Recycling Innovator Gifts

"The Sunday New York Times — Shredded edition"

Disued Lighting - Heating - Cooking.

"I can't believe we're wasting all this gift-wrapping paper."

Genetic modification creating plastic from plant cellulose.

Video Henge: made from melting and molding 3,000,000 obsolete VCR tapes.

A bridge builder using an organic blow torch.

Modern kite for wind energy.

Queen of Upcycling!

"Don't just forage - upcycle!"

Sea weed harvest.

"Can you believe Jim made all the furniture out of old rubbish?"

I'm organizing the house. Can I help? Do you have any storage bins for stuff we don't use very often? Hold on. I have just the thing! Thanks, mom.

'I'm dreaming of a green Christmas, with every recycled Christmas card I write...'

Solar Plant

'These spare Christmas decorations make perfect bird scarers.'

"We were looking for a non-hackable, energy efficient data center. Thanks for the file cabinet."

Recycling centre

Burt was a true artist and conservationist. He recycled his beer cans...Making an ornate garden wall and rockery.

Dr B orge tests his new cow-fart ozone depletion meter.

Green Trash

You will always find a spot to garden

Dustbin monster.

Fishing for Litter

"Scientists discovered a planet made entirely from our discarded plastic."

'Styrofoam.'

Tree with Drain Pipe

Actually, I prefer to think of my body as repurposed.

Bin Inspector

"In other news, oil and gas prices became irrelevant today when scientists announced that pretty much anything can run on caffeine."

'Muriel makes all her own clothes out of junk mail.'

"Central heat. Pretty posh."

'Yes, this is the most direct offsetting of carbon emissions I've seen.'

Magnet at scrapyard

'The manuscript is 'green' because it's typed entirely on the backs of rejection slips.'

Recycled garbage