State Website Provides An Easier Way To Donate And Locate Reusable Materials: CalMAX offers Californians a way to keep usable materials out of landfills 

SACRAMENTO--Today the California Integrated Waste Management Board launched a new and improved website. The new website will make it easier for California businesses, governments, organizations, and schools, to dispose of and locate reusable-excess materials at little to no cost.

The website offers a clearinghouse and provides a database which categorizes reusable materials into specific classifications.

"Of the 92 million tons of waste generated in California annually, approximately half comes from the business sector," said Chair Margo Reid Brown. "CalMAX gives businesses a way to further promote California's goals to reduce, reuse, and recycle by making it easier to exchange, donate or recycle their excess materials. This makes a more sustainable environment and helps businesses with their bottom line."

The most notable improvement for CalMAX users is the ease and enhanced ability to manage their own CalMAX ad listings, as well as create, modify, delete, and report on successful exchanges. To help users find what they are looking for, advance search features are listed by county, region, material type, or key word. The CalMAX website also has articles and links to other material exchange sites throughout California and North America.

There is also a KidMAX service that allows businesses to donate materials which specifically benefit schools. Donations made through KidMAX may be tax-deductible.

A partial list of materials listed on the CalMAX site include: paper, pallets, textiles, durable goods, metal, wood, glass, and paint/wax. CalMAX does not accept listings for hazardous materials. Businesses seeking information on hazardous waste disposal should contact the California Department of Toxic Substances Control.

For more information tips on how to reduce, reuse and recycle, visit www.zerowaste.ca.gov.

 

The California Integrated Waste Management Board is the state's leading authority on recycling and waste reduction. It promotes reducing waste whenever possible, managing all materials to their highest and best use and protecting public health and safety and the environment.

The California Integrated Waste Management Board is one of six boards, departments, and offices within the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA).

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