You can donate, exchange, or sell office furniture and electronic equipment when it is no longer needed to keep the Reuse cycle going:
- Exchange surplus and reusable materials through the CalMax program
- You can also donate your used electronics (computers, televisions, printers) to:
- Goodwill of Orange County
- Salvation Army of Orange County
- Recycles.org
Click here for information on green building, recycled materials, local haulers and recycling facilities.
REsell
Sell your unwanted construction materials and purchase materials from another business on CalMax.
Click here to learn more about product stewardship and producer responsibility.
Click here for Zero Waste tips and find out how to start a recycling program at your office.
REuse
Recycling printer cartridges is often free, and recycled replacements are cheaper than new ones. Click on one of the following links to find out how to recycle or refill.
Click here for Zero Waste tips and find out how to start a recycling program at your office.
REscue
Donate leftover food to the Second Harvest Food Bank
of Orange County or setup weekly pickups of perishable items through their Food Rescue Program.
Telephone books are recyclable materials and can be placed in your curbside or apartment recycling bin.
There are numerous ways to reuse the paper from phone books.
Charitable organizations take reusable children's toys.
- My Two Front Teeth - provides donated toys to underprivileged children in daycare, preschools and community agencies
- Ronald McDonald House- provides comfort and care to sick children and their families
- Toys for Tots - collects new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December and distributes those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children
- Salvation Army - provides quality clothing, furniture and other goods to the community at bargain prices
Sell your video games and toys online to get cash back
Half.com is great resource to buy and sell used books, music and movies…no bidding required
Re-Ward: Donate your items directly to charity or through charitable services
Re-Sell: Trade-in or sell your used goods at local stores or online
Re-Cycle: Treat your unwanted items as a resource by recycling them, composting them or disposing of them properly by dropping off toxic items at the local HHW center.
Re-Invent: Crafty ideas to transform something old into something new.
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