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[recycling,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/recycling) [reuse,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/reuse) [deconstruction,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/deconstruction) [reclaimed,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/reclaimed) [architectural salvage,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/architectural-salvage) [interior design,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/interior-design) [sustainability,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/sustainability) [circular economy,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/circular-economy) [salvage,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/salvage) [architecture,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/architecture) [building materials,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/building-materials) [adaptive reuse,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/adaptive-reuse) [building industry,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/building-industry) [built environment,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/built-environment) [#urbanplanning,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/urbanplanning) [ReCapturit](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/recapturit)

### [The Shrug Economy](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/the-shrug-economy)

Feb 5, 2026 3:01:41 PM

There is an on-going and over-arching decision to continue with the most wasteful practices in the world until someone – “someone else” – does something about it. There have been lies, mythology, and the complicit abdication of responsibility at industrial scale by several connected industries… for 150years. I call that “The Shrug Economy.” They shrug off responsibility for that waste.

[Larry L](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/author/larry-l) 

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[recycling,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/recycling) [reuse,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/reuse) [deconstruction,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/deconstruction) [reclaimed,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/reclaimed) [architectural salvage,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/architectural-salvage) [sustainability,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/sustainability) [circular economy,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/circular-economy) [architecture,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/architecture) [building materials,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/building-materials) [adaptive reuse,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/adaptive-reuse) [#urbanplanning,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/urbanplanning) [ReCapturit](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/recapturit)

### [First a Leader](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/first-a-leader)

Nov 8, 2025 3:40:15 PM

**First a Leader** - (originally published on LinkedIn on August 1, 2024)

[Larry L](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/author/larry-l) 

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[recycling,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/recycling) [reuse,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/reuse) [deconstruction,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/deconstruction) [architectural salvage,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/architectural-salvage) [sustainability,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/sustainability) [circular economy,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/circular-economy) [architecture,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/architecture) [building materials,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/building-materials) [adaptive reuse,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/adaptive-reuse) [built environment,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/built-environment) [#urbanplanning,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/urbanplanning) [ReCapturit](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/recapturit)

### [Reuse Just Got More Attractive](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/reuse-just-got-more-attractive)

Nov 8, 2025 3:23:03 PM

(Originally posted on LinkedIn on February 20, 2025)

[Larry L](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/author/larry-l) 

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### [In one sentence](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/in-one-sentence)

Nov 6, 2025 2:44:32 PM

 

[Larry L](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/author/larry-l) 

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[building materials,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/building-materials) [building industry,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/building-industry) [ReCapturit](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/recapturit)

### [WasteLine Is Coming...](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/wasteline-is-coming)

Oct 9, 2025 3:27:28 PM

Ever want to see the creative process in action?

ReCapturit is about to launch its WasteLine™ series of online Master Mind events. We built an elite team of experts selected from a variety of key perspectives relevant to the future state of reuse of building materials.

Each month, in energetic conversations, these innovators hash out parts of the planning to optimize The New Model of Reuse of Recaptured Building Materials™.

It will be part demolition derby, then a rugby scrum, and might even sound like the smooth sounds of an orchestra. It's LIVE and unscripted!

We'll announce when it's ready for YOU, our WasteLine viewing audience.

Stay tuned!

[Larry L](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/author/larry-l) 

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![Derelict house on left Deconstruction team dismantling house on right.](https://blog.recapturit.com/hubfs/2-image_graphic_derelict_house-deconstruction_team.png)

[reuse,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/reuse) [deconstruction,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/deconstruction) [architectural salvage,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/architectural-salvage) [interior design,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/interior-design) [sustainability,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/sustainability) [upcycling,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/upcycling) [circular economy,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/circular-economy) [salvage,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/salvage) [architectural,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/architectural) [construction,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/construction) [architecture,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/architecture) [carbon footprint,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/carbon-footprint) [building materials,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/building-materials) [adaptive reuse,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/adaptive-reuse) [affordable housing,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/affordable-housing) [#urbanplanning,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/urbanplanning) [ReCapturit](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/recapturit)

### [Capturing a moment on the road to less waste...](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/capturing-a-moment-on-the-road-to-less-waste)

Mar 7, 2024 4:35:22 PM

A woman asked me why we were starting to do consulting for cities across America. What are you going to do for them? she asked.Okay…Construction & Demolition Waste is...

[Larry L](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/author/larry-l) 

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[ecommerce,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/ecommerce) [recycling,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/recycling) [stewardship,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/stewardship) [recapturit news,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/recapturit-news) [reuse,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/reuse) [deconstruction,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/deconstruction) [reclaimed,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/reclaimed) [architectural salvage,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/architectural-salvage) [interior design,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/interior-design) [sustainability,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/sustainability) [upcycling,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/upcycling) [circular economy,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/circular-economy) [architecture,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/architecture) [building materials,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/building-materials) [adaptive reuse,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/adaptive-reuse) [affordable housing,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/affordable-housing) [online marketplace,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/online-marketplace) [building industry,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/building-industry) [built environment,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/built-environment) [#urbanplanning](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/urbanplanning)

### [The New Model of Distribution of Recaptured Building Materials](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/the-new-model-of-distribution-of-recaptured-building-materials)

Mar 5, 2024 9:45:16 AM

Here’s the problem: Construction & Demolition Waste is the largest source of “waste” materials in America. This sector creates two times more waste every year than ALL the trash and garbage thrown away by all 330,000,000 Americans all year long. And, it’s growing faster than all the efforts to stop it.

[Larry L](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/author/larry-l) 

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![All arrows aligned toward a single target graphic](https://blog.recapturit.com/hubfs/Arrows%20Scattered%20to%20Focused%20GRAPHIC%20-%20Condensed%20-%20Copy.png)

[recycling,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/recycling) [reuse,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/reuse) [deconstruction,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/deconstruction) [reclaimed,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/reclaimed) [architectural salvage,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/architectural-salvage) [interior design,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/interior-design) [sustainability,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/sustainability) [upcycling,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/upcycling) [circular economy,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/circular-economy) [construction,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/construction) [architecture,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/architecture) [carbon footprint,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/carbon-footprint) [building materials,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/building-materials) [affordable housing,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/affordable-housing) [online marketplace,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/online-marketplace) [building industry,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/building-industry) [#urbanplanning](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/urbanplanning)

### [Aligning All Efforts Toward a Single, Simple, Understandable Goal](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/aligning-all-efforts-toward-a-single-simple-understandable-goal)

Feb 22, 2024 6:17:42 PM

On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy made an historic speech in which he stated:

[Larry L](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/author/larry-l) 

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![Graphic of flow chart depicting a portion of the journey of used building materials from removal from a building via demolition or deconstruction.](https://blog.recapturit.com/hubfs/Graphic%20from%20The%20Journey-2.png)

[ecommerce,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/ecommerce) [recycling,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/recycling) [recapturit news,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/recapturit-news) [deconstruction,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/deconstruction) [reclaimed,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/reclaimed) [architectural salvage,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/architectural-salvage) [interior design,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/interior-design) [sustainability,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/sustainability) [upcycling,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/upcycling) [circular economy,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/circular-economy) [salvage,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/salvage) [vintage,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/vintage) [construction,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/construction) [carbon footprint,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/carbon-footprint) [building materials,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/building-materials) [adaptive reuse,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/adaptive-reuse) [historical renovation,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/historical-renovation) [online marketplace,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/online-marketplace) [building industry,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/building-industry) [built environment,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/built-environment) [#urbanplanning](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/urbanplanning)

### [It Is Time for Reuse to Grow Up...ward](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/it-is-time-for-reuse-to-grow-up...ward)

Feb 1, 2024 2:18:25 PM

For Reuse of building materials to expand in the United States and North America, the size of projects that can incorporate these materials needs to be expanded.

[Larry L](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/author/larry-l) 

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[ecommerce,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/ecommerce) [recycling,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/recycling) [stewardship,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/stewardship) [deconstruction,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/deconstruction) [reclaimed,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/reclaimed) [architectural salvage,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/architectural-salvage) [sustainability,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/sustainability) [circular economy,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/circular-economy) [salvage,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/salvage) [construction,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/construction) [building materials,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/building-materials) [adaptive reuse,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/adaptive-reuse) [restoration,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/restoration) [online marketplace,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/online-marketplace) [retrofitting,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/retrofitting) [building industry,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/building-industry) [#urbanplanning](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/urbanplanning)

### [Wise Words from the Past to Guide Our Future](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/wise-words-from-the-past-to-guide-our-future)

Jan 29, 2024 3:55:37 PM

You may know I am a fan of R. Buckminster Fuller. He was an Architect and inventor of the geodesic dome. My Junior high school architectural drafting teacher was friends with him. He called him, “Bucky."

[Larry L](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/author/larry-l) 

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