WE SIMPLIFY THE JOURNEY FROM “WASTE” TO RESOURCE

BY MAKING IT EASY TO IDENTIFY, STORE, MOVE, AND MATCH REUSED MATERIALS TO END MARKETS.

Diagram showing steps in a circular economy and a digital reuse marketplace.

EVERYDAY, valuable materials end up in landfills.

A man shopping for reused lumber in a wood warehouse, looking at shelves filled with stacked wooden planks of different sizes.
Man working on a deconstruction project, reusing as much material as he can.

We make MANAGING reused MATERIAL easy.

Join the network closing the loop.

ALLIES

  • Black and white graphic of a startup or investment concept. Features a coin with the letter B, a graph with an upward arrow, and small various icons like briefcase, chart, and pen.
  • Logo with a city skyline silhouette, the words 'BUILD REUSE' on a black wooden plank, and a circular background with wood and beige colors, promoting building reuse and sustainability.
  • Logo with a stylized blue 'X' and the word 'TRUE' underneath.
  • Logo of Circle Economy with a circular design and the words 'Circle Economy' written beside it.
  • The word 'Crowd' with a city skyline in the background and a circular arrow around the letter 'O'.
  • iWasteNot Systems logo with text in blue and green.
  • Logo for Sustainable Hudson Valley featuring a stylized letter H with an infinity loop design in green and blue, alongside the text 'Sustainable Hudson Valley' in bold black letters.
  • NYSAR logo with a green outline of New York State and the word 'NYSAR' in green letters across it, featuring a recycling symbol on the letter R.

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Businesses working toward a circular future in our network

WE HAVE A HUGE OPPORTUNITY IN NEW YORK STATE

18 M

TONS OF C&D WASTE ANNUALLY

80%

OF LANDFILLED OR INCINERATED MATERIALS HAVE MONETARY VALUE

Just in the residential sector, replacing 75% of residential demolitions with deconstruction could generate:

$3.05 B

IN ECONOMIC IMPACT*

12,600

new green jobs

*Heisel, Felix, Minner, Jennifer, Augustine-Marceil, Wyeth, Cohen, Diane Worth, Gretchen (eds.), Constructing a Circular Economy in New York State: Deconstruction and Building Material Reuse. Ithaca, NY: Cornell Circular Construction Lab, Cornell Just Places Lab, and CR0WD, 2024. https://labs.aap.cornell.edu/ccl/whitepaper