The Dane Business Surplus Center is a free online service designed to help businesses, industries and other organizations find outlets for materials that otherwise would be discarded. Registered users can post or search listings for materials either wanted or available, similar to a classified ad.

By facilitating material exchanges, The Dane Business Surplus Center helps businesses, industries and other organizations lower their waste disposal and raw material costs while improving their environmental performance.

Businesses, industries and other organizations can list their available materials by type, quantity, frequency of availability, geographic location, and date listed. They may also include photos of the materials. Users can post detailed wanted listings, specifying the type(s) of material they need and the frequency.