Photo: Albert Yee Photography
People are discovering the many benefits of reusing and repairing. In 2009, Tim Bennett wanted to start composting his food waste, but because Philadelphia doesn’t collect organic waste for composting, he took matters into his own hands. For a small fee, he began collecting his neighbors’ food scraps and turning them into compost. Today Bennett Compost picks up food scraps from 6,500 households in Philadelphia, diverting over 150 tons of food waste from landfills each month. In the German city of München, the Rudolf Steiner School Schwabing opens its doors to the public every Thursday afternoon, accepting broken electronics and wooden items to be repaired by the students for free. The Student Repair Shop teaches students the value of everyday objects while imparting crucial life skills. Construction, one of the world’s most resource-hungry industries, is embracing reuse as demolition gives way to careful “deconstruction,” enabling a building’s old materials to be reused in future projects.
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