Would you think we were full of crap if we told you the fiber in elephant poop is used to make paper? Poo Poo Paper does the environment a solid by not just cleaning up the world’s excess poo, but using it as a natural resource to produce paper products that we promise are 100% continue reading…
Honor your lost loves ones by respecting the earth they are returning to. Ecopod coffins are constructed out of handmade naturally hardened recycled paper that’s suitable for cremation or burial. Some shady funeral homes prey on grieving family members by convincing them to buy expensive coffins that stay preserved longer, use up excess steel and continue reading…
If you’re lucky to remember your wallet let alone your canvas shopping bags, you can at least remember to switch from plastic to paper… and hopefully to actually remember to recycle your paper bags. The recycling frame lets you turn a paper bag into a non-plastic recycling bin. Even the frame itself is recycled and continue reading…
If anyone knows how to show off their individuality it’s the Green Family. In their kitchen a dish brush isn’t just a dish brush, and a cheese grater isn’t just a cheese grater—each Green Family Earth-Friendly Kitchen Tool has its own funky personality and a specific use. What do all of these unique characters have continue reading…
In a country where the most important religious holidays become shopping opportunities it’s refreshing to see artists like Virginia Fleck turn the tables. She creates giant mandalas, spiritual symbols seen in Buddism and Hinduism, from recycled plastic bags taking something commercial and turning into a symbol of faith (instead of the other way around for continue reading…
What could possibly be sturdy enough to create an adult sized seesaw? A bike frame ought to do it. But not just any bike frame.—a bike frame from the world’s oldest bicycle part manufacturer Brooks England was used to create the Seebikesaw. They commissioned Ben Wilson to design an adult sized seesaw that uses their continue reading…
Sure your GPS will get you anywhere you need to go in Manhattan but it ain’t got nothing on Michael Albert’s amazing map. This epic collage took over 75 hours to create and accurately depicts all of the streets in Manhattan. But instead of lines and labels Albert uses candy wrappers, cereal boxes and magazines continue reading…
Commenting on the disposable culture of our society, this designer created a chair out of 10,000 drinking straws. Though it’s colorful and attractive, it’s decidedly uncomfortable. While recycled and repurposed products are wonderfully unique and great for the environment, we’re pretty sure these weren’t used drinking straws found in the McDonalds parking lot. Way to continue reading…
There have been several seat belt bags, seat belt wallets, even seat belt - belts. We’re not sure what it is about seat belts that makes people want to use them to create other products, but we do know that this version looks pretty damn good. 959′s Seat Belt Bag Collection uses recycled seat belts and continue reading…
When you hear that something is made out of ring pulls from aluminum cans, the word tasteless comes to mind. The Puff Compact Wristlet by Escama Studios is anything but. Made of just that, it is really quite good looking. Fitted with a zip closure and a detachable wrist strap, this is recycled/green product at continue reading…