When Charlie Martin is not working 12-hour shifts as a UMD police officer, he’s running All Out Junk Removal. And his mission there is to repurpose what he collects to donate to people who can use it.

Don't settle for tossing out or donating old stuff that isn't useful anymore. It's way more fun to give it a new life as something else. We have tons of great repurposing ideas for old junk. From that ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A new Albuquerque company hopes to bring the phrase, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” to life. They take away your old junk and in most cases, will recycle or ...

Hammer it onto docks as boat bumpers. Weave it together for jungle gyms. Stretch it into horse fences. Cut it into pieces to sharpen straight razors. Welcome to repurposing – finding new uses for ...

Take a moment and look around your home and think about all the things that will inevitably make their way to a landfill someday. It’s probably more than we’d like to admit. But what if you could take ...

Collect scraps for junk journaling as you go, stashing supplies in a shoebox or large envelope. Press and prepare ...

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