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Your business now has access to cheaper raw material feedstocks and can avoid landfill disposal fees and waste transport services. The Ohio Materials Marketplace (OMM) is a no-cost online platform for Ohio businesses, non-profits, and government organizations to post wanted or available materials that would otherwise fill landfills. Whether you need to browse for discounted materials for your own use or are posting by-products that can substitute for raw materials, Ohio has taken an active approach that stands out from other passive online markets. Maintained by Ohio EPA, OMM and the materials posted are marketed to potential users and are verified that both meet qualifications to participate. From bulk wooden pallets to specialized materials, OMM’s team will assist you by tapping into their network to find a solution or engage other businesses and organizations who could use a new source of materials. If you want to participate, you first have to apply and be approved to join. After providing basic information about your organization, the following qualifications need to be met: you must have operations in Ohio; the available materials posted must be located in Ohio; and your business must list wanted or available materials within 30 days. After an information and liability disclosure, you are now a member of the marketplace community. Adding wanted or available materials is an easy step-by-step process. Before purchasing or selling materials, the site allows for communications between the two parties. If you are overwhelmed with compliance questions, you can add others to conversation, including the site administrators, and ask compliance questions to gain a better understanding. You can cancel the transaction at any time. Once the transaction is complete, OMM will calculate and report the environmental impact. With a sizeable library of case studies, technical and engineering partners, and an understanding of best practices from a network of material reuse projects, OMM provides business friendly solutions and allows business owners and operators to understand the material flow of others. Hundreds of businesses of all sizes have utilized the accommodations made by the marketplace software that received the 2015 Gold Excellence Award from the International Economic Development Council. Benefits from the program go beyond environmental impact. You are provided with expert support in identifying reuse opportunities and are also given the opportunity to engage your employees across your business on creative material reuse, which could lead to a cost savings for business. If you‘ve never thought of waste as a resource, it may be time to start. Learn more and register: https://ohio.materialsmarketplace.org/.