Grow Some Balls…Eco Ball Chairs That Is!

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Paula Mitchell Bentley .

Who wouldn’t like a chair called “Let’s Grow Some Balls”? This cool design is by Doreen Westphal of Krejci. I love it’s two fold environmental aspects of being made from recycled plastic and housing plants. Another green aspect to the chair is that you don’t have to get rid of it when you tire of it’s style and design. Instead, you can just replant and give the chair an entirely different feel.

The Fine Art PET Bottle Redesign by Recycline

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Doug Gunzelmann .

The ability to look at the mundane plastic beverage bottle and see something more is a true skill. Ryter Design is a Swiss operation that has produced some truly unique PET bottle objects, most of which anybody can make themselves.

Twist & Spout Brings New Uses to Plastic Bottles?

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Doug Gunzelmann .

The Twist and Spout was created by a Swiss designer, Nicolas Le Moigne, and was featured at the Housewares Fair in Milan, Italy. It’s implications could mean an extended life for plastic bottles of any size with the standard screw top, but is it worth its production?

Plastic Bottle Facts Make You Think Before You Drink

Posted on August 23, 2008 by Doug Gunzelmann .

Hopefully if you’re at this site and reading this you are well aware of the alternatives to using disposable bottles and recycle the ones you do. The advent of bottled water sent our already wasteful consumer culture into pollution overdrive and it’s a tremendous task to put the brakes on the momentum of this waste. [...]

Durat Recycled and Recyclable Plastics

Posted on August 16, 2008 by Doug Gunzelmann .

Durat makes a dynamic and multiuse plastic from recycled plastic that can itself be recycled. Going into the future designers, engineers, and manufacturers need to look further down the line when producing a good. Durat has shown that product end life planning is possible and productive. The lifecycle of a product should be highly considered [...]

Preserve Dinnerware by Recycline

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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Made from recycled plastic Stonyfield Farm Yogurt cups, the Preserve line of plastic dinnerware is durable, reusable and sustainable.  These are not cheap plastic Solo cups, we are talking full fledged dinnerware.  Dishwasher safe and not tested on animals, you can feel good about what you are eating off of when you [...]