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Man Builds Own Home for £15K - From McDonald's Wrappers and Plastic Bottles
Mirror ^ | 8 JUN 2017 | Mark Connor

Posted on 06/09/2017 3:01:31 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Bin designer Angus Carnie, 35, used his contacts in waste management to collect tonnes of rubbish and turn them into building materials

A designer has created his own house for just £15,000 - out of recycled McDonalds food wrappers and plastic bottles.

Bin designer Angus Carnie, 35, used his contacts in waste management to collect tonnes of rubbish and turn them into building materials.

For £15,000 he managed to build a two-bedroom detached house in just seven months.

The house features faux wooden logs made from compressed plastic and breeze blocks made from discarded hospital bedding.

The property is also solar and wind-powered, and his water supply comes from 90-litre tub on his roof which is filtered as it goes through to his taps.

Angus Carnie has built his own home out of recycled fast food wrappers (Photo: SWNS.com)

The self-confessed dumpster diver's home near Dundee is so eco-friendly it is exempt from council tax, saving him ever more cash.

Thrifty Angus came up with the idea when a brain tumour - which turned out to be benign - put him out of work.

He said: "I looked at all of my costs and housing was the easily the biggest.

"I started to wonder how I could use my waste knowledge and put it to good use.

"People said I'd never manage it and people thought I was bonkers, but I said: 'I'll manage - I'm Scottish'.

"The house is totally sustainable. I create my own electricity. When I'm watching TV at night I use little pedals to generate electricity.

"I then bank it all into four batteries and that keeps me going."

Angus decided to change the way he was living when he collapsed and woke to find doctors telling him that he had a brain seizure.

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To: Balding_Eagle

i have spread no false stories, sorry buddy
you can verify their chemicals anytime you want online, there must be a hundred articles

then you can decide for yourself. i am out of it.
i do not patronize the place and i do not wish to discuss it this extensively, either. if your body likes the chemicals or if your body does not care about the chemicals, or if you dont believe in chemicals...all are fine with me. Enjoy your burgers! oh yes, the fries....the fries..

http://www.naturalnews.com/048982_McDonalds_toxic_ingredients_French_fries.html

best, fhc


41 posted on 06/09/2017 6:11:13 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicans are not born, they're excreted." -- Marcus Tillius Cicero)
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To: Flaming Conservative

the fries have many articles about them...

i am not sure this is the very best article but it will get you started and you can do a quick websearch for many more articles if you wish

http://www.naturalnews.com/048982_McDonalds_toxic_ingredients_French_fries.html


42 posted on 06/09/2017 6:12:05 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicans are not born, they're excreted." -- Marcus Tillius Cicero)
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To: faithhopecharity

Wonder if things will ever turn around, and they’ll realize that the lard they used to use, was healthier than whatever the oil is they end up with, after all that processing, etc. Forty years ago, I got a recipe for big Mac sauce. IIRC, it was mayonnaise type dressing, ketchup, and relish. Tasted pretty good.


43 posted on 06/09/2017 6:13:57 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative
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To: faithhopecharity

Eeewww. Thanks for the info. Disgusting what they do in the name of uniformity, isn’t it?


44 posted on 06/09/2017 6:18:51 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative
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To: Flaming Conservative

Some m ,d products have tasted pretty good to me, too. I just can’t eat them anymore (barf attacks) so found five guys and a couple other outfits’ I can eat and enjoy -—— taste was always a mcD strong point (some of their chemicals were for taste as I recall )


45 posted on 06/09/2017 6:23:49 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicans are not born, they're excreted." -- Marcus Tillius Cicero)
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To: faithhopecharity

A juicy, 100% pure beef patty with absolutely no fillers, additives or preservatives, seasoned with a pinch of salt and pepper, and topped with a tangy pickle, chopped onions, ketchup and mustard.
https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/product/hamburger.html#
YES! I do believe it.

Yes, I did once work as a contractor for Mc D’s, Oakbrook, IL.
A hard working, nice and mostly happy lot.
Good people.


46 posted on 06/09/2017 6:27:04 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (GO TRUMP!)
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