{"id":18986,"date":"2015-10-28T13:42:17","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T17:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=18986"},"modified":"2015-10-28T13:42:17","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T17:42:17","slug":"the-repurpose-project-community-based-waste-reclamation-and-reuse-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/the-repurpose-project-community-based-waste-reclamation-and-reuse-video\/","title":{"rendered":"The Repurpose Project: Community-Based Waste Reclamation And Reuse [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"
So, I’ve decided that if the face of a project is an older gentleman with a long white beard, and other hippie-like features, I’m interested. When I saw Mike Myers’ face (not that Mike Myers) on this article from Waste Management World<\/a><\/em>, I had to check it out. The co-founder of Gainesville, Florida’s The Repurpose Project<\/a>, Myers and partner Sarah Goff take materials that can’t be recycled through standard means<\/a>, or donated to traditional thrift stores<\/a>, and offer them for sale to people who might have a use for them.<\/p>\n As Myers notes in the video above, at least part of his motivation stems from his generational identity: Baby Boomers like himself are the ones that made plastic packaging so ubiquitous in the modern world, so he feels responsibility to address this particular issue.<\/p>\n A new idea? No. But The Repurpose Project is definitely innovative in a number of ways. First – as we’ve noted – they’re willing to take on materials others won’t. So, for instance, a local resident could go there for office, party, or art supplies. Secondly, the store sells many of its wares on a sliding scale, “pay as you wish” model.<\/p>\n