There is an auto wreckers near where I live that keeps some local folks employed taking apart cars for usable parts. They have a shop across the road from the building and wrecking yard where they sell the parts. It is a busy place!
A local production line for baked goods sends imperfect goods to a pig farm for animal feed.
There is a Re-Home store run by Habitat for Humanity that takes recyclable items from demolition work (bathtubs, light fixtures, etc.) and furniture.
There is another place that sells salvedged goods like wrought iron, gingerbread trim, wooden doors, cast iron planters, etc.
And another place that paints and re-upholsters old furniture and runs workshops that teach people to do the same with their old treasures.
A fellow down the road collects old metal - shovels, rakes, golf clubs, etc. For his sculptures.
The quilt below (made by me) is mostly from samples that a draper was going to throw out! I have enough hexagons cut out to make another the same size! The backs of most of my quilts are pieced from remnants and donated fabrics (some vintage from estates.). I will work pretty small, and compost scraps.
Could it not be a job for some workers to deconstruct unsold items for recycling? I'm seeing patchwork leather skirts and reconstructed jeans on the runway. Then the companies can boost the prices to cover the extra labour and exclusivity of the unique items! (Pics 3-4 from resort 2019 articles!)
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