“Gray to Green” takes the notion of the three R’s (reduce, reuse, recycle) to grand proportions by looking at Boston’s “Big Dig”, and the massive amount of waste created by the $15 billion public works project.

Paul Pedini, a civil engineer on the project, had the idea to build his own home from “Big Dig” construction refuse. The success of his experiment sparked plans to create an office complex in Massachusetts from the same recycled material. These innovative projects serve as prototypes to demonstrate the benefits of large-scale recycling and reuse.