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"An architectural salvage yard on steroids"
Bridgerton… Elton John’s kitchen… Naomi Campbell at the V&A... Join me at the UK’s largest and first-of-its-kind circular construction hub to find out…
 • Kate Burt
This much I know (about rubbish): Simon Terry, 'custodian' of Anglepoise
The great-grandson of the lamp-making company's founder on why recycling is the last thing anyone should do and why 'global warming' needs a rebrand
 • Kate Burt
Dump of the month #9
When is a skip not a skip? Featuring: discarded original doors, old insulation and plastic downpipes
 • Kate Burt
Can I pull off a bedroom makeover without buying new stuff or throwing out the old?
Join me - via a flytip, Europe's biggest circular construction hub and some much-needed expert sanity - on finding out!
 • Kate Burt

April 2026

From the archives: Dump of the month #3
Heartbreaking toys, rancid lunch and some pretty but useless PVC - an old favourite for new subscribers who may have missed it
 • Kate Burt
My low-waste bathroom makeover: from dirt-trapping blandness to colourful imperfection
A doorstep design chat with an obliging architect friend helped me to transform our littlest room without waste and with minimal outlay
 • Kate Burt
Art imitating rubbish
From discarded packaging as interpretive dance to disquieting wastelands depicted in oils, a raft of arresting art is expressing our anxiety about the…
 • Kate Burt
Have a rubbish Easter!
A mini missive today because: two small kids, school holidays, husband away, Easter egg pressure. INSTEAD, some favourite Notes
 • Kate Burt

March 2026

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