President
 Mid-Atlantic Chemical
 273 Blacksmith Road
 Oley, PA   19547
 Phone:  610/689-8500  FAX:  610/689-8570

W17-41  Date Updated: 4/7/04
PRE-CONSUMER FOOD WASTE
EPA licensed compost facility accepting pre-consumer food waste from food processing plants, restaurants, hospitals, schools, etc. Material must be clean and source separated. Transportation available. OH

    Sharon Barnes
    Barnes Nursery Inc.
    3511 W. Cleveland Avenue
    Huron, OH  44839
    Phone: 419/433-5525 FAX: 419/433-3555

W17-44  Date Received: 11/19/02
R11,R12,R13,R22,R23,R123,R134,R500,R502,R503
Reclamation and separation center - no blending. Call for a competitive bid - buying, selling or reclamation of your gas. FL

 Jim Dougherty   Customer Service
 Certified Refrigerant Services, Inc.
 5475 Williamsburg Dr. # 8
 Punta Gorda, FL   33982
 Phone:  941-637-6300  FAX:  941-637-6323

W17-35  Date Received: 9/14/00
SILICON CARBIDE
Scrap or used carbide. Refractory or silicon carbide by-products. No location, amount or packaging restrictions. PA

 Mike Quigley   Project Manager
 BPI, Inc.
 612 S. Trenton Avenue
 Pittsburgh, PA   15221
 Phone:  412/371-8554  FAX:  412/371-9984

W17-48  Date Received: 01/29/04
VERMICULITE
Wanted - 2,000 cubic yards of Vermiculite per month. OH

 Debbie Maher  Inside Sales
 Kurtz Bros., Inc.
 6415 Garnger Road
 Independence, OH  44131
 Phone:  216/986-9000  FAX:  216/986-7002

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 AGRICULTURAL BYPRODUCTS

W18-08  Date Received: 3/8/01
BAKERY WASTE
Buying all types of bakery waste products (cookies, breads, crackers, pastries, flour, baking ingredients). Used for processing into animal feeds. Containers and pickup service available on daily or weekly schedule. OH

 Ish Clemons   Owner
 Clemons Farms
 1303 US Hwy 224 W
 Greenwich, OH   44837
 Phone:  419/752-4732  FAX:  419/752-4862

W18-07  Confidential - Date Received: 1/23/01
LIME/QUICKLIME
Materials containing high lime concentrations for drying soil. 100 tons/day. OH

W18-06  Date Updated: 4/7/04
ORGANIC MATERIALS
Large composting operation in search of waste food, grass, leaves, manures, etc. 200+ tons/month. EPA Class 2 licensed facility in central OH area. OH

    Tom Price
    Price-Barnes Organics, Ltd.
    4838 Warrensburg Road
    Delaware, OH   43015
    Phone: 740/362-4838 FAX: 740/369-1000

W18-09  Date Updated: 4/7/04
YARD TRIMMINGS
EPA licensed compost facility accepting brush, grass, leaves, wood chips, soil, etc. Transportation available. OH

    Sharon Barnes
    Barnes Nursery Inc.
    3511 W. Cleveland Avenue
    Huron, OH  44839
    Phone: 419/433-5525 FAX: 419/433-3555

W18-02  Date Received: 3/4/98
YARD WASTE
clean yard waste, grass, leaves. OH

 Ed Janesz   Manager
 Kurtz Bros Inc
 4700 E 49th Street
 Cuyahoga Heights, OH   44125
 Phone:  216/986-7000  FAX:  216/986-7001

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 ASH & COMBUSTION BYPRODUCTS

W19-05  Date Updated: 4/7/04
FLY ASH AND BOTTOM ASH
EPA licensed compost facility accepting fly ash and bottom ash from coal fired boilers. Transportation available. OH

    Sharon Barnes
    Barnes Nursery Inc.
    3511 W. Cleveland Avenue
    Huron, OH  44839
    Phone: 419/433-5525 FAX: 419/433-3555

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Ohio’s Materials Exchange (OMEx) Newsletter is published bimonthly and provides information for businesses and industry to exchange unwanted materials as another’s raw materials.  For a copy of the Newsletter call 614/644-2928.

The OMEx Website lists all materials and is updated as new information arrives.

OMEx is not intended as a medium for advertising products and/or services.

This publication is free of charge. Articles may be reprinted with appropriate credit.

For Information Contact

OMEx 
c/o Assoc. of Ohio Recyclers 
P. O. Box 70 
Mt. Vernon, Ohio 43050 
Fax-on-demand and phone assistance:
888-718-OMEx(6639) 
Fax: 740-397-7649 
E-mail: Tryomex@aor-omex.org
Website: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/ocapp/p2/omex


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