Zero Waste Life — Season 1, Episode 5: Lumber Rescue

Episode synopsis

Azuno Tadafumi runs a rather unconventional retail space. It doesn't just carry used tools or furniture, but also salvaged lumber. Many Japanese country houses go vacant. These derelict homes are regularly torn down. When he hears about a demolition, he goes there to see if there is any wood that can still be used. He calls what he does, "rescue," aiming to keep useful wood from being thrown away. He believes that wood can take on the emotions of the people who occupy the spaces it's used in.

About Zero Waste Life

Meet people around Japan who strive for a life without waste under the traditional philosophy of "MOTTAINAI," which values cherishing the things we have.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Kintsugi: Giving New Life to Broken Vessels
• E2Asakusa Washi: Omikuji Recycling
• E3The Toy Doctor
• E4Discarded Umbrellas Reborn
• E6From Rubbish to Rainbow
• E7Zako: Trash Fish Is Treasure
• E8Waste Wood Sonata
• E9Floral Incarnation
• E10Green Mountain Grandma
• E11A School Bag Forever
• E12Scrap Can Shine
• E13Glass for Life