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Cartoon of The Shrug Economy
recycling, reuse, deconstruction, reclaimed, architectural salvage, interior design, sustainability, circular economy, salvage, architecture, building materials, adaptive reuse, building industry, built environment, #urbanplanning, ReCapturit

The Shrug Economy

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
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Derelict house on left Deconstruction team dismantling house on right.
reuse, deconstruction, architectural salvage, interior design, sustainability, upcycling, circular economy, salvage, architectural, construction, architecture, carbon footprint, building materials, adaptive reuse, affordable housing, #urbanplanning, ReCapturit

Capturing a moment on the road to less waste...

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
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ecommerce, recycling, stewardship, recapturit news, reuse, deconstruction, reclaimed, architectural salvage, interior design, sustainability, upcycling, circular economy, architecture, building materials, adaptive reuse, affordable housing, online marketplace, building industry, built environment, #urbanplanning

The New Model of Distribution of Recaptured Building Materials

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
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