When Charlie Martin is not working 12-hour shifts as a UMD police officer, he’s running All Out Junk Removal. And his mission there is to repurpose what he collects to donate to people who can use it.

Hammer it onto docks as boat bumpers. Weave it together for jungle gyms. Stretch it into horse fences. Cut it into pieces to sharpen straight razors. Welcome to repurposing – finding new uses for ...

Don't settle for tossing out or donating old stuff that isn't useful anymore. It's way more fun to give it a new life as something else. We have tons of great repurposing ideas for old junk. From that ...

Dear Heloise: I save unclogged spray nozzles to replace the ones that are clogged. Not all spray cans use the same nozzle, so you have to be careful to match them. Be very careful that the nozzle is ...

Best Buy, Microsoft, and Junk Kouture have announced a partnership to promote responsible recycling of e-waste in celebration of Earth Month in April. For the entire month, customers are encouraged to ...

Shelley Kincaid has fashioned a career out of other people's castoffs. She looks at a rack of garage-sale clothes and sees yards of usable fabric. She envisions a nonworking lamp as a French altar ...