TURN TRASH INTO TREASURE
Reconsidered Goods
2805 Patterson St. www.reconsideredgoods.org
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t Reconsidered Goods, discarded items become new again with a little creativity from customers. The nonprofit — which includes a retail store, workshop space, maker’s lab and community room — hosts workshops that teach people how to reuse items that might typically be thrown in the trash. Fabric scraps become garland. Mason jars are made into vases. Weathered art is added to and painted over. It’s all part of Co-Founders Paige Cox and Martha Hughes-James’ mission to divert reusable items from landfills. For the month of May, Reconsidered Goods was able to divert 9.9 tons of materials.
