Category Archives: Building Materials

Recycle Pallets – Prevent Pollution, Get Paid

Posted on February 4, 2017 by Verde Mom

Construction and demolition is costly to our environment, with the majority of debris and waste being lawfully destined for a landfill. Most materials are delivered on wooden pallets, so they are at the core of the pollution pile. My teenage son … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Materials, Wood | Tagged 1001 Pallets, DIY Wooden Pallet ideas, Fantastic Viewpoint, Recycle wood pallets, Starnes Pallet Service | Leave a comment

What is Made from Recycled Carpet?

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Think Outside The Bin

CARPET LANDFILL ELIMINATION AND RECYCLING (CLEAR) In the Midwest and Northeast, an easy option for home carpet and pad recycling is CLEAR (Carpet Landfill Elimination and Recycling) – CLEAR has assembled a long list of retail partners to divert carpet from … Continue reading →

Posted in Carpet, Think Outside The Bin | Tagged carpet, Carpet Landfill Elimination and Recycling, Clear, postaday2011, recycle, recycle carpet, think outside the bin | Leave a comment

Solutions and Statistics on Carpet in Landfill

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Think Outside The Bin

WHERE CAN I RECYCLE CARPET? Since construction & demolition waste takes up 25% – 30% of area landfill space, it’s important to repurpose your demolished materials. Approximately 3.5 billion pounds of carpet are put in U.S. landfills every year! In … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Materials, Carpet, Think Outside The Bin | Tagged Build It Green, Carpet America, carpet recovery effort, college hunks hauling junk, donate building materials, habitat restore, postaday2011, recycle carpet, resource yard | 2 Comments

Reuse Building Materials

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Think Outside The Bin

BUILDING MATERIALS REUSE ASSOCIATION At BMRA, their mission is to facilitate building deconstruction and reuse of recovered materials from buildings. Search by state on the BMRA website to find local restores and material recycling information in your area. http://www.bmra.org/ RECYCLER’S … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Materials, Think Outside The Bin, Wood | Tagged building materials, Building Materials Reuse Association, lumber, palettes, recycle, Recycler's Exchange, reuse, Wood | 1 Comment

Shop ReStore for Great Deals

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Think Outside The Bin

Have you shopped at a Habitat for Humanity ReStore? These retail outlets carry quality used and surplus (that’s new) building materials at a fraction of the cost. On any given day you can find doors, windows, lighting and electrical supplies, … Continue reading →

Posted in Appliances, Building Materials | Tagged Appliances, building materials, furniture, Habitiat for Humanity, postaday2011, ReStore, think outside the bin | 1 Comment

Scrap Old Extension Cords

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Think Outside The Bin

DID YOU KNOW? Broken extension cords can be recycled at area Best Buy stores in their electronic recycling kiosk. To take recycling one step further, you can strip off the outer casing and get down to the metal wires inside and take … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Materials, Extension cords, Think Outside The Bin | Tagged Best Buy, copper recycling, creative reuse ideas, EcoCycle, extension cords, Green Eco Services, hard to recycle materials, postaday2011, recycle, Scrap, think outside the bin | Leave a comment

Common objects repurposed at local art studio

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Think Outside The Bin

You just never know what common items you have around the house that can be repurposed into beautiful new items! Concord, NC native Jessica Garmon opened a recycling art studio recently, naming it “Trashed”. Her creative ideas are inspiring others … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Building Materials, Crafts, Gift Cards, Glass, Jewelry, Packing materials, Plastic bags, Pull Tabs, Think Outside The Bin | Tagged donate buttons, jewelry, postaday2011, recycle bottle caps, repurpose into art, trashed studio | 2 Comments

Beauty found in common recycled glass

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Think Outside The Bin

Recycle all your glass household items, dishes, vases, glasses, and ceramics…knowing that they may go on to serve a beautiful re-purpose, such as this post-consumer, recycled glass tile. Look at other recycled glass products at the Natural Spaces website for … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Materials, Glass, Think Outside The Bin | Tagged post consumer glass, postaday2011, recycle glass, recycled building material, Recycled glass tile | 2 Comments

Anything made with steel can be easily recycled

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Think Outside The Bin

STEEL RECYCLING INSTITUTE Steel is North America’s most recycled material. Combine all the paper, plastic, aluminum and glass that we recycle, you still won’t add up to the steel that gets recycled! Steel scrap is an essential raw material in … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Materials, Steel, Think Outside The Bin | Tagged postaday2011, recycle appliances, recycle cans, recycle steel, Steel Recycling Institute | Leave a comment

Support environmental education with donated building materials

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Think Outside The Bin

BUILD IT GREEN! Build It Green (BIG) takes your unwanted and good condition building materials, wood, doors, appliances, plumbing fixtures and windows, and offer them at discounted prices for resale. In 2008, they kept 450 tons of materials out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Materials, Tools | Tagged BIG, Build It Green, donate appliances, donate building materials, donate doors, recycle materials, recycle windows, Solar 1, Solar One | 2 Comments

Category Archives: Building Materials

Recycle Pallets – Prevent Pollution, Get Paid

What is Made from Recycled Carpet?

Solutions and Statistics on Carpet in Landfill

Reuse Building Materials

Shop ReStore for Great Deals

Scrap Old Extension Cords

Common objects repurposed at local art studio

Beauty found in common recycled glass

Anything made with steel can be easily recycled

Support environmental education with donated building materials

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