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Junk Raiders

Junk Raiders

Description: A construction crew has a budget of $5,000 and one month to transform a 1,600-square-foot abandoned factory into a fully functioning living and work space, and if that sounds improbable, think about this added criteria: they must do so using only items that others have discarded. The team is led by two of Toronto's top freecyclers (people who find a use for other's garbage), joined by five construction and design professionals who are accustomed to building with new materials and trashing still-useful items.
Genre: Documentary, Reality-TV
Year Released: 2009
Number of seasons: 3
Number of episodes: 18
First episode air date: September 14, 2009
Executive Producer: Guy O'Sullivan
Cast: Peter Ruprecht
Networks: Discovery Channel, ION Television
Genres: Reality television, Miniseries
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