Recycle That Building Don't Demolish It

By The Environment... on Tuesday, December 11, 2007.
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Every year, cities across the country spend millions of dollars tearing down condemned houses and hauling away tons of debris to landfills.

But some contractors and community activists have found a way to reverse that wasteful process.

It's a demolition method called "deconstruction" and it reuses everything from floor joists to the kitchen sink.

Joyce Kryszak has more.

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