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Nonprofit DME Exchange recycles durable medical equipment

Update: DME Exchange of Dallas announced in May 2024 that they have closed due to lack of funding.

Oct. 17, 2012
An organization based in Dallas that is helping distribute durable medical equipment considers its mission to be “green.”

NTCRA recognizes Green Source DFW’s Rita Cook

By Julie Thibodeaux       

The North Texas Corporate Recycling Association has recognized outstanding environmental achievement since it was founded in 1990 to promote business recycling. When the NTCRA’s annual Green 3 Awards were held on Thursday September 27 2012 at the Irving Convention Center, this was the first time the organization presented a media award.

Orr-Reed Wrecking offers wood, windows, bathroom fixtures and more

Aug. 26, 2012

When Dallas newest swanky hotel, NYLO Dallas South Side, opened its doors for the first time,  it included work from one of the oldest salvage companies in town, Orr-Reed Wrecking Co

“We provided most of the woodwork,” said Hannah Hargrove, who is taking over operations of the 66-year-old company from her father, John Hargrove, who bought it in the early 1990s.  

DFW cities to encourage commercial recycling

By Julie Thibodeaux

While residential curbside recycling programs have become standard for metropolitan areas across the U.S., now cities, including some in North Texas, want local businesses to do their part.