What ReDO Can Do For You:

§         National Donations Program- our national program facilitates in-kind material donations from the donor directly to non-profit reuse centers and other non-profits. To date we have placed literally tons of materials including flooring, ceramic tile, marble, tools, cabinets, hardware, paints and finishes, adhesives, materials for the arts and education, and more!

§         Publications- ReDO offers publications on how to start up and maintain reuse programs. These publications were written by ReDO staff and reuse operators that are running, or have run, successful programs.  Subscriber organizations can also offer their own publicatons on our Publications page!

§         Listserve- ReDO operates the ReDO Reuse Forum—the ONLY online listserve that solely addresses reuse issues and caters to the reuse community. Share your questions, ideas, news and events through this wonderful tool.

§         The most comprehensive database of reuse opportunities ever compiled;

§         In-depth case studies detailing solid waste reduction, employment, and community development goals achieved through reuse;

§         Video tours of model reuse operations. 

Who Is ReDO? 

Mission, Board, Expertise, Participants.

The mission of the Reuse Development Organization, Inc. (ReDO): to promote reuse as an environmentally sound, socially beneficial, and economical means of managing surplus and discarded materials. 

ReDO is a national and international tax-exempt, 501c3 non-profit organization promoting reuse on every level. ReDO was created to fill an informational void identified at a February 1995 conference on reuse, where participants voiced a desire to avoid "reinventing the wheel" and share what they have learned.

ReDO's Board of Directors includes national leaders who have operated model reuse efforts that recover thousands of tons of building materials, equipment, furniture, food, and industrial materials. Board members represent both urban and rural program expertise. 

Whether you have materials to reuse, operate a reuse effort, want to start one up, or just want to understand how reuse helps us all, ReDO can help you be more successful through reuse by:

·         Providing the most up-to-date information on the entire field of reuse;

·         Explaining what others have done in their successful reuse efforts to help you avoid "reinventing the wheel" in your work to create more local reuse options;

·         Connecting you to others interested in reuse through electronic and in-person discussions of how to make more reuse happen faster;

·         Optimizing your reuse efforts by providing the expertise of successful operations through planning and consulting referrals.