by Mark Lennon | Apr 18, 2017 | Case Study, Recycling
Situation Renovating its main campus library, Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT) had nearly 600 pieces of library furniture to dispose of. There were no ready buyers. And WIT needed the library cleaned out quickly and efficiently to meet its construction...
by Mark Lennon | Apr 5, 2017 | Case Study, Recycling
One of IRN’s most productive and satisfying relationships is with Habitat for Humanity chapters and ReStores. When we started handling surplus furnishings, most of our shipments went to charities working overseas. There was nothing wrong with that, but we knew there...
by Mark Lennon | Oct 14, 2016 | Case Study
Norfolk (VA) Public Schools Refresh Six Cafeterias, Send Five Tractor-Trailers to Reuse Situation: The Norfolk (VA) public school system carried out cafeteria upgrades at six of its elementary schools, with a two-day window in which to remove the old furnishings....
by Mark Lennon | Apr 5, 2016 | Case Study
Seton Hall Click here for a PDF of this case study Situation: Replacing about 220 sets of dorm furniture, Seton Hall asked their furniture supplier to suggest an alternative to throwing their old furnishings away. Their furniture supplier and IRN have worked together...
by Mark Lennon | Mar 14, 2016 | Case Study, Recycling
Around the world, hundreds of millions of children are missing the most basic elements for an education: a desk and a chair. Here in America, thousands of charter and tribal schools, community centers, and other local groups need to find furnishings at the lowest...
by Mark Lennon | Mar 7, 2016 | Case Study
15,000 Student Desks, Chairs, and Tables Reused Instead of Thrown Away — Jefferson County, Colorado Situation. In 2015 Jefferson County Public Schools replaced selected furnishings in 16 elementary schools, including wide replacement of student desks and chairs, and...
