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| Some buildings are graced with large, stately columns. Others feature intricate period designs. The Scrap Exchange on Foster Street in Durham has extremities of partial figures dangling from its side. The Scrap Exchange, a 13-year-old nonprofit organization, seeks to lighten the load on landfills by encouraging people to reuse materials in creative ways. It's housed in a former tobacco warehouse, which is packed with old CDs, fabric, paper, ceramics and other items donated by businesses and residents. The organization supports itself by selling the recycled items at bargain prices, hosting creative workshops and parties, and conducting outreach projects at schools and festivals. The building's extremities are aging mannequin bottoms that were salvaged from a Durham store that went out of business years ago, said Ann Woodward. Folks at the Scrap Exchange have been looking for a new facade to replace the dangling legs, which are falling into disrepair, we're told. Anyone got some old arms hanging around? | ||
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