"Habitat for Humanity has been a strong affordable housing partner in Madison. The Habitat ReStore will help realize further affordable opportunities while promoting positive environmental practices such as recycling and reusing building materials. I am proud to have them as members of the community."
Kent Palmer, Madison Alderperson
"The diversion of construction and demolition debris is a high priority in Dane County's strategic plan for solid waste management. Waste from construction sites was by far the largest component of our waste going to landfills, amounting to just under 152,000 tons a year, or 44% of all landfilled waste. We hope that the Habitat ReStore will be able to divert some of this waste into usable materials and foster a change to reuse and recycle."
John Reindl, Dane County Recycling Manager
"The Habitat ReStore will be a great addition to the Madison Community. For too many years, valuable building material has been unnecessarily disposed of at area landfills. The members of the Carpenters Union here in Madison are fully supportive of this endeavor."
Gregory Sefcik, Milwaukee & So. Wisconsin Regional Council of Carpenters
"We have a great working relationship with Habitat for Humanity and are pleased to support their Habitat ReStore. St. Vincent de Paul sells donated building supplies, but we do not have the space to display many of the larger items that will be featured in this new facility. We intend to continue to work with Habitat for Humanity and wish them success on their new project."
Ralph Middlecamp, Director of St. Vincent DePaul
"Every day at the Transfer Station I get to see containers being dumped from construction sites that contain new building materials such as lumber, windows, and doors that are in excellent shape. If this material can be diverted to a great organization like Habitat for Humanity and used at the Habitat ReStore it ends up being a win, win."
Jerry Maerz, Site Manager, Recycle America-Madison
"Habitat ReStores in other parts of the country provide funding for scores of new Habitat Homes each year. It is very exciting to have a new avenue of support in the creation of affordable housing in Dane County."
Kathy Borkowski, Chair, 2002 Habitat for Humanity Women Build
"The Habitat ReStore will help us complete the circle for responsible construction practice. It gives us a wonderful resource for materials for Habitat homes and a place to return materials not used. The new warehouse space provides the opportunity to sort and stage materials, taking us to a new level of efficiency."
Deb Harvey, Co-chair, 1999 Habitat for Humanity Women Build
