Civil engineer, Paul Pedini built his home from salvaged Big Dig scraps.

He spent a decade working on the the Big Dig and found it illogical that his company was being paid to junk high quality materials. So built a home out of them. Some people are resentful that he got the materials for free, but it saved money and he paid to haul it away. He is now pushing for more construction recycling.

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