Don't Just Recycle...Upcycle!

ZeroLandfill Austin

Many who work in design and construction businesses find themselves creating a staggering amount of waste from expired samples or unused building materials, which inevitably make their way to the dump.

ZeroLandfill collects these materials and makes them available to local artists, teachers and students who can "upcycle" what would have been garbage into arts and crafts projects.

Started in Ohio in 2006, ZeroLandfill project sites have spread to more than a dozen locations all over the United States. Since then, this national collective has repurposed over 500,000 pounds of materials back into local communities and is looking at 2012 as the year they will hit one million pounds.


Read the rest of the article in the Austin Post.