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- ChicWatts upcycles pipes and wine bottles into edgy, industrial lighting Thu, 30 Jun 16, 8:01amEvery year countless wine and alcohol bottles end up in landfills along with tons of premium hardwood. Seattle-based ChicWatts reclaims and upcycles these materials into unique, artistic lighting solutions designed to brighten...
- WikiPearls Deliver Your Favorite Foods in Bite Sized Edible Packaging Fri, 13 Jun 14, 12:32amThe protective coating of each WikiPearl was inspired by nature’s natural packaging- think the tough skin of grapes, coconut shells, or banana peels...
- The Trash Closet Made With Recycled Materials Draws Attention to Worldwide Furniture Waste Fri, 28 Mar 14, 6:00amThe Trash Closet by Dutch designers Marijke and Sander Lucas is a monumental cabinet that utilizes furniture that would normally end-up in a landfill. By incorporating leftover furniture to produce an outstandingly functional...
- Sweden Plans to Import 800,000 Tons of Garbage Each Year Sat, 27 Oct 12, 4:55amGarbage photo from Shutterstock We’ve heard of importing goods and raw materials, but importing trash? That’s exactly what Sweden intends to do in order to compensate for its trash shortfall...
- Lin Yu-Ta Designs Energy-Generating Towers of Trash to Power the Cities of Tomorrow Tue, 6 Mar 12, 8:01amIn Monument to Civilization, Lin Yu-Ta proposes a dark, staggering architectural solution to the massive problem of urban waste. With space for toxin-emitting landfill in decline, Lin suggests that we might instead construct...
- Oyster Mushrooms Can Break Down Disposable Diapers in Just 4 Months Sat, 28 May 11, 4:20amDirty diapers have long been the bane of moms and dads, but they’re also a horrible burden on the environment. Did you know that not a single disposable diaper ever made has decomposed yet, and it actually takes about...