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.

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 ...

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 ...

Nestled among Gainesville’s historic scene is a shop featuring former trash, flipped into stunning pieces of art, furniture and functional gadgets. The Repurpose Project, a non-profit organization ...

Shelley Kincaid has fashioned a career out of other people's castoffs. She looks at a rack of garage-sale clothes and sees yards of usable fabric. She envisions a nonworking lamp as a French altar ...