501c3
ReSource St. Louis is a 501c3 charitable organization. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law.
ReSource St. Louis History
In 2003, a ceiling tile recycling presentation by Armstrong World Industries inspired David Bertorelli and John Prater of Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s Facilities Group to consider partnering with other corporations, business owners and organizations to achieve the minimum standards to recover ceiling tiles. They then invited a small group of facility managers, engineers and architects to participate in a discussion on how to enhance recycling efforts and materials reuse in the St. Louis Region. From that initial meeting, and through strong support from the local IFMA (International Facilities Management Association) chapter, a group was formed with the intent of reducing construction and demolition “waste” ending up in local landfills, targeting the large number of major corporate headquarters located in the bi-state St. Louis region. Through a generous grant from the St. Louis-Jefferson County Solid Waste District, the organization created the region’s first web-based Materials Exchange.
In 2009, Sara Graham assumed the role of President and has overseen the group’s new focus on research and education, partnership with the USGBC Gateway Chapter, an overhaul of the Materials Exchange website and entry into the world of social media.
Ethics
The Executive Board of ReSource St. Louis wants all of the organization’s actions and information to be as true and accurate as possible. The Board is committed to assuring the integrity of the materials posted and that participants are honest and fair. Unless the integrity of the organization and the site is well established and maintained as positive, it will not be successful. Serious repercussions will occur in the event that anyone jeopardizes the integrity of the website or ReSource St. Louis’ programs and information.
