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Nov 13, 2009 6:21 pm US/Mountain

Reduce Waste In Home Renovation With Green Cycling

Reporting
Molly Hughes
DENVER (CBS4) ― If you are thinking of remodeling or renovating your home, there is a new way for you to keep your impact on the landfill at a minimum, and even make some cash.

A local businesswoman is beating the recession by playing matchmaker between people buying and selling fixtures and furnishings during remodeling jobs.

Kelly Mills has been involved in real estate for years. She saw a need, and started green cycling homes. "I hated to see all the things get thrown into the landfill," said Mills.

This is how it works: Mills goes into a home that's being remodeled, but before the demolition process. She salvages anything that may be useful to someone else who is remodeling.

"Basically I'm just a broker, brokering the deal of getting all these things recycled," said Mills. "In the kitchen, we'll be salvaging all the cabinets, countertops, all the appliances except for the subzero, the windows, the window treatments."

Mills measures and catalogs the inventory, then resells them on Web sites like craigslist and eBay.

Some homes have more to offer than others. Inside a 1947 Cape Cod home in the Belcaro neighborhood, there is a lot to work with. The homeowner will make money on what is sold, and the buyer can save big bucks, too.

"They get an amazing deal. You can get, let's say, a $50,000 kitchen for let's say $12,000," said Mills.

But deal-seekers must be willing to do the work. "I don't actually remove the kitchen cabinets and that kind of thing myself. Whoever purchases it does that," said Mills.

Homeowners who remove the fixtures and cabinets have been known to save up to 50 percent on demolition costs. Green cycling homes is especially useful for people looking for fixtures from a certain time period.

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