Trash-to-treasure Artist Gifts

"Don't just forage - upcycle!"

Armstrong, why do we have Fourth of July decorations up? That was last week. Exactly. A true patriot loves his country regardless of the date. A true patriot celebrates the founding of our corporatocracy every single day of the year, minion. Some of the decorations are smeared with coffee grounds and banana peels. A true patriot knows that one cafe's dumpster is another cafe's treasure.

Piles of trash discarded by ancient people are a rich source of artifacts for archaeologists. I unearthed garbage dumps that advanced our understanding of prehistoric societies. On the island of Crete I found ancient trash that increased our knowledge about the Minoan people. And I recently uncovered informative Celtic rubbish. Please stop saying studying ancient cultures by what they threw away is "junk science"!

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

"Sometimes, plastic in the ocean isn't bad... Ooh, that bottle cap will make a lovely bowl for Ed and Nicole!"

Buy Back the Junk We Bought at Your Garage Sale

Trash-talkin' artists

"Oh, do you like the candles? I made them myself our of old crayons!"

"Mmm....say, cookie! What's this garbage you're feeding us?"

'Pointless Passtimes: making dead trees out of recycled wood.'

"Armstrong, why do we have Fourth of July decorations up? It's months away." "Exactly." "A true patriot loves his country regardless of the date." "A true patriot celebrates the founding of our corporatocracy every single day of the year, minion." "Some of the decorations are smeared with coffee grounds and banana peels." "A true patriot knows that one cafe's dumpster is another cafe's treasure."

"One man's garbage is another man's best friend's treasure..."

Urban Compost Heap.

Magazine Lover's Weekly magazine

"How much energy did you use to create me? I wasn't awakened with nuclear power, was I?..."

Breaking down cardboard

'I'd love a career in waste management!'

Plogging Marathon

The Trash Rocket

Recycling container marked 'free stuff'.

"Don't be late - I'm making moldy meat and orange peels over coffee grinds with a side of egg shells."

Rubbish spoiling water falls

'And you can eat the containers.'

'Welcome to Lourdes'

Not bad. They gave us $10 a pound for the Tin Man.

End of the Rainbow.

Recycling station

Trash Time

F.Y.I., eating a 40-watt bulb does not make you "enlightened"!

"How romantic - celebrating our anniversary at the dumpster where we first met!"

'This is a total waste of time.'

'It's one of those evenings when I just open a can.'

Dumpster Diving

Kitchen Waste

'I don't mind them recycling, but the more they compost, the less food we get...'