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Kirk McKinney was riding bikes near his Massachusetts home about six years ago when he came across a goldmine: A dump filled with plenty of junk, sure, but also speakers and electronics.”Someone had thrown away this perfectly good pair of speakers,” he told Business Insider. “I asked the guy at…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Danny Leung, an interior designer and the founder of Detoorp, based in London, United Kingdom. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I work full time as an interior designer for a UK architecture practice, and I’ve been in the…