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Earth Day 2019: We have met the enemy, and he is us.

By Mark Lennon On April 22, 2019 · Add Comment
I cut school in 8th grade to go to Earth Day.  I asked the school authorities if I could be excused to go to Earth Day, but they said No.  So I cut school and went.  It was the first time I ever cut school. Earth Day in Philadelphia, 1970. Independence Hall in the background. This [...]
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Reuse: Cost Savings, Society, and Sustainability

By Mark Lennon On March 21, 2019 · Add Comment
Working as we do across the country, we know that almost every organization in education, healthcare, and the corporate world faces increasing demands to demonstrate Sustainability. At the same time every organization is under constant pressure to keep budgets down.  When there’s surplus furniture that needs to be disposed of, this conflict often comes to [...]
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Why We Do This: Lilongwe, Malawi

By Mark Lennon On March 13, 2019 · Add Comment
Last summer we did a project with the City of Pittsfield, Mass. and Skanska USA. Skanska was the Owner’s Project Manager overseeing construction of a new vocational high school for Pittsfield. Skanska’s responsibilities encompassed demolition of the existing structure, including disposition of all furnishings. Skanska was able to auction most of the vocational education equipment, [...]
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Six Months in 2018: 106 Projects for 61 Organizations; 68,000 Items Provided to 40 Nonprofits in 18 States and 21 Countries

By Mark Lennon On July 24, 2018 · Add Comment
From all of us at IRN, we hope you’re enjoying a safe, healthy, and fun summer.  Northern New England is at its most beautiful, our hills clothed in fresh green under a bright blue sky, a profusion of flowers and colors in every garden. IRN’s reuse program continues to expand and to make a difference [...]
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