Creative Reuse: the process of taking used or recycled materials and turning them into artwork.
I stumbled across the Long Beach Creative Reuse Depot through a recommendation from a friend. What a place! I have to go and visit.
A quick check on the website shows that they have tons of items, multiple local artists, and accept a crazy amount of items, here is just a few from the list (of over 50 items):
textiles, paper, wood, metal, glass, plastics and any other item that seems “too good to throw away”

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Since I began down this path to become the ultimate Trashman I am getting so many links from friends and family. They are amazing and perfect discussion starters, so thanks everyone! Keep em coming.
Rather than read them and realize all this ultimate knowledge myself I decided to share them with the world. Here they are, enjoy.

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KAI RYSSDAL
I don’t know how it works for you, but at my house anyway, it’s the blue garbage can for recycling, the green one for yard trimmings and the brown one for trash. Nothing though, for leftover food. Unless you’ve got a composting heap in your backyard, you throw scraps right in with the regular trash, no? Not so in San Francisco. The city wants to boost its already high recycling rate by making composting mandatory.
Why?
“to push the recycling rate to 75 percent or beyond.”
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This is an interesting …