The ReUse People

The ReUse People of America reduces the solid waste stream and changes the way the built environment is renewed by salvaging building materials and distributing them for reuse. - Learn More …

Something to Celebrate in Sacramento

Submitted by Ted Reiff on Mon, 05/25/2009 - 16:02

In June 2008, I gave a presentation to the California Association of Local Conservation Corps (CALCC) on deconstruction and building materials salvage. The CALCC represents the 12 private, nonprofit local conservation corps located in San Diego, Orange County, Long Beach, Los Angeles, San Gabriel Valley, Bakersfield, Fresno, Tulare County, San Jose, San Francisco, East Bay, Marin/Sonoma and Sacramento. These organizations operate local recycling centers and provide employment, education and training to over 2,000 young adults annually.

The CALCC wanted to learn how our industry dovetail with their recycling efforts. I was interested, as usual, in educating people concerning deconstruction, building-materials salvage and distribution -- and was also on the lookout for potential retail-warehouse partnerships. 

Brand New Homes Being Demolished

Submitted by David Crellen on Thu, 05/07/2009 - 20:46

This is happening with our bailout money!

The ReUse People In The News: Chicago Tonight

Submitted by David Crellen on Thu, 04/23/2009 - 10:55


Chicago Matters: Beyond Burnham as seen on Chicago Tonight of WTTW. See the video here.

TRP Partners with Habitat in Metro Denver

Submitted by Kurt Buss on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 15:44

TRP decided to close its reclaimed building material warehouse in Lafayette, Colorado, last fall because of a diminishing stream of materials coming in from  deconstruction projects. Just another ripple in the constriction of the building industry, where deconstruction normally precedes new construction and new home “starts” are becoming “stops.” But we still needed a place to take materials from the jobs that did occur, and we wanted to have a good conduit for future materials.  

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The ReUse People in Action.

Since 1993, architects, contractors and building owners have relied on TRP to keep reusable and recyclable building materials out of overburdened landfills. By de-constructing (instead of demolishing) a building, TRP is able to salvage up to 80 percent of the materials and channel them back into the marketplace through donations and sales at its network of retail outlets. These services are among the first steps in the green building process. Furthermore, tax-deductible donations of reusable materials to TRP, a nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation, provide a faster payback and better return-on-investment than any other product or service offered by the green building industry.

In addition to deconstruction and building-materials salvage and sales, TRP offers deconstruction training programs and "best practices" consulting through The ReUse Institute. Together, these products and services combine exemplary environmental practices with sound economic policies, to the benefit of communities and individuals everywhere.