Trash Talk: Loft reno represents extreme recycling October 31, 2009 Ellen Moorhouse Special to the Star Photo By: Geoff Lackner Renovations invariably mean garbage and dumpsters, so it’s heartening to know that building with recycled materials is getting some airtime. The Discovery Channel has just finished broadcasting the Toronto-made television show, Junk Raiders¸ but you can view the six episodes online at watch.discoverychannel.ca. In it, a team of seven people – two garbage scroungers, a designer, two builders, a labourer and electronics […]
http://www.tv-eh.com/2009/08/13/junk-raiders-premieres-sept-14/ Freecycling – a thriving, do-it-yourself subculture – is about finding things for free, then finding innovative ways to recycle them, either into their original form or into something different altogether. As the JUNK RAIDERS experiment officially begins, the freecyclers and the wasters get their first taste of what’s in store for them as they hit the streets of Toronto in search for everything they need, including building supplies, electronics, furniture and appliances. The loft itself is 1,600 square feet. […]