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Local nonprofit seeks $600,000 from Salina to buy and upgrade reuse center
Summary
Presenters Phil Black and Gary Norris asked the Salina City Commission to consider a $600,000 capital contribution to purchase and upgrade a leased reuse center that diverts building and household materials from the landfill, provides discounted goods and job training, and operates online sales.
Phil Black and Gary Norris told the Salina City Commission that their "Reuse It" center has proved the concept of diverting usable construction and household materials from landfills and selling them back to the community at reduced prices. Phil Black said the center tracks inventory and already sells items online; "we simply take things in from people in the community who want to not put it into the landfill and we clean it up, put it in the system, and then we sell it for a reduced amount," he said.
The presenters said they have leased a facility at 549 North Ohio, raised about $130,000 from three donors, and received roughly $30,000 in…
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