Woh there cowboy - were you about to chuck out that biscuit tin? Because that would be the perfect place for your tools. Thinking of dumping that flat tyre? Why, that would make a lovely garden planter.
Many of the things we throw out could be put to good use if we just think laterally, and even the most unlikely bits of waste can be re-worked into something beautiful. Old trainers can be turned into playgrounds; cola bottles into fleeces; used silicone into jewellery. So don't bin your old stuff - re-consume it and give it a second lease of life.
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Here's a thing... The artist Antony Gormley found a clever way to re-consume 30 tonnes of household waste and furniture - he built a 19m tall Waste Man. Unfortunately he lost the plot and set fire to it immediately afterwards, but that's artistic temperament for you.