Thanks to a bit of savvy resourcefulness, some of Hollywood’s trash is now a woman’s interior decor treasure.  As Los Angeles-based content creator Paige Thalia shared with The New York Post, she had been walking her dog just outside the Dolby Theatre where the Oscars are held as crews were setting up for the March 15 ceremony. Apparently, Thalia had just moved into a nearby apartment and needed a rug “that wasn’t crazy expensive” for her living room. Then, inspiration struck. Why not deck out her living room with the famous red carpet?  @hellopaigethalia I’ve never wanted to turn my resume into a paper airplane more tbh ♬ Fame (2016 Remaster) – David Bowie Apparently, when Thalia first moved to Los Angeles 10 years ago, she attended a post-Oscars event at the Dolby Theatre, where she was allowed to “take home a tiny piece.” So, the dream seemed at least somewhat attainable. @hellopaigethalia I set a little personal mission of getting this 3 days ago and it actually happened omg #oscars #redcarpet #hollywood ♬ Long Cool Woman – MOONLGHT Sure enough, when she asked security if she could hop into the dumpsters to procure some pieces, they let her. In her now-viral reel, Thalia is seen with multiple large rolls. @hellopaigethalia ♬ original sound – anacreatess Later in her apartment, we see her casually vacuuming a piece of fabric that so many celebrity feet had traipsed across just hours earlier. No big deal. @hellopaigethalia I would like to thank the Academy… for this free rug ♬ original sound – Paige Thalia Sadly, Thalia said that since going viral, the carpet had been moved behind a security gate, and security would not let anyone else take it. “I’m sorry I brought attention to it before all you guys could get some,” she said.  @hellopaigethalia Replying to @sufficientanybody sorry to announce this ♬ original sound – Paige Thalia After Thalia’s video began making the rounds, several viewers criticized the apparent wastefulness of treating the red carpet as single-use. “I’m sorry. You’re telling me the Oscars don’t have a storage unit or something in order to reuse it??? They buy/make the carpet for ONE NIGHT and then THROW IT AWAY????? I’m shocked!!!,” one viewer wrote.  Another said, “I was today years old when I learned how wasteful the Oscars are…cause WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY BUY NEW CARPET EVERY YEAR?! but I can’t use a plastic straw.. Cool.” Others hoped that Thalia’s story would inspire more sustainable measures in the future. “Maybe next year they will not just throw it away,” a commenter wrote. “Let’s hope they donate or recycle it for some other use. It is crazy wasteful thank you for the attention you process.” “That could make so many throw rugs for animal shelters!” someone on X added, while another wrote, “Could they not auction off sections of the carpet and donate portions of the proceeds to charity? Would make for better PR at least.” It would seem that Event Carpet Pros, the company that has manufactured the carpet for the Oscars for more than 20 years, as well as events on both coasts like the Golden Globes, the Primetime Emmy Awards, and the Grammy Awards, has, in fact, been recycling its carpets as of 2023. Perhaps Thalia was lucky enough to go dumpster diving in a recycling bin. After all, the video shows the dumpster belonged to recycling removal company King Environmental. Either way, we can probably all agree that, as one viewer wrote, walking through the streets with a random piece of the Oscars red carpet is “the most LA thing ever.” The post A woman found the Oscars red carpet in a dumpster and knew just what to do with it appeared first on Upworthy.