The ReCONNstruction Center , a nonprofit building materials reuse store in New Britain, is helping to save tens of thousands of pounds of building materials from landfills one piece at a time.

Instead of building materials ending up in landfills, they are offered for sale at The ReCONNstruction Center so they can be “repurposed.” The store sells cabinets, appliances, paint, doors, windows, lighting fixtures, bathroom sinks and vanities at reduced costs. Often times, the reused materials look brand new but are offered for a fraction of the price, according to Charles Paonessa, president of the Board of Directors.

“There is a big social component to this, a lot of our customers are lower income. I love it when we get a lady that comes in and says I want a new sink for my kid but can’t aff

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