I've got my eye on this, but won't be able to get it home. This is the packing crate for a bit of kit that was delivered to work. It's substantial and I'd love to get it home and make use of it. More than likely it'll end up being land filled or some-such-thing. I have long been troubled with what people throw out. There's a skip at work which is full of good wood. Wood which is not important for it's current function but could be used by someone else. A colleague of mine had the same idea. We stood by the skip pulling out 10-12 foot long lengths of brand new machine finished timber. All destined for recycling. I know recycling has grown a pace in recent years but the building trade is a disgrace.
I've mentioned in my year blog the M&S building which rose Phoenix like opposite here. When that was at full construction tilt, all manner of highly desirable things were in the skips - whole MDF sheets - 8 x 6 with one piece missing on a corner. Paving slabs, dug up and replaced but perfectly usable, sheets of metal, endless lengths of plastic piping, wheelbarrows, the list was endless. I go to recycling centres and see perfectly good wardrobes, and wooden furniture thrown into the skips.
This throw away society which many bemoan really has to end. Recycle yes, but reuse is much better for both the planet and our wallets. But, as it's cheaper to throw it away, landfill will continue to be filled with items like this huge wooden crate. No one thinks how long the trees took to grow before they were cut down, made into something else, and then discarded possibly only a few months later. What a waste!.
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