Art & DesignBooze it Up! 13 Rad Recycled Bottle Crafts & Projects
Got a recycling bin full of glass bottles? Why waste them when you could have a new table lamp, candle holder,…
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Art & DesignArt & Design14 Smart Silo Conversions from High-Rises to Hidden Homes
Once, they held grain, missiles or even sewage. But these 14 silos were transformed into incredibly creative…
Geography & TravelGiant German Airship Hangar Transformed into Tropical Resort
Berliners depressed by the city’s notoriously cold and gray winters need to travel mere minutes in order to…
Art & DesignTurning Trash to Treasure: 16 Styrofoam Sculptures
Like a plague, it’s always there: present in virtually every package we receive, not to mention every landfill…
recyclingBooming Industry: GM Recycling Oil Booms in Chevy Volt Parts
It is anything but news that the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was a truly devastating event. And though the…
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…
artRecycling Renegade: Guns Melted for Tree-Planting Shovels
The efforts we make to recycle on a daily basis are rather abstract; we may know that some good comes of…
natureHobbiton Revisited: Hobbit Homes Are Now Sheep Shelters
The tiny earthen homes where Frodo, Bilbo, Sam and the other hobbits once kicked up their hairy heels and drank…
designWorld’s Trashiest Hotel: Rome Hotel Built of Beach Garbage
Rome is known as one of the most beautiful cities in the world, with unforgettable architecture and an atmosphere…
bizarreBizarre Biodegradables: 12 Gowns, Cars, Caskets & More
As waste piles up around the world, there’s a real need for products that won’t just sit in landfills…
environmentBackwards Vending: Machine Pays For Recyclables
Most of us are familiar with the concept of vending machines: after you put money in, the machine gives you…
natureExtreme Eco-Fashion: 10 Recycled Critter Collections
Human beings have relied on the innate warmth and coziness of animal skins for ages, and back in the day with…
natureEco-Graffiti: 10 Guerilla Garden-Inspired Artists That Respect…
From time to time, we all experience feelings that bubble up within our bodies, desperate to be unleashed on the…
natureOffally Delicious?!? 10 Frightfully Scavenger-Worthy Restaurant…
Happily noshing on three square meals a day is a ritual that — for the lucky majority — has evolved from a…
natureTrashed Planet: Our Global Pollution Hangover
Diffusing the stress that typically accompanies the work week is oftentimes as simple as escaping from the…
designThis Plastic World: Recycled Island Made of Old Bottles
Most of us have heard by now of the floating island of plastic trash in the Pacific Ocean, sometimes called the…
foodGoodbye, Plastic World: London Store Shuns Packaging
Plastic grocery bags have been on the radar for many years as a completely avoidable form of consumer waste. But…
Home & Garden10 Surprising Reclaimed & Recycled Building Materials
Sheet rock and brand new lumber from the hardware store seem awfully boring – and incredibly wasteful – when…
designWe Built This City on Garbage: The Rapid Re(f)use Solution
Until recently, Fresh Kills landfill received most of the waste generated in New York City: some 38,000 tons every…
recyclingFuturistic Eco-Kitchen Makes for Cleaner, Greener Meals
Overall, more household waste is created in the kitchen than any other room. Food preparation generates organic…
