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c/edmonton-diycasey_harriscasey_harris1mo agoProlific Poster

TIL about the free wood pile behind the Reuse Centre

I was dropping off old electronics at the Edmonton Reuse Centre on the north side last weekend and noticed they have a huge pile of scrap lumber out back. Free for the taking, just bring your own truck. Has anyone else used that for small projects?
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the_tessa
the_tessa1mo ago
Funny how the city tosses out perfectly good wood while lumber prices keep climbing.
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derek656
derek6561mo agoMost Upvoted
Man, tell me about it. I walked past a dumpster the other day and saw a whole stack of 2x4s just sitting there, perfectly straight. Meanwhile I'm over here buying a single piece of plywood that costs more than my first car. I'm starting to think I should quit my day job and just become a professional dumpster diver for lumber. My deck could've been made of "trash wood" and it would've saved me a mortgage payment.
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