Worn out painter’s buckets, dented cookware, metal odds and ends, old boards, boxes, bins, cans, bottles. You get the idea.
We discard this stuff every day.
Most of these things end up in land fills, where more trash is dumped on top and then compacted by bulldozers and steam rollers.
The plastics and metals will degrade over time, but that time window can last more than a thousand years.
Meanwhile, those things will take up space and degrade into elements that are hazardous to people, pets, and wildlife.
As an alternative to filling dumps, some people choose to turn trash into treasures.
Dario Rossi is one such individual, and his treasure is some of the best techno street drumming you’ll ever hear.
Give Dario a listen and while you’re in his virtual audience think about ways in which you can take the waste you find around you and turn it into treasures.
And by waste, I don’t just mean trash, but also time, ideas, relationships, learning or serving opportunities, words, images, and anything else you’ve thoughtlessly tossed to the side.
Now, what treasure will you create?
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