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Repurpose

Last updated, 10/15/2008 Comments (0) |

To use or convert an item for use in another format or product. It's a way of recycling items and keeping them out of the waste stream. Essentially, when you repurpose you take something used and make something completely different out of it.

Examples: buying a thrift store wool jacket and making a toddler's skirt. Or crafting a reuseable shopping bag out of an old t-shirt.

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Particulate, Eco-friendly, Sustainable, Indoor air quality, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycling, Post-consumer recycled, Soy
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By Lisa Poisso (47 days ago) 0 comments

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Sustainable, Brominated flame retardant, Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), Recycling, Reuse, Repurpose, Consumerism

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By Lisa Poisso (49 days ago) 2 comments

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Reuse, Recycling, Repurpose
5 green reasons to buy a sewing machine

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By Lisa Poisso (90 days ago) 0 comments

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Eco-friendly, Organic, Hemp, Reuse, Repurpose
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Reuse, Repurpose, Recycling

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