This table is meant to provide assistance in determining recycling or disposal options and
recovery values for recyclable materials:
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MATERIAL
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EXAMPLES
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OPTIONS
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ROUGH ESTIMATE OF VALUE
subject to Market values / regions
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Extruded Aluminum
clean/not powder-coated
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V2 legs, base legs, chair parts, aluminum beams
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metal recycling
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$0.35 - $0.75 per lb
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powder-coated or if they have other metal attached
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V2 legs, base legs, chair parts, power-ports, handles, Connexus lids, beams
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metal recycling
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$0.25-$0.45 per lb
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Cast Aluminum
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chair bases, drawer pulls
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metal recycling
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$0.15 - $0.70 per lb
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Zinc
die-cast zinc
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drawer pulls
screws, nuts, bolts
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metal recycling
community charity activities
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$0.10 - $0.35 per lb
$0.00
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Steel
pure steel
|
metal banding, seat springs
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metal recycling
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$0.30 - $1.00 per lb
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mixed steel
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chair controls, chair arms,
gaslifts, table bases,
perforated panels,
keys/lock/drawer slides,
arm bars on controls,
screws/nuts/bolts,
jbars, brackets
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metal recycling
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$0.10-$0.50 per lb
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Plastic
ABS
PVC
Polypropylene
Polyurethane
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plastic banding
edgebanding
chair backs/seats - Corfu
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plastic recycling
can be ground up
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$0.00
$0.01 - to varies
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Nylon components
PVC
Polyethylene
HDPE
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seating components
packing material
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recycle
recycle
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Expanded Polystyrene
Acrylic
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packing material
modestly panels
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Paper
single/multiple sheet
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work instructions
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recycling-common
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$0.00
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corrugated
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packing material
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recycling-common
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$0.00
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Fabrics/Vinyls
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seating components
hessian, zippers
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cottage industries
textile recycling
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minimal
$0.00
|
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Leathers
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seating components
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cottage industries
return to vendor
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varies, depends on form
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Cardboard
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packing, arm components
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recycling
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$0.00
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Glass
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doors
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can be ground up
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$0.00
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Electronics
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lighting and lighting accessories
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electronic recyclers
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$0.00
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