RALEIGH – North Carolina’s new online marketplace for discarded or surplus materials is now available. The N.C. Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance (DPPEA) has developed NC WasteTrader, an online exchange for recyclable commodities and other waste materials for use by North Carolina business, industry and local governments.

Businesses and industries have waste and byproducts that are often sent to landfills. Listing those materials with NC WasteTrader is one way in which companies can divert their waste to be reused by others rather than to be disposed. The exchange also reduces reliance on disposal as the preferred option for managing hazardous wastes. Using this service can result in significant savings to governments, businesses and industries. Participants can list waste materials and byproducts that they have available, as well as list materials that they use and want. Users may be able to find feedstock or supplies at much lower costs than what they normally pay. Commodities such as post-industrial plastic, wood, metal, chemicals, rubber, electronics scrap and more will be up for trade on NC WasteTrader. 

NC WasteTrader also has handy links to other key marketing information sources including North Carolina’s Recycling Markets Directory, other waste exchanges in the southeastern United States, and national exchanges such as Recyclers World and Global Recycling Network. 

Log on to NC WasteTrader to either access or list available and wanted commodities. For more information on this service, please contact Scott Mouw or Tom Rhodes at DPPEA at (919) 715-6500. 

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