Excess Inventory & Factory Seconds Buyer for Manufacturers
Waste Optima helps manufacturers, distributors, and warehouses liquidate excess inventory and factory seconds. Share your product details once, and we’ll match lots with vetted buyers, coordinate logistics, protect brand guidelines, and provide transparent reporting so you can recover value and avoid landfill.
Solutions for Factory Seconds and Excess Inventory Management
Manufacturers and distributors often face piles of excess, obsolete, unsold, or secondary-quality materials. Instead of landfilling reusable products, we connect your surplus inventory with secondary markets and alternative end users.
Whether it’s surplus finished goods, expired or aging raw materials, or items that no longer meet your primary sales standards, our goal is to find appropriate outlets, manage the process end-to-end, and maximize value for your business. Our programs support CPG manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers, warehouses, and terminals with tailored resale and reuse pathways.
We Buy and Reuse
Overstock inventory
Products that don’t meet first-quality standards
Obsolete or discontinued inventory
Raw materials nearing expiration or phase-out
Surplus finished goods and secondary lines
Discontinued product lines and packaging changes
Categories
For more detailed information on specific surplus inventory categories, see our category service pages:
Industries
CPG manufacturers • Logistics warehouses • Building materials • Terminals
How the Liquidation Process Works
Collect material details and photos
Identify resale, reuse, or donation opportunities
Match lots with vetted secondary-market buyers
Arrange pickup or cross-dock transfer
Provide diversion reporting and, when needed, certificates of destruction
We connect you with a network of liquidation buyers and closeout partners so you can move slow-moving, surplus, and unsold stock quickly and responsibly—without flooding your primary markets.
How to Get Started
Getting started is straightforward. Gather basic information on your inventory—product types, quantities, condition, packaging, location, and timing. A clear list plus photos speeds up pricing and buyer placement.
Share these details once and we’ll propose channels, pricing approaches, and pickups so you can focus on running your operation instead of managing surplus lots one by one.
Why Partner With Us
Sustainable³ framework: economical, operational, environmental
Network of secondary markets and buyers across the U.S.
Turn surplus inventory and factory seconds into cash instead of disposal costs
Reduce storage, handling, and write-off risk
Lower environmental footprint with landfill diversion and reuse
Custom agreements that respect brand and channel restrictions
As a trusted US-based service provider, we offer reliable solutions for your liquidation needs.
Factory Seconds & Surplus Inventory FAQs
What qualifies as surplus or factory seconds?
Surplus and factory seconds include overstocked or obsolete items, customer returns that can’t be sold as first-quality, raw materials nearing expiration, discontinued SKUs, and products with cosmetic or packaging issues that still have safe, usable product inside.
Can you help resell secondary-quality or short-dated inventory?
Yes. We connect sellers with buyers who specialize in secondary use, discount retail, export, recycling, or donation. We focus on controlled channels that respect brand guidelines and geography restrictions.
How do you price surplus materials?
Pricing depends on product type, condition, age, total volume, packaging, restrictions, and demand in downstream markets. Once we review your list and photos, we seek offers from vetted buyers and present options so you can balance speed and value recovery.
Do you handle waste or damaged goods that can’t be resold?
We primarily focus on surplus goods that can be reused or resold. When products are no longer suitable for resale, we may explore recycling, recovery, or other diversion options through our broader industrial recycling network.
What minimum volumes do you need?
We can review lots as small as a pallet, but the strongest economics and buyer interest typically come with multi-pallet or truckload volumes. We’ll discuss your specific situation and recommend the best path based on volume and product mix.
Can I restrict where and how goods are resold?
Yes. Many clients set channel and geography restrictions to protect existing customers and pricing. We work within those guardrails when selecting buyers and finalizing agreements.
Last updated: 2025-11-03