salvage

salvage (http://definr.com/salvage)

     n 1: property or goods saved from damage or destruction
     2: the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of
        damage or destruction
     3: the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a
        shipwreck or a fire
     v 1: save from ruin or destruction [syn: salve, relieve, save]
     2: collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the
        garbage cans for food" [syn: scavenge]