The unique benefits of composting include a reduction of waste needlessly going into landfills and the production of a free stable, organic soil amendment.

Once their conventional usefulness is up, shipping containers can be transformed into spectacular, modern buildings like hotels, museums, homes and shops.

Where do things like old airplanes, tires and cell phones go to die? Some are recycled, and some just languish in junk graveyards for decades.

Traffic lights, egg cartons, cardboard and other junk materials are transformed into brilliant light fixtures in these recycled lamp designs.