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Getty Images Feb 02, 2021 Construction sites across the U.S. generate a huge volume of debris each year. And, while a large percentage of the waste gets recycled, 145 million tons of it ends up in landfills. Seeing opportunity in these “precious materials that can be reincarnated as beautiful new objects,” industrial designer Sasha Plotitsa launched Formr, a San Francisco-based startup that creates colorful, functional furniture and employees formerly incarcerated perso...