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Vox Pop: Converting clutter from trash to treasure
Merlin Mann | Jul 4 2007
Quick way to dispose of lots of stuff? | Ask MetaFilter Wow, talk about good timing. I've noticed in comments on this week's clutter posts that there's a lot of interest from you all in the away part of "throw away" -- people seem to have a lot of ideas on the most interesting, charitable, creative, and environmentally-responsible routes for converting your own trash into someone else's treasure. So far we (and that AskMe thread) have covered:
What's your creative solution? Let's try to avoid names of specific businesses and charities except inasmuch as they offer a truly creative and non-obvious solution to reuse or recycling. What's the most interesting way you've cleared your crap while doing some good? Have you got any suggestions that are clever and convenient? 28 Comments
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 In the time honored tradition...Submitted by Susie Monday (not verified) on July 5, 2007 - 3:40am.
In the time honored tradition of patchwork quilting, I make art from clutter. What might become clutter in other households -- old clothing and linens, paper ephemera, bits of wrapping paper and ribbon, broken beads and chine -- is sorted, stacked, stashed in my mostly neat studio (Ah, the key to it no longer remaining clutter) and then used to make art. The trick is to have enough space and boxes or drawers to keep it sorted enough to be usable. This is reuse with a higher calling -- throwing clutter away is just moving it from private to public problem sometimes. » POSTED IN:
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