Spending on home remodeling projects is expected to rise almost 5 percent this year, and that would be the first annual spending increase since 2006, according to data recently released by Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies.

But since the last uptick in remodeling, it’s not just styles that have changed. It’s eco-awareness. In an era of reduce, reuse, recycle, “green” homeowners are looking for ways to discard what they don’t want without it taking up space in a landfill. And with some research, they’re finding alternatives.

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