TURNING ONE COMPANY’S TRASH INTO ANOTHER’S TREASURE

Rethinking waste management RecycleConnect.co.za launching 2011, April 1st, provides a B2B online marketplace that allows companies to buy, sell and give waste and recyclables through online transactions nationwide.  The company’s goal is to open up a new market for materials currently considered waste, creating an efficient commodity recycling market and in turn diverting waste from landfills.  RecycleConnect matches companies with waste such as plastics, textiles, chemicals and others with those seeking to use these materials for their buying input needs.

Appreciating corporate financial pressures, RecycleConnect provides both a green options for companies while at the same time contributing rather than detracting from there monetary obligations.  Corporate zero-waste from international brands such as Subaru, Levi Strauss and others are convincing examples in the waste and commodity recycling market, which combined represent over 50 million cubic meters of market opportunity.  70% of materials that get dumped on landfills can be repurposed, and the RecycleConnect marketplace finds those alternative uses.

RecycleConnect seeks to create an industrial ecosystem in which the use of energy and materials are optimized, waste is minimized, and there is an economically viable role for every product of a manufacturing process. Toward that end, companies with items to dispose of begin by listing them for free on the site, which will accept almost anything but equipment, trucks, salvage or other capital assets. The listing company's name is kept confidential, but other RecycleConnect participants can see descriptions and photos of the materials in question along with the quantities available and their location. Successful connections are put into contact with one another and a small % finder’s fee is charged for the service provided.

Whether you’re looking to try and turn your trash into someone else’s treasure or looking to make your treasure out of someone else’s trash, RecycleConnect.co.za is a great place to start!