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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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cawhitworth - Does XBMC run well on older systems? I've got an old laptop I'd like to repurpose as a streaming music player for our dining room...
MamaGG - 4 Ways To Repurpose Your Blog Posts via Social Media Today http://om.ly/swZI #togs #marketing
Jeff_in_DFW - @vi_rox Don't litter...recycle. And if you can't recycle, then repurpose.
Mahgee - Repurposed Wooden Soap Dishes Buy Five Get One Free by mahgeesnaturals http://bit.ly/bUqidH Why cut growing trees when you can repurpose old
smilesp007 - RT @SocialNetDaily: 4 Ways To Repurpose Your Blog Posts http://ow.ly/2xIYy (via @socialmedia2day)
ZacGustafson - I managed to repurpose an old hard drive from a laptop into an external hdd for only 13 bucks.
roundtrip - RT @elsua: @MarkEggleston Email isn't going away; best thing we can do is to repurpose it into a messaging & notification sys #collaboration #e20
cyber_preneur - 4 Ways To Repurpose Your Blog Posts: http://ow.ly/2yDDQ
PLANETPALS - TY RT @Lili6ll Wild n crazy repurpose ideas that are perfect for the #dorm or study! http://plpls.com/bXu7rB #recycle #college
flooranddecor8 - RT @hgtvdecorating: Reuse, Recycle, Repurpose: My favorite type of interior design involves repurposing what’s lying around into somet... http://bit.ly/bBnzp6

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