Tag: Recycled Consumer Goods - Page 6
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The Week in Animal News: Gorillas Run Away for Love, Amazon.com Sells Whale Meat and More
This week, two male gorillas escaped their zoo enclosure and used their freedom to look for potential mates. Whale meat can be bought on Amazon.com, an entire Indian village moves to make room for tigers, and more.
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The Week in Pictures: Classy Ways to Hang a Bike, CDs Turned into Incredible Animal Sculptures, and More
Why not make your bike an object'art in your home? We also have an artist that transforms old CDs, an oddly placed cabin in San Francisco, and more.
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Activist Group Praises McDonalds, Starbucks as Packaging Leaders
McDonalds is not usually singled out for praise by environmentalists, but on packaging it is doing more than many.
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Award-Winning Chair Is Made from Shredded Newspaper and Expired Flour
Two students won first prize at international design competition with this chair made from recycled newspapers, old flour and plastic bottle caps.
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From a Recycled Paper Vase to Toy Blocks: The Best Green Products at the New York Gift Fair
The winners were selected from 250 green wares featured in the "SustainAbility: Design for a Better World" exhibit.
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Hoarding as Art? Artist Exhibits 10,000 Items Collected By His Mom
You thought you were a hoarder? This Chinese artist, exhibiting in London, doesn't think you can top his mom.
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Books Recycled Into Decorative Tower in Washington Museum
Is this the future of printed books, to be turned into architectural fittings?
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Priority Box Project Spreads Peace One Box at a Time
Artist Franck de Las Mercedes has been sending these motivational boxes of ideas around the world since 2007.
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Whimsical Furniture Made From Recycled Cardboard
Inspired by both the beauty of the American West and the wares on sale in a tiny Parisian shop, Clôdie Francois turns discarded cardboard into colorful, playful pieces that look straight out of 'Alice in Wonderland.'
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Gum Painter Leaves a Chewing Gum Trail of Art
ABC gum sounds disgusting, but it can be quite pretty -- after Ben Wilson gets his hands on it.
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Bomb-Proof Recycling Bins Hit London's Streets
It's bomb-proof and it tells you the weather: what more could you want?
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Inspiring Woman & Her 27 Adopted Children Get Awesome Home Makeover with Recycled Materials
A local TV show gives home, car makeover and branding help to Brazilian 61-year-old Dona Eunice, who has 27 children, feeds around 60, and created a sewing cooperative.
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Ship Ahoy for a Retro-fitted Floating Barge (with Books)
It's an old Dutch barge from the '20's, jammed full with books.
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IDS12: Patty Johnson Works with Haitian Artisans to Create Vodunuvo
The Toronto designer has created an unprecedented collaboration, weaving together elements of craft production, community development and modern design.
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Stylish Carbon Filter Water Bottle by Black + Blum Taps Ancient Japanese Techniques
This organic and stylish-looking water bottle, based on an ancient Japanese filtering system, makes tap water taste great.
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The Week in Pictures: Fairytale Eco-Huts, Castle Made of Junk, and More
Conical huts made from natural materials make up a new eco-hotel in Ukraine. We also have a castle made from trash, amazing recycled plywood sculptures, a cape made of spider silk, and more.
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The Green Chair by Oscar-Nominated Design Studio Mariscal is Affordable and 100% Recyclable (Photos)
An affordable, long-lasting and attractive chair made from 100% recycled and recyclable plastic, designed in Barcelona by Estudio Mariscal. Need it far away? Then just buy the seat and get local legs!
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"Junk Castle" Is Made from $500 Worth of Trash
The Junk Castle was built in 1970 by a high school teacher, from sheet metal, washing machine parts and a 1952 Oldsmobile.
