Uncategorized Archives
We are looking for office supplies for our teachers. All collected office supplies will be made available free to teachers with valid school ID. If you know you are going to make a trip down to us please donate any gently used offices supplies you may have. We also would accept newly purchased office supplies. Needed supplies from teachers…
75% of the fossil fuels and energy used by a computer are actually consumed during manufacturing. When you recycle your computer with Surplus Exchange, we will try to refurbish it. This is why, we believe being sustainable is good for everybody. When you recycle your e-waste with us, you are helping give a person with…
Just in time for Black Friday—while Americans flock to buy new consumer electronics, Surplus Exchange has a plan for the old and unwanted products. We now offer year round free electronics recycling at our Overland Park Recycling Drop-Off Center! Surplus Exchange, Kansas City’s first Certified e-Steward, has set up a permanent drop-off container at the…
This Friday is America Recycles day. Here at Surplus Exchange, we are excited to celebrate! If you bring us your e-waste to recycle this week, we’ll give you 10% off your ENTIRE furniture and electronics purchase. While America Recycles Day is a great time to recycle your e-waste, you don’t have to wait to recycle….
This Saturday (October 26th, 2013) at 9:00 AM-2:00 PM, we will be participating in the Recycling Extravaganza event in Overland Park, Kansas (95th and Metcalf). Help us keep e-waste out of landfills by dropping off all your old electronics! There will be many other recyclers at this event, so this would be a great time to…
Hope everyone is having a great day! A lot of people have asked us what kind of printer is “better”; however, it really just depends on what you’re looking for. Ink jet printers tend to be less of an investment up front; however, it’s not the printer, itself, that printer companies are making money on….
The Surplus Exchange has reduced several of its recycling fees. You can now recycle your CRT monitors for a flat rate of $10 per monitor (down from $12) and CRT and rear projection televisions are now only $.25 per lb (previously $.35 per lb). We have reduced several items as well, and have added Laser…
On new years day of 2013, both of our trucks here at The Surplus Exchange were broken into, hot-wired, and then stolen from our premises. Thanks to the help of FOX4 news, Surplus was able to recover our trucks and get them repaired and back on the road in less than 48 hours. A big…