Freestyle at its purest

On one level this is a blog about waste, waste that doesn't have to be.  On another level, it is a blog about people who recognize that disposable should not be the default.  This category includes people we don't know, lucky us.  Total strangers are connected to us through their objects because they took the time, the extra effort, to drop something off at the give-and-take section of "el centro de reciclaje" (quick, translation challenge!).  These strangers are shining stars in the constellation of recyclers.

Thank you mystery donors, for giving us light, literally.

I was free!

This recent find is a small table lamp with a paper shade (with one almost invisible rip near the bottom), likely from everyone's favorite Swedish furniture store. Bonus: functioning compact fluorescent bulb included.  This lamp is pure freestyle, no repair or restyle work needed, just a softly glowing prize for being at the right place at the right time.