Creative Salvage Competitors

"Re-using by Repurposing Byproducts and Waste of Industry" Traditional recycling involves government agencies, re-manufacturing, mass participation, and a lot of energy. At Repurposed Materials we have found an incredible niche where we give products a new life without actually changing them at all. Our mission here is a simple one: to divert by-products and waste of industry and make them available for our customers to repurpose at an affordable price. What is Repurposing you ask? Well it is a unique way of recycling where products that have hit the end of their life in one industry are put into an unrelated industry to be used in a completely new and unique way. Unlike recycling though, repurposing doesn’t require any heavy equipment or manufacturing processes, rather just some creative thought as to how a product can be re-intended as is. As part of the “green” industry, we are always trying to take in new materials that are presented to us in order to divert them from the landfill. Therefore, our product line is always growing because our customers come up with endless possibilities for the new inventory we get in. We have a diverse stock including, but not limited to, containers, billboards, rubber material, and lumber that can all be repurposed in a multitude of avenues.

OGT was founded on the mission of preserving history. Our story started in 1995, when we discovered a huge silver plated coffee pot in a Manhattan dumpster. We pulled it out, and within a week it found a new home as a flower vase in Mary Tyler Moore’s home. Since that coffee pot, we’ve built a network of developers, contractors and demolition crews interested in preserving history. We salvage across the US and project by project, gained experience in removing small and fine pieces such as lighting, glass, and hardware, to large and complex artifacts such as mantels, stone gargoyles, copper cupolas, carved limestone friezes, and more. 30 years since its founding, OGT is one of the largest architectural antique dealers in the US. In addition to a web store, we have three stores and two warehouses – a total of 250,000 square feet of warehouse alone. Our finds are sourced largely from pre-depression and late nineteenth century buildings preserving pieces from icons such as: The Philadelphia Civic Center, the Ellis Auditorium, the J.L. Hudson Department Store, the Flatiron Building, the New York Times Building, the Plaza Hotel, the Waldorf Astoria, and more. Our Locations Manhattan, NYC: Flagship Store: 333 W 52nd St New York NY 10019 Los Angeles, CA: 1800 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90015 Scranton, PA: Main Warehouse: 400 Gilligan Street Scranton PA 18508 300 Brook Street Scranton PA 18505

Started in 1991 by Joel & Joy Hirshberg who were trying to build a natural & non-toxic home. We now offer more than 3,000 natural and non-toxic building products that are certified and fully tested by our staff over the past 20 years. Non-toxic flooring, finishes, cabinetry, countertops, energy and water conservation.