Money for Nothing

In Somerset, Sarah Moore patrols the forecourt of Keynsham recycling centre on the lookout for three items to spare from a life in landfill.

Jacqui Joseph saves a pile of drawers, an antique chair and a drop-leaf table from the skips at Beaconsfield recycling centre, but will her efforts produce a profit?

Sarah Moore and her fellow upcyclers are in Surrey, using their skills to repurpose a wooden cabinet in disrepair, four chairs in a mix of styles and a metal trunk full of vintage tools.

JJ Chalmers is at Wallyford recycling centre on Scotland's east coast hoping to uncover three lucrative items amongst the skip-bound trash. He enlists signwriter Joel Poole to work on a mid-century cabinet, upcycler Sarah Peterson to revamp a wicker trunk while JJ tackles two timber doors.

Sarah Moore rescues three balloon-back chairs, a discarded safe and an old collapsing card table from the skips in Beaconsfield. Will she and the team cash in on her finds?

Sarah Moore and her team of experts save an unwanted garden table, a broken white desk and some weeping willow cuttings from the skips at Beaconsfield recycling centre.

JJ Chalmers rescues a white dinner service, bookcase and a collectable rocking horse from the skips at Wallyford recycling centre. Can he and his team of experts make money from his finds?

Jacqui Joseph scoops up three unwanted items at High Wycombe recycling centre, just begging to be repurposed – a country-style kitchen table, a collectable rocking chair and an old garden parasol.

In Somerset, professional upcycler Sarah Moore explores Keynsham recycling centre with the goal of unearthing three skip-bound items with the potential for a new lease of life. Rescuing a well-worn leather recliner, a vintage formica table and a pile of woolly blankets, Sarah enlists the help of upholsterer Ollie Clueit and carpenter Martin Hough. But can she return any profit to the original owners of the items?

Jacqui Joseph is at Altrincham recycling centre in Greater Manchester hoping to swoop in on quality items before they're lost forever in landfill. With the help of upcycler Sarah Peterson and designer Daniel Heath, Jacqui hopes to revamp some oak dining chairs, a reproduction table and an acrylic kitchen set, but will she succeed in producing profits from all three? 

Sarah Moore is at Witley recycling centre in Surrey, hoping to uncover three lucrative items amongst the trash-filled boots bound for the skips. She enlists the help of designer Ayo Daramola-Martin to find an innovative new use for a 200-year-old stained-glass window, while upholsterer Simion Hawtin-Smith hopes to rejuvenate some tired rattan furniture. For her own project, Sarah sets herself the challenge of turning some handmade wooden boxes into cold, hard cash.