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Who said that the containers on the ship docking yards cannot be used for anything else? The Dpavilions Architects have come up with an idea that is innovative, refreshing and stylish. The Indonesian firm has found a remarkable use of these containers and they use them to build a house that is interesting indeed. They call it the “Contertainer” which is a fusion of container and entertainer. Attractive styling is what makes this design special and intriguing. This is one of the best use of such large containers. 

There has been seen a considerable wastage of wood after Christmas when the Christmas tree is no longer required. Designer Fabien Cappello however has come up with a unique and useful idea to use these trees and prevent the loss of a lot of wood in the form of their disposal. He has started a Christmas Tree Project that makes the use of abandoned Christmas trees and converts them into stools. The designer is an expert and has assessed that each Christmas tree can help build at least one good stool.

There has been found an excellent way for the use of tampons and this has been found in the form of the tampon pan flute. This is a flute design that has been made out of tampon ending tubes and consists of eight note pan pipe that covers the entire octave and help you play the all your favorite tunes. This is something that can easily be made at home and not only will you help in reducing wastage but also be able to hone your musical skills.

There is a really good way to recycle plastic and this has been proved by Sarah Thirwell. She is an expert at designing recycled pots and these vessels that have been derived out wasted timber and recycled plastic are beautiful to look at and also have immense utilitarian usage. She uses Yogurt pots and combines them with plywood or birch and them shapes them on a lathe. There are some pots that are made out of fridge lining and coffee cups from coffee vending machines.

If you are looking for excellent designs that have been made out of scrap metal, then all that you have to do is look for the work of Bob Campbell, or better known as Stig. Bob is known to be a metal sculptor, an industrial artist and a furniture designer. He specializes in using scrap metal to create art work that is unique, stylish and extremely durable. His specialty is industrial art furniture and his work is well known amongst recycled scrap art lovers.

Throwing away a fused light bulb only adds to pollution. However, if you can find a use for it, then you will certainly be able to do your bit in preventing a lot of environmental pollution. The large light bulb can be the home of the fish and with a little forethought, you can mix this electric device and water and find a stylish home for your fish. This is one of the best ways to keep these bulbs from getting wasted.

Amongst all the innovative and simple recycling ideas, the Seeded bookmarks stand out from anything that you might have ever seen before. These bookmarks can be made out of any art paper and their most interesting feature is that they can grow into plant once they are put into ground. So all that you need is to read your favorite book and at the end of it just bury the book mark and see the memory of the book grow into a plant.

Old CDs never die, they just get recycled. This is a new form of recycling motto that has been made real by the use of old CDs in creating new clocks. This is one of the simplest and the most inexpensive methods to create new clocks by spending some time only. You can have a chic clock design that does not show any digits but just the two arms of the clock. Just make sure that you keep the clock upright lest you get delayed for any important work.

All the coffee lovers know that there is plenty to throw away after grounding coffee. This coffee ground can turn into an exciting art form and you can introduce kids to create something that will be interesting as well as educative. The coffee ground “fossils” can be created with the leftover ground and the kids certainly would get excited at the creation of enigmatic designs which look like art and craft form unearthed from the past. This is an innovative method that is used to teach them of the gains of recycling.

There is a blog spot called Mommyblessings.com that has been designed to share motherhood by imparting methods to use waste material to be recycled and converted into substance of use. This is something very simple that the blog suggests where the recycling ideas are concerned. It points out at the use of materials that we do not even think of recycling. For example, making a bag out of unused clothes or using the remnants of vinyl blinds to make plant markers are just two of many ideas.

Recycled jewelry has not been a new art form yet there are not a lot of those who actually indulge themselves in this art form. Amongst those who do, the end result is not always the smart sophistication that one would expect out of jewelry. Yet there is the organization that not only promotes recycling but also ensures that the befitting ornaments made out of recycled materials are marketed properly and reach out to a huge number of people. Eco Artistic Products deal in such a collection of exquisite jewelry.

There are many uses of materials for recycling and the use of packing materials from ordinary day to day items to change them into something useful is the best way to prevent wastage of what is generally considered as waste material. Kristine Mckay believes that there is a use for all the packing items and has proved so in her piggy back designs from drink containers and attractive charging stations made out of old make up boxes so that they prevent wires from hanging.

The use of bottle caps in different art forms has been a hobby of a few people who have always considered them to be not a waste but as a raw material for building something constructive. There can be many usages of soda caps and pins and this has best been exhibited by the bottle cap table top by Craftser. These are two of many bottle designs that can be represented as forms of recycling objects. The Soda Tab and the Bottle Top Globe have also been designed using can openers and soda bottle caps. Interesting designs indeed.

This design is called the Kinetic Choo Choo is the vehicle that has been designed using a Honda 3813 Lawn Mower. This incredible vehicle uses bicycles and other cycles. It has a gear system that allows 60 turns of the pedal to one complete circle. There is the Chain V drive propeller along with fold out V drive propeller. There are foldout wheel pedals to move the vehicle in the reverse gear. This can travel in water as well as land.