The title of this article is “10 Bright Ideas for Repurposing
Just About Anything.” According to the article, repurposing is also known as
“upcycling.” It means finding a new use for an old item. “Bright idea” number
two sparked me the most because it made me think of the idea of reusing old
jeans and transforming them into shorts. The closet waste management company to
my house is located at 33195 Harper Avenue, St. Clair Shores, Michigan 48082.
The phone number is (586)298-6475. The closet Salvation Army is located at 31015
Harper Avenue, St. Clair Shores, Michigan 48080. The phone number is
(586)541-0397. A fun fact about recycling is that 75% of waste is recyclable,
but we only recycle about 30% of it. Also, over 87% of Americans have access to
curbside or drop-off paper recycling programs. Lastly, if every American
recycled just one-tenth of their newspaper, we could save around 25 million
trees each year. The idea of reusing old books into shelves stands out to me the
most in a good way. I think that is a very creative idea and it also looks
really cool. I think the idea of reusing old plastic bottles and turning them
into a broom stands out to me the most in a bad way. I think it is a unique
idea, but it would not work very well. A possession I might select to repurpose
is an old pair of jeans. I could cut them into shorts, bleach them, and then dip
dye them two different colors. I could also add studs to the pockets .