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May. 5, 2008
Categorized in: Green Building
Tagged with: deconstruction, green building, habitat for humanity, recycle building materials, restore, wall street journal
More and more homeowners are electing to recycle as much of the material as possible when tearing down a house (deconstruction) or doing a major remodel. This Wall Street Journal article tells one homeowner's story.
In addition to helping save the planet, recycling what you can makes economic sense. Materials you can reuse in your new house can help reduce costs there. And, materials that are donated, say to a Habitat Restore, can provide a tax deduction.
There are a number of places locally to recycle these materials. Some operate for profit. Some, such as Habitat for Humanity's Restores are used to fund charitable organizations.
To find other businesses that help you recycle, check out this previous blog post.
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