Recycle Your Building Materials Prior To Demolition
Murco Recycling Enterprises, Inc. in Chicago, IL has developed a unique process for reducing demolition waste - demolition auctions. Anyone who is involved in teardowns has faced the dilemma of knowing that the building materials have value and it is a shame to simply demolish and dump. Demolition auctions are an effective way to relocate reusable elements for incorporation into other homes.
Think of demolition auctions as architectural archaeology expeditions. We guide treasure seekers from site to site to unearth phenomenal finds from houses facing extinction.
Buyers at auction get fixtures and building materials for pennies on the dollar. Through demolition auctions, house parts are re-purposed to new owners who incorporate them into their own homes. In a 1-day auction, items such as doors, appliances, kitchen cabinets, etc. are bid on, paid for, and removed before dark. The catch? The buyer bids on items while INTACT. Then it is the buyer’s responsibility to remove their purchases and transport it off the premises. Buyers at auction are in essence, extracting their found treasures from the “dig”.
Sellers make money from their soon to be demo’ed property, also known as the “dig site”. They are paid for the pieces in their houses what would otherwise be hauled off for junk. This eliminates the need to source out buyers or markets for individual elements which can be extremely time consuming. Every detail of the process, from insurance, advertising, coordination, is all paid for by Murco Recycling. By far the most important aspect is that Murco has the market for building materials.
Why throw out perfectly good materials when there are others who would be willing to pay for it and haul it away? Construction and demolition debris account for roughly 35 percent of the landfill. Reducing your waste stream while providing others to benefit from your unwanted materials makes sense, no matter how you look at it.
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March 4th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
BTW, Jodi Murphy is starring in a new series “Wreclamation” that is coming out in August-September 08′ on a Discovery’s new network PlanetGreen.
The first episode will be about salvaging and selling on a demolition auction parts of the house on 428 8th St, Hinsdale, IL that teardowns.com sold to the builder - Kay Brothers, Inc. who is currently redeveloping the property.
March 15th, 2008 at 9:46 am
How can someone be notified of demolition auctions in their area? Any Web sites we can watch? Thanks!
March 15th, 2008 at 10:48 am
Hi Stephen,
Where are you located? Depending on where you are, there may be auctions or demoltion resale outfits that have multiple locations/warehouses that serve a specific region.
September 3rd, 2008 at 7:50 am
Jodi,
How is your TV show going? Any episodes on the net?
February 21st, 2009 at 9:38 pm
Anyone know where I can find demolition auctions in the DC/Northern Virginia area?
February 22nd, 2009 at 9:33 am
Hi Jodi
I do would love to find websites for around my area i live in Maryland. MY husband and i love you show and we would love to go to these auctions. WE ARE AUCTION PEOPLE. lol
thanks ahead of time for the information
February 22nd, 2009 at 5:15 pm
I would love to know how to find auction sites in my area. I have been looking for places ever since I watched your show! If you could help me out that would be wonderful! I live in the Charlotte North Carolina area. Thanks
February 28th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Please,
Do anyone knows where any demolition auctions and sites in my area? Idaho Falls and Pocatello, Idaho.
Thanks.
February 28th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
I live 2 hours from Jackson, Wyoming, 2 hours fro Salt lake City, Utah state border, and 4 hours from Montana state border. Any demolition auctions places or websites in this areas?
Thanks for your help.
March 14th, 2009 at 8:57 pm
Hi, are there any demolition auctions in the Seattle/Tacoma area? I just caught her show today, Jodi - very good. I was impressed at the concept - didn’t even know this was done.
April 5th, 2009 at 10:29 am
Would love to know if there are any Demo Auctions in the NJ NYC area!! I also had a question on how you get into this line of work??
Hope to hear from u soon!
April 5th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Hi
I also enjoy Jody’s show & would like to know if there are any auctions in the NJ, PA, NY, or DE areas?
It’s a shame to throw perfectly good stuff away when it can be reused.
Thanks
April 19th, 2009 at 8:01 am
Hi, Does anyone know of auctions in the Maryland area. Our home was built in 1940 and it would be nice to reuse materials then to buy brand new!
Thanks
May 4th, 2009 at 8:11 am
This is a great idea for reducing the waste stream into the land fills for all the demo debris. Wish we had this company located in Tulsa, OK.
May 17th, 2009 at 7:49 am
I’m in the chicago area and would like to go to one of these auctions. Especially if it is a total demo. Is there a number to call or an auction schedule to look at?
May 21st, 2009 at 8:41 am
I too am looking for any demo autions in VA or MD. Anything in my area?
Thanks
September 15th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
I will be doing a tear down shortly in highland park il. Does anyone know of any auction companies in the area that specialize in auctioning off “stuff” that will be demolished?
Thanks
October 19th, 2009 at 11:19 am
My Husband and I are buying a real fixer upper would love the websites to find auctions. I love the idea of reusing items that would only go into the trash please let me know any suggestions
Thanks,
Carolyn
November 30th, 2009 at 8:07 am
I have trouble seeing your blog clearly through the newest release of Opera. It’s fine in Explorer 7 and Firefox though.
March 28th, 2010 at 9:43 am
thanks
May 18th, 2010 at 10:23 pm
I love to attend and buy some stuffs during Auctions, you can really get some nice stuffs in there.;,~
May 19th, 2010 at 9:05 am
Hi everyone,
Jodi’s daughter here– it’s great to see the positive responses to the article and the inquiries about how to recycle or obtain used materials!
For those of you interested in attending one of Jodi’s auctions through her company Murco Recycling Enterprises, visit www.murco.net. All our upcoming auctions and projects are listed here, and you can even sign up to receive alerts when new events are added. For you Facebookers,you can also find us at www.facebook.com/murcorecycling.
Murco Recycling primarily operates in Chicago (though we do sell to buyers across the country), but those of you elsewhere have many sources for donating or buying reclaimed materials. Habitat for Humanity is a great resource– the Habitat ReStores accept all sorts of used materials for donation and then sell them to the public to fund their build projects.
June 30th, 2010 at 10:59 am
Recycling is very very important in order to preserve mother earth.;;`
July 11th, 2010 at 6:06 am
i like online auctions, they give that sort of adrenaline rush when buying.’,