Program areas at BRING Recycling
Reuse and retail outlet and donation center: the planet improvement center, part reuse store and part conservation learning center, is a community treasure featuring art, a demonstration garden and examples of green building, creative reuse, and renewable energy. The center has enabled Bring to expand sales of used building materials while creating innovative programs that empower our community to reduce waste and live more sustainably. The center promotes resource conservation while providing employment to folks that may have barriers to traditional employment.the center operates for the benefit of the community by offering employment and training to staff and volunteers and by providing low-cost building materials to the public. We process over 2 million pounds of material annually.
Construction materials recovery and reuse program (cmrr): brings cmrr program offers free technical assistance, education and training, and cost savings to lane county contractors, builders, and developers. Cmrr recovers reusable materials from active construction sites that might otherwise go to the landfill. Capturing these materials reduces waste and helps contractors save on waste disposal fees.
BUSINESS PROGRAM: OUR RETHINK BUSINESS PROGRAM, A FREE, COMPREHENSIVE CONSULTING SERVICE, PROVIDES LANE COUNTY BUSINESSES WITH CONFIDENTIAL ADVICE AND SUPPORT ON PRACTICAL WAYS TO REDUCE WASTE AND SAVE MONEY. BUSINESSES RECEIVE PROMOTIONAL ASSISTANCE AND FREE RESOURCES, INCLUDING WATER-SAVING DEVICES, RECYCLING COLLECTION BOXES, AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. TO DATE, WEVE SERVED MORE THAN 400 LOCAL BUSINESSES AND CERTIFIED 199. AS A RESULT OF BECOMING CERTIFIED, RETHINK BUSINESSES HAVE INCREASED WASTE PREVENTION PROCEDURES BY 7%, OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES BY 8%, ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES BY 8%, AND LOCAL WATER QUALITY INITIATIVES BY 6%.(Continued on Schedule O)