recyclingKit’n Barrel: Recycled Wine Barrel Cat Beds
Retired Napa Valley wine barrels recycled and re-purposed into wall-mounted cat beds are more fun than a barrel of…
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recyclingLash Resort: Wildlife Refuge Recycles Mascara Wands
Don't give old mascara wands the brush-off! Donate your worn-out cosmetic tools to The Appalachian Wildlife…
environmentSipping Point: CHEW Redefines The Reuseable Straw
The CHEW reuseable straw comes in a recycled plastic case designed to spin-dry the slim sipper, keeping it clean,…
environmentSole Purpose: Recycling Washed Up Flip-Flops Into Art
Ocean Sole is a Kenya-based conservation group that recycles discarded, washed-up plastic flip-flops into colorful…
recyclingBar None: Clean The World Recycles Hotel Soap
Clean The World collects bars of discarded soap from American hotels; recycling and redistributing the…
environmentHose & Britches: Hot Upcycled Firehose Fashions
Firehoses don't do the environment any favors when their working lives are through, so upcycling used firehoses…
artDon’t Soot: Recycling Smog Into Artist’s Ink
An innovative start-up using a device that filters air pollution from fossil fuel-powered engines is recycling the…
designGot Grass? Milk Crates Green Up Living Pavilion
Milk comes from grass – with a little help from our bovine friends – but Living Pavilion, built from used milk…
Art & DesignArchaeology of the Present: Pavilion Explores Our Wasteful Ways
Every other year, artists and architects from nations all over the world come together to celebrate contemporary…
animalsMonkeyshines: Spooky Animal X-Ray Lampshades
Call it “taxidermy light”: Los Angeles-based veterinary technician Spike Vain creates spooky and spellbinding…
artPennies Delightful: Change We Can Believe In
If you think modern art doesn't make sense, consider “The Caryatid”, artist Robert Wechsler's money-themed…
artBra Seers: Artist Opens Eyes With Bra Cup Art
Forget bootstraps, bra straps (and cups) are where it's at! Malaysian artist Louise Low Seok Loo fights cultural…
environmentI Want You… To Recycle Your Old Christmas Tree!
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hooked on recycling, and using old Christmas trees to attract fish to…
Home & GardenJunk House: 11 Bold Buildings Made of Reclaimed Materials
Everything (including the kitchen sink!) from Pepsi cans to sewer pipes has been reclaimed to form the basis of…
recyclingSmart Modular Shipping Container Homes Feel Bright & Spacious
From simple single-container models to stylish four-bedroom residences, the portable shipping container homes by…
artFordite: Recycled & Reworked Auto Paint Jewelry
Fordite (or Detroit Agate), multiple layers of baked automobile paint overspray once dumped as worthless slag, now…
recyclingEkocycle: 3D Printer Turns Soda Bottles into Fun Objects
Put a plastic soda bottle into the Ekocycle Cube and what comes out could be a new phone case, bird house,…
recyclingTread On Me: 7 Amazing Upcycled Playground Tanks
Old and busted: swords into plowshares. New hotness: military tanks into playground equipment! At playgrounds…
Home & GardenEnter Ingenuity: 13 Creative Door Recycling Projects
Worn or outdated doors can be transformed into all sorts of new items, from bus stop benches to garden arbors.…
environmentWipe Wash & Reuse: All About Butt-Beautiful Family Cloths
Dump the TP; save an old-growth tree! Using reusable “Family Cloths” instead of disposable toilet paper is the…
