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PRESS RELEASE Newsfile Oct. 2, 2023, 09:31 AM IRN: The Reuse Network marks a significant milestone by successfully executing over 2,000 projects nationwide, reinforcing its commitment to fostering a culture of reuse and reducing landfill waste Concord, New Hampshire–(Newsfile Corp. – October 2, 2023) – The Reuse Network serves as a vital bridge connecting surplus …

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November 3, 2023, Yahoo! Finance Concord, NH Summary: Disposing of furniture before the end of its useful life is a waste of valuable assets. IRN – The Reuse Network helps reduce this waste by matching and giving surplus furniture to those in need. All over the developed world, schools, universities, and corporations have an issue …

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By Leslie Griffin Mar 16, 2007 Working with the Institution Recycling Network (IRN), Salem State recycled small items from the Mainstage Theater, Sullivan Building and administration building. Phase two consists of the rest of the buildings on campus recycling their paper, electronics and debris. A representative from the IRN has been on hand to help …

Going Green at Salem State (Salem, Mass., Gazette) Read More »

By Anne Vazquez Today’s Facility Manager, October 2008 Throughout the United States and the rest of the world, there are many organizations and individuals lacking funds to furnish their facilities or homes. As part of its work, the Institution Recycling Network (IRN), a cooperative, member-led organization, administers a Surplus Property Program focused on providing furnishings …

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By Walt Munroe (c) Today’s Facility Manager, June 2009 One of the universal problems faced by facility managers (fms) is what to do with furniture that is not needed any longer or that has reached the end of its useful life for their organizations. Disposing of furniture into the trash is one option; however, with the environmental …

Avoiding the Landfill: Contributor Walt Munroe Addresses Reuse as a Disposal Strategies for Surplus Furniture (Today’s Facility Manager) Read More »

The Concord Monitor (Concord, NH), January 25, 2010 By AMY AUGUSTINE, Monitor staff Its surplus property reuse program coordinates with dozens of charitable agencies worldwide to determine what supplies are needed where, and then ships everything from medical equipment to building materials to countries in need. The earthquake that hit Port-au-Prince nearly two weeks ago put IRN employees …

Recycling Group Gets to Work to Help Haiti Earthquake Relief (Concord (NH) Monitor) Read More »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:  Mark Lennon, IRN, 603.229.1962 / mlennon@ir-network.com From Ovens to Salt Shakers, Lahey Clinic Contributes Complete Foodservice Installation (Burlington, MA, April 9, 2010) The Lahey Clinic is contributing its cafeteria to Haiti earthquake relief.  As part of a major renovation, the Lahey Clinic is redoing its cafeteria, from the tables and chairs out …

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BU Today, 6/3/2011, by Leslie Friday http://www.bu.edu/today/2011/bu-aids-tornado-ravaged-joplin-mo/ On May 22, one of the deadliest tornadoes ever to hit the Midwest ripped through Joplin, Mo., killing at least 139 people. With winds of 200 mph, the storm annihilated 8,000 homes and apartment complexes and destroyed nearly a third of the city’s housing. At last count, 29 …

Boston University Aids Tornado-Ravaged Joplin, Missouri: Provides Mattresses, Microfridges For Homeless (BU Today) Read More »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mark Lennon, mlennon@ir-network.com / (603) 229-1962 Furniture and Equipment Benefits Recipients in 48 Countries and 25 U.S. States Concord, NH (June 10, 2011) – On May 21, in a project at the University of Massachusetts – Amherst,IRN’s surplus property program passed a major milestone: 30 million pounds shipped to U.S. and overseas relief …

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On April 17th Boston University celebrated the more than 1.5 million pounds of surplus furniture and equipment that BU has provided to charities since 2002.  As part of its Earth Week observances, BU hosted IRN – The Recycling Network and Food For The Poor (FFTP), who have been BU’s partners in making this achievement possible. BU …

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University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine E-News, April 2012 Thanks to Penn Space Planning and Operations (SPO), cabinetry, countertops, and other materials made available in the Stemmler renovations are back in the classroom again – this time in Nicaragua. SPO joined forces with the Recycling Network (IRN) and Corporate Interiors to donate over 180 furnishings to the …

Stemmler Classroom Fixtures Go Back to School in Nicaragua (Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Read More »

New Hampshire Business Review, October 4, 2012 The old adage that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure has certainly rung true for tens of thousands of people in the Caribbean and Latin America who are the recipients of donated items processed by the Concord-based Institution Recycling Network and distributed by Food for the Poor. These …

Put to Good Reuse: Concord Firm Helps Bring Furnishings to Latin, Caribbean Poor (New Hampshire Business Review) Read More »

Tahanto Donates Before Demolition The Worcester TelegramThursday, January 24, 2013 By Ken Cleveland, Correspondent BOYLSTON, MA —  It was especially cold Wednesday morning, not an ideal time to be moving 1,200 desks, chairs and other items from a school about to be razed and loading them into containers for a trip to the Caribbean, where they …

School Furniture Heads to Jamaica (Worcester Telegram, 2013-01-24) Read More »

PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Mark LennonThe Institution Recycling Networkmlennon@ir-network.com(603) 229-1962 Concord, NH (September 16, 2013) – Through the end of August 2013, IRN – The Recycling Network has provided more than 5.1 million pounds of surplus furniture and equipment to charities in the United State and overseas.  The nearly 71,500 pieces of surplus filled 382 tractor …

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By Heidi Schwartz | Today’s Facility Manager | January 14, 2014 “Every organization in America has surplus,” said Dana Draper, IRN’s Chief Operating Officer. “Colleges replace dorm furniture. Corporations move and renovate.  A town builds a new school.  Every time, there’s surplus that can’t be repurposed or resold and just needs to go away.  IRN’s job is …

IRN Provides 6.4 Million Pounds of Furniture &Amp; Equipment to Charity in 2013 (Today’s Facility Manager) Read More »

BU generates surplus regularly, whether it is classroom furniture from a renovation, a few desks and file cabinets from an administrative office, or a dozen cafeteria tables and chairs. There is always something that needs to find a new home. This is perfectly good stuff. It’s just no longer needed. The issue is, what to …

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By Glenn Hasek, Green Lodging News, 5/22/2014 Glenn Hasek can be reached at editor@greenlodgingnews.com. WILKES-BARRE, PA.—When King’s College purchased the downtown Ramada Inn in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. in late 2013, the 190-room hotel came with just about everything one would expect to come with a full-service hotel. The kitchen was fully stocked with appliances. The guestrooms still had …

King’s College Takes Reuse, Recycling Approach to Heart When Emptying Former Ramada Inn of its Contents (Green Lodging News) Read More »

By KATHLEEN McKIERNAN, The Recorder, Greenfield, Mass. Thursday, July 31, 2014 The excess furniture was part of the school’s transition into the new $66 million high school building. This June, when the school year ended, the school staff filled the old gym with furniture to be moved into the new school, and other furnishings were offered …

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Business NH Magazine, Manchester, NH. Friday, March 4, 2016 In 2015, IRN –The Reuse+Recycling Network in Concord recovered 7.4 million pounds of furnishings and equipment from 88 organizations and completed 219 projects in 29 states, including Maine, Florida and California. Just over half of IRN’s 2015 total, or about 66,000 items, were provided to 14 international nonprofits and were …

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NEW ROCHELLE, NY (PRWEB) APRIL 14, 2016 Salesian programs in Abidjan, the economic capital of the Ivory Coast, have new school, office and bedroom furniture thanks to a recent donation made possible by an ongoing partnership between Salesian Missions and the Institution Recycling Network (IRN), an organization that matches surplus items with organizations and people who need them. The …

Partnership Between Salesian Missions and Institution Recycling Network Benefits 560 Vulnerable Youth at Educational Programs in the Ivory Coast Read More »

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (BUSINESS WIRE) Apr. 19, 2016 In an effort to help businesses be more sustainable, Staples Business Advantage, the business-to-business division of Staples, Inc., today announced it is teaming up with Davies Office and IRN to offer customers the ability to reuse and recycle office furniture. Davies Office is a leading provider of high quality remanufactured office furniture solutions, …

Staples Business Advantage Announces Furniture Recycling Initiatives to Celebrate Earth Week Read More »

Salesian Magazine, Summer/Fall 2014, pp 27-28 Liberia is one of the poorest countries in the world with 64 percent of its population of 3.5 million people living below the poverty line. Still recovering from the effects of a 14 year civil war that ended in 2003, Liberians struggle with social and economic hardships Those living in rural …

Donation Brings 1,000 Smiles to Students in Liberia (Salesian Magazine) Read More »

Concord Monitor, Monday, May 15, 2017 By NICK REID, Monitor staff Enough furniture to fill 11 shipping containers is being collected from the campus of Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester this week and sent to charities in Somalia and Armenia. Casella Waste Systems, which manages waste and recycling for SNHU, hired IRN – The …

Concord Company Finds Use for Old SNHU Furniture in Somalia, Armenia Read More »

Education Market Association essentials, Summer 2017 Copyright (c) 2017 by the Education Market Association, used with permission Every school has excess furniture.  It may be hundreds or thousands of pieces when you build a new school and empty the old one.  It may be the odd stream of items that find their way to basement storage …

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