Our Projects & Programs

ReuseNYC's sister program, NYC WasteMatch, is an online materials exchange service that matches in-kind donors of surplus, or second-hand, materials with non-profit groups in need. Through NYC WasteMatch corporate donors can locate hundreds of nonprofit programs to donate to. In the process clients on both sides can reduce disposal costs, generate revenue, and/or obtain donated products and materials at low or no cost. ReuseNYC members are provided with a NYC WasteMatch managed account, which includes one-on-one exchange management services for those organizations looking to eliminate excess inventory, or locate those hard to find donations.

The Materials Reuse Certificate Program (MRCP) consists of eight interactive training workshops to assist reuse professionals and organizations in developing, expanding and improving their programs. MRCP is available at no cost to ReuseNYC Members.

The Annual ReuseNYC Conference is the first city-wide conference dedicated to materials exchange and reuse. The purpose of this event is to provide an opportunity to discuss best practices, weigh in on sector strategies, and network with other organizations.

Bed bugs have increasingly become a topic of concern throughout the city. This educational workshop, developed by ReuseNYC in collaboration with the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOH), will focus on the NYC bedbug epidemic, as well as preventative practices and extermination methods, and what every Reuse Sector Member needs to know in order to protect themselves and their organization.

The ReuseNYC Directors Roundtable is a quarterly meeting, seeking to bring together leaders of the non-profit NYC reuse community in order to discuss the issues facing the sector both as individual organizations and as a group, and to work on mutually-beneficial solutions.