Recycle/Reuse/Repurpose/Repair


How to Make Seed Paper for Valentine Cards

Source: schoolrecycling.net Published: February 7, 2013 When is a recycled product better than the original? When it’s paper that turns into flowers. Here is a good way to recycle used paper and make a beautiful greeting card for someone special. Make your own artsy...

Oxgut Products Are Made from Genuine Retired Fire Hose

Source: sfgate.com Published: February 5, 2014 Photo: Sean Dagen, Dagenphoto.com Oxgut Hose Co. of Emeryville creates mats, furniture and accessories out of decommissioned fire hose, which is resilient, indestructible and colorful. Exclusive Designs with a heroic...

Recycled Flipflops Turned into Playful Animal Toys

Source: treehugger.com Published: February 4, 2014 © Ocean Sole Bonnie Alter Abandoned flipflops are an environmental disaster. Thousands upon thousands of them are washed up onto the beaches and coast of Kenya. They destroy the natural beauty of the beaches, clog...

Smart Go Bins Make It Easy to Donate Textiles

Source: treehugger.com Published: January 22, 2014 © Goodwill of San Francisco Megan Treacy mtreacy Goodwill of San Francisco wants to make donating textiles as convenient as possible and they’re debuting a new high-tech solution to get more people donating their used...

20,000 Discarded Cups to Be Zip-Tied into Serpentine Pavilion

Source: treehugger.com Published: January 9, 2014 Margaret Badore mbadore © CDR Studio Used cups are the material of choice for this summer’s City of Dreams pavilion at the Figment art festival in New York City. The design by CDR Studio is called “Governor’s Cup,” and...

Repair Café Toronto Aims for Less Disposable Society

Source: insidetoronto.com Published: January 8, 2014 Group of volunteers planning a ‘fix it’ gathering Jan. 11 Volunteer fixer Daniel Medeiros, foreground, and Susan Sussman check a vaccum cleaner during a recent Repair Café Toronto event. – Photo/COURTESY While...

Introducing The New Excess Access

Source: matteroftrust.org Published: October 10, 2013 ExcessAccess.org has been completely transformed. In order to provide widespread “access” to man-made and natural “excess” the site has become bionic.  It’s faster, more convenient, full of great new features and...

Mini Greenhouses

Source: megacrafty.com Published: February 20, 2013 I originally made this greenhouse last year. But thought I’d repost it because spring is right around the corner and this little greenhouse would make the perfect place to start seeds or showcase some spring...

Interior of Nike’s Newest Store Made Entirely from Recycled Trash

Source: earthtechling.com Published: August 29, 2013 Nike’s motto is “Just Do It” and they seem to have taken it to heart with a new concept store recently completed in Shanghai, China. With a name like X158 Hyper Nature, I expected something pretty extreme, and Nike...