Dumpster Dress-Up


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8 Artsy Trash Receptacles|
Dumpsters are not pretty. They are boxy, stained and dented. But why should they be? They are trash receptacles. They are where cellophane packaging and dirty diapers briefly hang out before taking a dirt nap. There are a few folks, however, who think otherwise. Maybe dumpsters can be pretty. Here are a few examples of people trying to make their alleys and their world a better place to live. More image credit links below the jump: Source: flickr |
Creativity With Dumpsters (GALLERY)
Eco and Art SkipsI'm pretty sure 'skips' are a British thing, so let me explain what happens if you hire a skip over here: You rent a trash dumpster and then, mysteriously, overnight it becomes filled with everyone else's…
Guerrilla Trashcan Makeovers (VIDEO)
The Five Black Bins ProjectThere’s no doubt that the hundreds of wheeled trash bins that dot every neighborhood are eyesores. After all, they’re meant to hold trash, not look good, right? Cow took the brutal bins in their collective…
$1M Piece of Garbage
Dumpster Divers Recover "Tres Personajes" Painting by Rufino TamayoNot into trash picking, you say? Elizabeth Gibson was walking in Manhattan's Upper West Side a few years ago, when she spotted a painting and retrieved it from someone’s trash, without knowing it was…
Dumpster Diving (VIDEO)
This Is The "Freegan" LifeA growing subculture in North America and Europe is voluntarily dropping out of consumerist society and living off of what others throw away. They call themselves “Freegans” and some of them are former…
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