Guest blog post courtesy of ReadySetRecycle.com
https://readysetrecycle.com/ is a web-based company that recycles anything and everything from the entertainment industry. Ready Set Recycle, based in Toronto, Canada and owned by Grant Heggie, offers a full line of services, including fixed-price sales and auctions. Ready Set Recycle can come to your studio to run your sale or online auction. If your stuff is in storage, the company can help find a suitable pop-up venue, or even sell the contents of the trailers from where they are. The company can run your whole sale or you can just rent space on their site to post everything or hire them to do the social media for it.
In 2023, Ready Set Recycle’s sales had well over 7 million social media views. The company diverts over 1,000 tons of sets, props and costumes, furniture, and set dec out of the landfill each year. Since 2001, they have held set sales for 47 different productions.
Their customer base includes the film community and suppliers, theatre companies, small businesses, vintage shops, high schools, universities, and the general public. By the end of each set sale, from 90-100% is normally sold for reuse or recycled (i.e., given away), resulting in very little waste. In all cases, the producers saw increased revenue and attendance of these set sales by working with Ready Set Recycle.
In essence, Ready Set Recycle puts these items where they are needed, wanted and appreciated. This process realizes higher returns for the sellers. The company can also help you re-home unsold items to people in need and in so doing, help with your corporate social responsibility goals.