For Sellers

RecycleMatch is the only online marketplace for commercial waste and recyclable materials with live bidding.

Paying to landfill large volumes of waste?

You can list your materials for free on RecycleMatch. Pay only once you've chosen a qualified buyer.

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Already recycling commodity materials?

Invite existing vendors to bid along with our large network of reputable buyers and earn more for your waste.

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Benefits

• Free: All listings are free. Only pay when you have a successful match.
• Confidential: Your company and personal information throughout the listing process.
• Trust: The largest selection of qualified, reputable buyers. See buyer reputation scores from other sellers.
• Control: Select a buyer's sealed bid based on price, destination, intended use, buyer reputation, your custom terms, and other variables.  In the RecycleMatch sealed bid system, you do not have to select the highest price.
• Success: Opportunity to sell or give away materials that would otherwise go to landfills. Get better pricing for your recyclables. RecycleMatch works!
• Protection: Our free escrow service will collect the money from the buyer prior to shipping materials.

Step-by-Step Detailed Process

1. Register on the RecycleMatch marketplace.
2. Create a sealed bid listing using RecycleMatch’s online form. Your identity and company information will be kept completely confidential throughout the listing process. Only when the match is made will we introduce you to the buyer you select.
   • Describe material including specifications and photos.
   • Suggest a price for buyers. The price can be $0 (free for buyers to claim) if you are willing to give it away to avoid the landfill.
   • Identify any required or preferred conditions or terms of a match.
   • Set a time period for the sale. You can also choose to set your listing so it will not expire until a match is made.
   • Confirm listing to go live on RecycleMatch. In order to meet our quality standards, listings are first approved by RecycleMatch, so it may take up to 24 hours for your listing to appear on the site.
3. Review offers and select a winning buyer.
   • Use the My RecycleMatch dashboard where you can monitor your listing, see how many companies have looked at your listing, review sealed bids, and respond to messages.
   • Answer questions from prospective buyers using our confidential messaging system.
   • In some cases, buyers may request samples to be sent.
   • Receive sealed bids from buyers, which can include $0 offers.
   • Select the buyer that best meets your needs. Variables include price, destination, intended use, buyer reputation, and other unique requirements or preferences that you set in the terms. Please note that sellers can accept or reject any sealed bid.
   • Note: It is general practice for the buyer to pay for all shipping costs and the materials are generally sold FOB Location, unless otherwise noted.
4. Completing the transaction. RecycleMatch invoices the buyer and collects the money in escrow to protect you and the buyer.
   • Upon receipt of money in the RecycleMatch escrow account, you will be alerted via email to release materials to the buyer.
   • Upon verification of the release and shipment of the materials via Bill of Lading and other proof as needed, which may include weight certificates, photos, or other items, RecycleMatch will release 50% of the escrowed funds to the seller with 7 days of verification of shipment.
   • Once buyer receives and verifies the materials, RecycleMatch releases the remaining funds to you minus the charge for our services (see pricing details here).
   • Upon completion of transaction, fill out a confidential buyer rating form, which will become part of the buyer’s reputation profile.

Reputation is Critical on RecycleMatch

Our goal is to provide the highest quality service for all our customers. While your company and personal information remains confidential, you are still developing a reputation on RecycleMatch. Your actions and the opinions of the buyers you work with will impact your reputation scores. Buyers are willing to make higher offers when they know a seller has a strong reputation. So build up your RecycleMatch reputation.

• Provide accurate descriptions of materials Respond promptly and thoroughly to questions from buyers
• Only send samples that are representative of your materials
• Don’t list materials you aren’t ready to sell or give away
• Promptly select the winning bidder
• If ongoing coordination is involved, be sure that you establish a point person or process
• Fill out buyer reputation forms at close of transactions

Join the growing list of great companies doing business with RecycleMatch