Rethink
your waste
your waste
If you’re like most brands, you produce a lot of waste. From shipping and storage materials to production excess and inventory overflow, you need a sustainable, affordable way to manage your waste without slowing down your productivity or compromising your brand. With our Reuse First programs, dealing with your excess has never been better for the environment, your community, and your bottom line.
Reuse First
Our waste programs always start with reuse – diverting your excess items and usable waste to people and organizations in your community before they are sent to a landfill.
De-Labeling Services
Your brand is important! Our de-labeling services ensure that every item is prepped for donations, reuse, or disposal.
Reselling Protection
With a vetted partner network and rigorous hand-off processes, we make sure your donated items end up right with the right people and communities.
Tell Your Story
Reuse is powerful – for communities and the environment! Partner with our team to tell the story of your donations and their impact.
REUSE IS BETTER
Millions of perfectly usable items end up in landfills every year – overflow inventory, returns, and even material excess. Even sustainable solutions like recycling are too expensive and often ineffective.
Instead of spending time, money, and energy on disposal, reuse programs divert them to people and communities in need! It’s better for communities, for the environment, and even for your bottom line.
Instead of spending time, money, and energy on disposal, reuse programs divert them to people and communities in need! It’s better for communities, for the environment, and even for your bottom line.
Support local communities
Every item matters! With non-profits and organizations nationwide, your excess items help the people and organizations in your community.
Save up to 60% on waste management bills
Between donation tax breaks and minimized transportation, our partners have saved millions.
Reduce your environmental impact
Divert up to 85% of excess items away from landfills and back into your community! That means less waste, less transportation, and less CO2 emissions.
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REUSE COSTS LESS
Brands produce a lot of waste. From production materials to off-spec inventory,
you need a better way to deal with your excess – without breaking the bank.
Donating is less expensive
Disposal costs get expensive – especially for specific materials.
Reuse programs can save you up to 60% on your waste management bills – and help your local community!
Reuse programs can save you up to 60% on your waste management bills – and help your local community!
Less Logistics
Reuse programs are centered in your local community.
Less shipping and less logistics means cheaper costs and lower CO2 emissions.
Tax Write-Offs
Instead of paying to dispose of your waste, write it off as a donation. You’ll spend less and save more!
The Reuse Program
A custom solution to revolutionize the way businesses handle unwanted inventory while driving a positive impact and massive tax savings. We help businesses identify the portion of good merchandise wrongly going to waste, and find them a new purpose via donations & upcycling opportunities.
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REUSE Success Stories
Learn how Walgreens relocated hundreds of coolers, saving costs, promoting sustainability, and enhancing community support.
We make sustainable disposal and donation of hand sanitizer and office supplies. Read our case study about giving back through hand sanitizer donations.
Explore the process & impact of repurposing surplus pocky sticks for a positive outcome. Read the case study now for insights into effective surplus management.
WHAT WE TAKE
Sustainable reuse waste solutions across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
Food
Pharmacy & Healthcare
Electronics
Office Supplies
Domestics
Non-Hazardous
Cosmetics
Cleaning Supplies
Food
Food
We accept baby formula, milk, protein products, fresh produce, and candy, provided they meet safety standards. Boxed goods, imperfect packaging, and discounted products approaching expiration are also welcome.Pharmacy & Healthcare
Pharmacy & Healthcare
We accept face masks, hand sanitizer, lotions, shampoos, conditioners, shaving cream, and razor blades, provided they are in their original packaging and meet safety standards.Electronics
Electronics
We take CPUs, laptops, flat-screen monitors, working TVs, cell phones, and tablets, all of which can be refurbished and reused.Office Supplies
Office Supplies
We accept paper, desks, chairs, pens, pencils, markers, and staplers, which support educational and community programs.Domestics
Domestics
Items such as linens, towels, small furniture, kitchen utensils, and appliances like mixers and blenders are accepted. We also take dishes, glassware, curtains, blankets, and pillows.Non-Hazardous
Non-Hazardous
Clothing, jewelry, shoes, diapers, and toilet paper are accepted. School supplies like notebooks and pens, as well as baby wipes and women’s hygiene products, are welcome.Cosmetics
Cosmetics
Accepted items include aftershaves, fragrances, hairspray, hair products, soaps, shampoos, conditioners, hair dyes, aerosol deodorants, and nail care products.Cleaning Supplies
Cleaning Supplies
We accept all-purpose cleaners, disinfectants, aerosol air fresheners, drain cleaners, mildew removers, laundry stain removers, and tub and tile cleaners. We accept these products and much more, helping retailers manage surplus inventory, reduce waste, and support local communities in need.How It Works
We’ve launched our Reuse First Programs with brands all over the country.
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Identify usable items and materials that are off-spec, recyclable, or headed for a landfill.
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We match your excess items with communities in need or find alternative waste solutions
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We coordinate the pick-up and transportation of your materials.
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We streamline and digitize all documentation for compliance and
tax benefits.
Be a Better
Brand
Brand
Building a brand isn’t easy, but your waste management can be.
Waste Costs
General waste, complex materials, and off-spec production all cost money to dispose of properly.
Regulatory Hurdles
Strict regulations around disposing of certain products, especially those with environmental or health impacts.
Sustainable Practices
Modern customers want sustainable brands – from sourcing to disposing, they want your whole ecosystem to be as environmentally-friendly as it can be.
Brand Protection
Making sure your items and products aren’t resold or distributed is a challenge – which is why so many brands opt for destructive disposal processes.
Logistical Strains
Managing and disposing of excess inventory diverts staff time and resources from core business activities.
Hidden Fees
Costs associated with waste disposal are often higher than expected, including transportation and processing fees.
We’re Here
to Help
to Help
Happen Ventures makes it easy to give back by taking all the legwork out of donating your waste or overstocked items to the very community they are in.
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