More Uses For Industrial "Waste Products"

More Uses For Industrial Waste Products MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous New uses keep popping up for old stuff at Damon Carson’s Denver-based company “RepurposedMATERIALS” that recycles industrial materials see Vol 35 No 6 Cattle Feeding: “A rancher in Nebraska laid down 100-ft lengths of conveyer belt in his pasture and feeds distillers grain on it ” says Carson “When he needs to move pastures he just drags the belts to the new area ” Carson adds that repurposedMATERIALS has lots more conveyer belt in 36 to 72-in widths starting at $6 per running foot Other uses have included windbreaks flooring for shops and trailers and ground protection for heavy equipment Aquaponic Tote: “Cut off the tops and our liquid totes are great for hard goods storage or you can cut them in half and they work great for raising fish ” says Carson Irrigation Storage Tote: “Left as they are our 275-gal liquid totes make great remote water storage for irrigation ” says Carson “They can be elevated for gravity flow and they already have a 2-in ball valve on the bottom The valve makes it easy to plumb them for aquaponics too ” Pond Liner: “Our 300-sq ft advertising billboard vinyls are being used to line a pond on an organic farm in Colorado ” reports Carson “That’s just the latest of dozens of uses including use as low cost heavy-duty tarps for covering hay and equipment They can also be used as big slippery slides for family fun in the summer ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup repurposedMATERIALS Inc 5138 E 39th Ave Denver Colo 80207 ph 720 583-4873; www repurposedmaterialsinc com

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