environmentHose & Britches: Hot Upcycled Firehose Fashions
Firehoses don't do the environment any favors when their working lives are through, so upcycling used firehoses…
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greenBrick-Shaped Beer Bottles Save Space, Become Building Blocks
There’s a reason beer bottles are shaped like they are – they fit perfectly into the palms of our hands and…
artButting In: Portrait Made of Over 20K Used Cigarette Butts
Cigarette butts litter the streets of most cities and towns, creating an environmental burden that could easily be…
Art & DesignSleeping in Trash, Trains & Drains: 14 Recycled Hotels
When you’re in search of a romantic honeymoon spot or comfortable lodging after a long day of travel, sewage…
Home & Garden10 Surprising Reclaimed & Recycled Building Materials
Sheet rock and brand new lumber from the hardware store seem awfully boring – and incredibly wasteful – when…
designThe Impermanence of Memory: Recycling Storage Into Art
The sad truth about our electronics consumption is that we often end up throwing away obsolete technology. How…
designPlastic, Fantastic: Hand-Built Ecological Bottle House
When we think about the matra Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, the “reuse” part is often overlooked. But an…
designCorrugated Art: Incredible Upcycled Cardboard Sculptures
Environmental art can take many forms. One of the most striking is when an artist takes a mass-produced material…
artSuck It! 8 Brilliant Examples of Plastic Drinking Straw Art
Plastic drinking straws are one of the hallmarks of our disposable society. The little tubes are manufactured to…
designMessage in a Bottle: A Village Made of Recycled Bottles
You can always count on your grandma to make wonderful crafty things, but Grandma Prisbrey’s Bottle Village in…
designUpcycled Art: Paper Bags Return to Their (Tree) Roots
Paper bags are everywhere, and most of the time they end up either in the landfill or littering the landscape. But…
recyclingDesign Gets Tired: 6 Stylish Ways to Recycle Rubber
(Image via: maxblack) Tire recycling is on a roll. Only a few decades ago, the world had little or no idea what to…
