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Date: Wed, 8 Jan 97 11:01 WET From: FRIEDMAN.FRED@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV (Fred Friedman) Subject: Re: Exchange of recyclables for developing countries (Heidi Whiteaker)
January 8, 1997
Dear Heidi Whiteaker,
What you are seeking sounds more like a reuse program than a recycling program. There are several particular programs that the Research Library for RCRA has documentation of that are in the very business that you mention: they ships out dated or excess, or repairable medical and dental supplies and equipment overseas.
They are: American Medical Resources Foundation, Lexington, MA, tel: 508-580-3301
Carelift Intl., Philadelphia, PA, 215-665-9660
Direct Relief Intl., Santa Barbara, CA, 805-964-4767 or 961-1767 (the text is a bit illegible, I think its the latter one)
International Aid, Inc., Spring Lake, MI, 616-846-7490
Pan American Development Foundation, Wash. DC, 202-458-6345
World Hospital Pgm, American Hospital Assn., Wash, DC, 202-638-1100
Also, Carelift is located at Bala Cynwyd, PA: 610-617-0995
There are numerous waste exchanges around the country, representing another concept in reuse, mostly for waste materials, not reuseable or repairable materials or equipment, but only recyclable. If you want such a listing,
e-Mail the Research Library for RCRA (FRIEDMAN.FRED@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV) giving your request and your postal mailing address.