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What is ExCeS?
The Exchange Center of Southwest Virginia (ExCeS) is an online
materials exchange designed to facilitate the beneficial re-use
of materials in Southwest Virginia. ExCeS is a free service,
operated by Radford University's Business Assistance Center
(BAC) and sponsored by the Virginia Environmental Endowment.
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What is a materials exchange?
Materials that one business discards can be raw material
for another. Materials exchanges provide the business community
with a clearinghouse for buying, selling or trading by-products,
surplus materials and other types of reusable materials.
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Why is it beneficial?
By participating in materials exchange you can save money
in landfill tipping fees by diverting your excess materials
to
another business, and/or by purchasing another business’s
excess materials at a reduced price. In addition, you will
be
promoting environmental sustainability by reducing the
amount of solid waste taken to the landfill and by preserving
natural
resources.
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How can I participate in ExCeS?
If you have surplus materials that may be of use to another
company (Materials Available), or if you need raw materials
for your own operations (Materials Wanted), please post this
information on the exchange. Posting is easy! You may use
the online
form,  or
simply fill out and return by fax or mail the attached listing
form (ExCeS.pdf). Your listing will be reviewed by our staff
and then posted to ExCeS and, if you so choose, to a national
database, the Recycler's Exchange. Posting on the national
exchange will increase the likelihood that you will find a
match for the material you want - or want to get rid of.
In addition you may search or browse the listings to find
materials that your organization needs. Click here for the
search/browse
listings page.
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What to list
The listing possibilities are endless. You may list anything
that your company disposes of or no longer needs that may
be
of use to another organization. Some examples of materials
exchanged include:
• Wood waste, including pallets, clean barrels, scrap
lumber, plywood, wood chips and sawdust.
• Product overruns, overstock, and discontinued items
• Manufacturing scrap, seconds, and damaged goods
• Used equipment and machinery
• Excess or obsolete office supplies and equipment
• Excess raw material inventory
• Other reusable items, like stretch/shrink wrap, packing
peanuts, textile scraps, etc.
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Making an exchange
Interested parties will negotiate their own prices and
arrangements for exchanging materials. For example, parties
may agree that
material is free for the cost of hauling or that the material
is available for a fee.
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Reporting exchanges
When you have made a successful exchange, please notify
the Radford University Environmental Management Assistance
Program
(EMAP) at envirobiz@radford.edu. Private and public sponsors
provide the funding that keeps the ExCeS operating at no
charge
to you. To justify continued sponsorship of this service,
it is essential that we report as many successful transactions
as possible. We appreciate your assistance in collecting
this
data.
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Legal stuff
Neither EMAP, the BAC, Radford University nor any of its
employees makes any warranty, express or implied, as to
the accuracy of
the material descriptions offered, or the suitability of
the materials for other use(s), and is not responsible
for the determination
of what may constitute a hazardous substance or create
a hazardous situation. EMAP reserves the right not to list
a material, to
delete a material, or to edit information provided by the
listing company or individual to the extent necessary for
publication
in the format selected.
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