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ANEW Mission
Surplus Repurposing Helps the Environment
Today, tons of reusable surplus furniture enters our local landfills it's legal and it's easy. ANEW provides reuse alternatives for surplus materials, diverting them to groups in need and sparing our environment. ANEW can work for you, whether you're a corporate, educational, hospitality or other business wanting to avoid wasteful and costly dumping practices.
Surplus Repurposing Helps Communities and Others in Need
Surplus repurposing can also help communities who need surplus items. Your donation gives them a chance to upgrade their own learning and business environments. ANEW also partners with Chrysalis, a non-profit organization providing labor opportunities for disadvantaged and formerly homeless workers.
Social Sustainability
Bringing social responsibility together with environmental sustainability makes ANEW unique in our approach to surplus asset removal. Our practice, called Social Sustainability, seeks to remove assets in an environmentally, fiscally and socially responsible way.
ANEW Foundation Nonprofit Status
ANEW is a nonprofit, 501 (c)(3) organization.
No Landfill Policy
ANEW has a “say no to landfill" policy and approaches each project as if landfill is not an option.
Contribute to ANEW
Help support the efforts of ANEW by making a donation online. To donate, simply follow the secure link below. We appreciate your continued support.
ANEW Benefits
Social Responsibility
Before and after: Pomo Native Americans of California
You support healthy growth in your community by donating to ANEW. We connect your surplus items to groups or communities in need. You also help lower homelessness through our partnership with Chrysalis.
Environmental Sustainability
ANEW is dedicated to repurposing your surplus materials to others in need as an alternative to contributing to overflowing landfills.
Eco-partnering
You develop long-term partnerships with your referring client, contractor or designer and those receiving communities and groups you’ve helped improve.
Cost Savings
You save on traditional costs of removal, storage, liquidation hauling and dumping. ANEW services are typically 30% lower than conventional asset removal services and provide long-lasting benefits.
Time Savings
Typically, you must find time to locate liquidators and arrange for removal. You can consider ANEW an extension of your team. We handle all the details and logistics.
Tax Benefits
You receive tax benefits for your charitable donations and financial contributions. ANEW is recognized by the IRS as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.
ANEW Expertise
Founder, Rose Tourje brings over 25 years of design, management, and leadership experience to ANEW and is able to leverage industry experts in furniture moving and logistics, warehousing, transportation and project management. We keep our overhead to a minimum while maximizing our environmental stewardship for the clients and communities we serve. We work with a network of professionals in design, sustainability and philanthropy to find innovative solutions for your surplus assets.
Go to About Us for more information about ANEW.
News
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ANEW Presents “Toyota, the Practice of Kaisen and ANEW” at Neocon 2008
June 10, 2008
March 5-6, 2008
Non-Profit Launched to Repurpose Office Furniture. ANEW also takes care of moving logistics.
December 6, 2007
June 24, 2007
LA Times Article: Hand-me-downs dress up nonprofits
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June 1, 2007
Center Associate Spotlight: Asset Network for Education Worldwide (ANEW)
May 30, 2007
March 28, 2007
ANEW Introduces Lila Grant as Vice President and Strategic Manager
March 25, 2007
Knoll Clients Work With New Non-Profit Foundation, ANEW
October 31, 2006