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Grow It In Garbage! Repurposing Waste To Build Your Garden

Our social media platforms have been flooded with images of people building gardens out of all kinds of waste materials.

With a little ingenuity, everything from  egg shells to  yogurt containers to old closet doorscan be diverted from landfills and recycling centers to become vehicles for growing food or flowers.

Check out this slideshow for some of our favorites.