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Man builds house out of recycled materials

IT’S made from a lot of old rubbish — but this des res is far from a dump.

A Carnoustie man has built a fully functioning home out of recycled waste.

Angus Carnie built his traditionallooking cabin by salvaging and reusing discarded materials.

And the whole project cost him £40,000.

Relying on his 20 years of experience working in the recycling industry, the commercial bin designer erected his new home in the space of six months on a piece of land between Monifieth and Carnoustie.

It’s also run using renewable energy sources, including wind and solar power.

The 55-year-old said: “I wanted to use all my experience and also develop new innovative ideas.

“My main aim was wherever possible to use materials which had come to the end of their useful lives and recreate something totally different, particularly if these items are currently going to landfill or expensive disposal.

“I wanted the house to be very normal from an everyday point of view.”

That was no easy feat and Angus relied on his years of experience working in the recycling industry in order to create the basic resources needed to build the house.

The father-of-two’s ingenuity knew no bounds as he found new uses for a number of objects which many people would have simply thrown away.

For instance, to get the paint for the cabin, he created a special mixture containing waste toner powder from printing cartridges.

He also described making the insulation for his cabin as like making a toastie.

By taking a number of different types of plastics, then melting and