I wanted to reorganize too; however, like you I couldn't afford those boards. I went to Hobby Lobby and bought sheets of cardboard, they're just a bit larger than a fat quarter and cut them. I can get 21 pieces for the smaller pieces of fabric from each board with only a tiny amount of waste. Your idea of recycling is much better, no matter how we do it we all feel a lot better about our stash when it's organized.