A waste exchange is a service which promotes the use of waste items from one company as a raw material for another company. The waste exchange lists materials which are available for use and assists industries in seeking materials they want. Examples of materials that are exchanged include acids, alkalis, solvents, inorganic and organic chemicals, plastic and rubber, wood and paper, metals and metal sludge and textiles and leather.

Ohio Waste Exchanges

Commodities Exchange Program
Ottawa- Sandusky- Seneca joint Solid Waste Management Division
(888) 850-7224

The Interchange Materials Exchange Service
Hamilton County Environmental Services
(513) 946-7732

Materials Exchange
Lake County Solid Waste District
Contact: Ohio State University Extension
(440) 350-2582

Mahoning Valley Materials Exchange
Youngstown State University, CERTT
(330) 742-2742

OMEx - Ohio's Material Exchange
Association of Ohio Recyclers
(888) 718-OMEX (6639), [email protected]

Orphan Chemical Exchange Program
An internet based chemical exchange program managed by Cleveland State University.
Contact: Harlan Merwin, (216) 687-9306

Wastelink
Division of Tencon, Inc.
(513) 248-0012

Additional Waste Exchanges

American Plastics Exchange Program Inc.
(800) 746-2739 or [email protected]

Industrial Material Exchange Service
(217) 782-0450

Industrial Waste Information Exchange Service
New Jersey Chamber of Commerce
(609) 989-7888

Kentucky Industrial Materials Exchange
Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center
(502) 852-0965

The Millennium Exchange Ltd.
(410) 280-2080