Whether you are digging through a dumpster or joyously rummaging through a junkyard, you are bound to find a slew of secondhand treasures just waiting to be rescued. You are also a crazy person who swims in filth... but who am I to judge?
From dumpster diva fashion to Tales form the Crypt chairs, check out all the amazing dumpster and junkyard finds. You don't even have to wear gloves!
Implications - From junkyard eco art to dumpster diving studies, these dumpster and junkyard finds truly promote an eco-conscious education. Consumers are worried about negatively affecting the environment, thus by incorporating recycling ideas into their lifestyles, such as making sculptures, the consumers feel that they are now able to minimize their environmental impact while creating a cool design.
16 Dumpster and Junkyard Finds
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Personal Dumpsters
The Bagster
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Dumpster Fashion
NYC Fashion Trend From the Garbage Dump
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Trash Photos
'DeletedImages' Junkyard of Art
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Undulating Plywood Eco Art
Henrique Oliveira's Materials Come From Sao Paulo Dumpsters
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Junkyard Animal Sculptures
‘Yardbirds' Are Scrappy Eco-Critters Created from Recyclabl
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Junkyard Eco Art
Hubcap Sculptures
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Junk Yard Aliens
The Mutoid Waste Co
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$1M Piece of Garbage
Dumpster Divers Recover "Tres Personajes" Painting by Rufino Tamayo
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Creativity With Dumpsters
Eco and Art Skips
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Dumpster Diving
This Is The "Freegan" Life
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Dumpster Diva Fashion
'Victim Fashion' Combines Tatters and Lace for Fall 09
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Fire-Breathing Robots
Junkyard Dog with Indigestion Roams the Streets of London
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Dumpster Dress-Up
8 Artsy Trash Receptacles
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Dumpster Diving Studies
Blu Dot's 'Real Good Experiment' Tracks Chairs All Over NYC
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Tales from the Crypt Chairs
Hongtao Zhou Brings Dumpster Chair Back to Life
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Junkyard Cinema
Outdoor Entertainment Experience in a Junkyard
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Recycled Plastic Tiny Homes
Gary Bencheghib's Home in Bali is Made with 35,000 Plastic Bags
Multi-Material Home Composters
The Conceptual 'Toggle' Compost Bin Accepts Food Waste and Paper
Deadstock Denim Clogs
Levi’s x Crocs Upcycles Fabric Into One-of-a-Kind Footwear Designs
Woman-Owned Eco Totes
Digital Avenue is a Woman-Founded Spunky Tote Bag Brand Based in Toronto
Chic Utilitarian Trash Cans
Carden 'The Twin' Trash Can Has a Dual-Bucket Design
Upcycled Plastic Bag-Made Chairs
Sungai Watch Creates the Ombak Chair from Plastic Bags
Transparent Waste-Filled Chairs
The 'No Waste Chair' by Kees Dekkers Puts Garbage in the Spotlight
Designer Upcycled Bags
Comme Des Garçons Released Its Collaboration with FREITAG
Deadstock-Derived Footwear Collections
These 'Dr. Martens' Shoes Are Made From Surplus Materials
Mid-Century Modern Furnishings
Todd Hewitt Adds Four Designs to the Last Ditch Series
Plastic Waste Ice Creams
Eleonora Ortolani Proposes a Different Way to Recycle Plastic Waste
Recycled Clothing-Crafted Furniture
Hemingway Design Transforms London's Traid Store
Indoor Organic Waste Gardens
The Conceptual BOSCH Eco-Hub by Batuhan Duran is Sustainable
Crystal-Adorned Crushed Cans
Sam Keller Glamorizes Food Products and Packaging
Recycled Denim Collections
Fanfare Label's New Denim Collection Features Recycled & Organic Coton
Denim-Wrapped Home Vacuums
Bless Grows its Jeansified Object Collection with a Vacuum
Furniture Waste-Made Toys
ÉCAL Students Redefine What a Sustainable Toy Is
Humorous Quick Cleanup Workstations
The 'Flip' Desk Concept Allows for Quick Tidying Up
High-Fashion Workwear Collections
Gucci and Dickies Deliver "Ultra-Ornate Luxury Workwear"
Sculptural Recycled Plastic Chairs
The 'Super' Chair is Artistic Yet Inherently Comfortable
Upcycled Beauty Retail Interiors
Nina+Co Uses Salvaged Materials and Biotextiles for This Project
Eco Storytelling Workwear Campaigns
Patagonia's We Can Get There From Here Tells is Inspiring
Apocalypse Post Pandemic Art
The Apocalypse Inspired a New Collection of Paintings by Mishfit
Playful Toy-Like Furniture
The 'Frunchroom' Furniture Collection by Adi Goodrich is Delightful
Consumption-Inspired Fashion Capsules
LOUTRE snd Dover Street Market Work on a New Capsule
Ocean Waste-Made Office Chairs
Okamura Designs the Sphere Office Chair from Fishing Nets
Multi-Position Side Tables
The 'Drop' Side Table by Deniz Aktay is Made of Recycled Materials
Repurposed Vintage Apple Computers
Aquariums, lamps, and clocks made out of Apple iMac Computers
Scrap Material Footwear
Merrell Created a Scrap Shoe Collection for Zero Waste Week
Waste-Incorporated Chair Designs
These Knoll Chairs Have Been Customized by Noel Mercado
Upcycled Crushed Velvet Sneakers
Converse Made Its New Design from Discarded Clothes
Hand-Blown Skincare Vessels
Scorpion & Toad Makes Skillfully Handcrafted Skincare Storage
Denim-Adorned Furniture Lines
Harry Nuriev Exhibits Denim Furniture, Inspired by the American Drea
Ocean Waste-Made Textiles
Duvaltex Recently Debuted the Ocean Waste CLEAN IMPACT TEXTILES
Fantastical Hyper-Utility Fashion Liness
Outlier's Fall 2024 is Titled IDEAS 7 - Dirty Dirty Jobs
Film-Themed Cookbooks
A24's Scrounging Cookbook Takes Cues from Unusual Movie Meals
Upcycled Book-Made Marbled Furniture
Willem Zwiers Designs the Tranformed Remnants Series
Stone-Like Styrofoam Stools
The Kinold Styrofoam Stools by Jiwon Jung are Inherently Lightweight
Cardboard Box Furniture
The 'Karton' Furniture Collection by Illya Goldman Gubin is Sturdy
Chic Recycled Waste Chairs
The 'XOX' Chair by Xingcheng Zhu is Made with Plastic Bottles and More
Resurrected Used Smartphones
Think Tank Team Makes Artifacts with Project Afterlife
Recycled Aluminum Furniture Pieces
The JOY Stool One Works as a Chair, Side Table and More
Zero-Waste Denim Jumpsuits
The Soorty x Decode TwoTa Jumpsuit Pattern is Open-Source
Innovative Ceramic Tableware
Claire Ellis Pushes the Boundaries of Tableware Design
Repurposed Denim Furniture
Levi's Icons Re/Outfitted Refreshes Iconic Designs with Discarded Denim
Upcycled Dried Fruit Snacks
The Ugly Company Boats Healthy Recipes That Curb Food Waste, as Well
Ocean Waste Surfboards
The Floater Surfboard is Made Out of Recycled Materials & Raw Sewage
Whimsical Garbage Bags
Staff Expands Its Collection with Playful Garbage Bags
Mother Goddess Folding Chairs
The Venus Folding Chair Has a Subtle Venus of Willendorf Silhouette
Soft Sustainable Coolers
Out of the Woods Makes Reusable Bags Made from Supernatural Paper
Recycled Wallet Collections
FREITAG Boasts a New and Colorful Collection of Wallets
Sexuality-Exploring Artful Exhibitions
Faye Toogood Explores Sensuality with the Rude Arts Club
Clothing Buy-Back Programs
Eileen Fisher Revolutionizes Clothing Recycling with Renew Program
Oozing Cake-Like Furniture Designs
The 'Roll Furniture' Makes Use of Discarded Materials
Plogging-Friendly Sports Bands
Fountain Studio Develops a Device to Enhance Eco Running Adventures
Upcycled Circular Design Products
Cyrc Designs Expansive Products with Sustainable Themes
50s-Inspired Renovated Basements
Gundry & Ducker Add a Colorful New Extension to Home in Hackney
Upcycled Laundry Hampers
Fashion Takes Action Concluded Canada's First Textile Recycling Pilot
Doll-Themed Secondhand Shops
ThredUp's Barbiecore Dream Shop Shares a Selection of Thrifted Goods
Foundational Free-From Skincare
Skincare Junkie Helps Consumers Avoid Unproven Beauty Products
Sustainable Beachwear Collections
Parley for the Oceans and Dior Launch New Beachwear Collection
Innovative Waste-Reducing Chairs
Annabella Hevesi's Peach Easy Chair Boasts Innovative Joints
Renewable Circular Trash Cans
Mill Offers a New Way of Circular Food with a Shrunken Technology
Intricate Food Waste Teahouses
Mitsubishi Jisho Design Uses Food Waste Materials for Its Pavilion
Sustainable Artful Local Furniture
PROWL Joins Model No. On the Endless Loop: Waste to Wanted
Stylish Furniture Rental Programs
Valiant Introduces a New Sustainable Furniture Rental Collection
Soil Alternative-Leather Clothing Capsules
Yuhan Bai Releases the Soil Project Collection
eWaste-Made Furniture Designs
Lenovo Asset Recovery Services Collaborated with Aectual
Pool Noodle-Inspired Furniture
Lieyah Dagan Designs the Loop Furniture for Indoor and Outdoor
Self-Referencing Fashion Collections
For Fall/Winter 2023, UNDERCOVER is Reimagining Old Design
Minimal Wooden Webbed Stools
found/Founded Designs the New KNOT Stool with Refreshing Tones
Recycled Yogurt Pot-Constructed Tables
Another Country Launches the Work Series II Table
Wasteful Shopping Billboards
Not On The High Street's Billboards Highlight a "Don't Gift Guide"
Eco-Friendly Glam Fashion
The H&M Studio S/S23 Collection Converges Wearability & Glamor
Secondhand Fashion Editorials
Vinted Styled a Shoot Exclusively with Vinted Finds
Premium Sustainable Denim Collections
Miu Miu Unveils its New Upcycled Denim Collection
Handpicked Vintage Collections
Thrift+ Launchers a New Partnership to Source Vintage Fashion
Inspiring Eco-Aware Characters
Little Miss Waste Less Inspires Families to Reuse and Refill
Upcycled Tent Fabric Gear
The iKamper ReCovery Collection Makes Use of Waste Fabric
Travel Trunk-Inspired Shelves
The Louis Vuitton Cabinet of Curiosities by Marc Newson is Artistic
Repurposed Brick Public Furniture
Akasaki Vanhuyse's FLOAT Bench is Intriguing & Eco-Friendly
Sustainable QSR Litter Adverts
McDonald's Malta Presents New Captivating Eco-Centric Campaigns
Explorative Material Artful Furniture
Yucca Stuff Explores New Shapes & Design with Central Texas
Upcycled Stool Designs
Space Copenhagen Designs a Stool with Coffee Shells and E-Waste for Mater
Upcycled Waste Tiles
Monostudio Associati’s Monoferments Project is Sustainable
Artist-Crafted Upcycled Fashion Collections
Noel Mercado Launches the 'Earth Tones' Capsule
Electronic Packaging-Made Stools
Razeen Mohammed Designs the Portable EDGAR Stool
Ocean-Friendly Upholstery Textiles
The 'Sport' Textiles Are Crafted From Shoreline-Sourced Plastic
Reusable Classical Artwork Exhibitions
Recycling Beauty at Fondazione Prada is a Remarkable Study
Vibrantly Designed Spring Apparel
Yardsale Presents its Latest Collection for Spring 2023
Drop-Off Recycling Stations
SIG's Recycle for Good Program Encourages Waste Reduction
Secondhand Archival Clothing
Tommy Hilfiger Launches a Depop Shop in Support of Circular Fashion
Wasteful Fashion Campaigns
Vestiaire Collective Reminded People to Shop Mindfully on Black Friday
Post-Apocalyptic Aluminum Furniture
Students at HEAD Genève Create 2084, Diorama of the Future
Rustic Ruin-Inspired Aquariums
Tatiana Bilbao Estudio Designs The Sea of Cortez Research Center
British Vintage-Tinged Streetwear
Yardsale Presents its Latest Collection of Retro Looks
Colorful Sustainable Recycled Stools
Alexander Latersztain Designs the Stump Recycled Stools
Marine Waste Display Fixtures
Schemata Architects Creates an Interesting Aesthetic for Kolon Sport
Eco-Friendly Styrofoam Furniture
we+ Designs the New Range of Recyclable Sleek Furniture
Pre-Loved Wedding Hubs
eBay is Meeting the Growing Demand for Secondhand Bridalwear
Charitable Cozy Furniture Lines
Design Within Reach & Knoll Textiles Boasted the Nick Cave Range
Sustainably Constructed Garbage Cans
Vipp's New Rubbish Bun is Made from Recycled Materials
Recycled Plastic Swimwear
Cupshe Introduces 'The Recycled Swim' Sustainable Swimwear Collection
Rustic Recycled Wood Tables
The 'Primitive Structures' Table Design by Jongwon Lee is Stone-Like
Living Plant DIY Chairs
Front/ Highlights Themes of Nature with the Green Hideaway Chair
Clothing Recycling Services
Marine Layer and Trashie Lead Sustainable Fashion with New Initiative
Closet Cleanout Programs
The Container Store's Closet Clean Out Resale Program Slows Fashion Waste
Circular Fashion Shops
Asket Supports a Sustainable Fashion Future with Resale & Repair
Upcycled Automotive Couture Collections
This Collection is Made With Discarded Auto Components
Rescued Fruit Spirits
Trash & Treasure Spirits Get Flavor from Creatively Repurposed Ingredients
APPI Eco-Friendly Furniture
Sabai Design is a Sustainable Furniture Disruptor Led by Woman Founder
Street Art-Adorned Perforated Footwear
Crocs Joins Futura Laboraties on a New Set of Shoes
Y2K-Inspired Co-Ed Luxe Fashion
Wood Wood Presents the Heaven Out There Series for FW23
Textile Recycling Supply Chains
Fashion Takes Action Releases an Eco-Conscious Textile Guide
Chance to win £10,000
Meet the Cornish upcycler inspiring people
Decorative Gigantic Chairs
Yinka Ilori Boasts Two 10-Feet-High Chairs for a New Installation
Expanded Denim Recycling Programs
Anthropologie Customers Can Turn In Worn Denim to be Repurposed
Ethical Clothing Recycling Services
Retold Recycling Aims to Reduce Textile Waste
Sustainably Upcycled Jeans
These 'Diesel' Jeans Reuse Textile Cutting Waste Materials
Psychedelic Flower Print Chairs
Brain Dead and Modernica Collaborated on Side Shell Eiffel Chairs
Contemporary Upcycled Bright Benches
Reclaimed Footwear is Used to Craft the Remix Maison Benches
Eco-Friendly Refurbished Studios
Workers of Art Presents the WOA Second Home in Kochi
Environmentally Friendly Joint Furniture
FLOR and ECONYL Join Forces on a New Collection
Sustainable Furniture Services
IKEA's As-is Service Connects Shoppers to Gently Used Products
Discarded Theater Screen Lamps
Haneul Kim Transforms Waste into Lighting Designs
Upcycled Vintage Garments
Beyond Retro Taps AllSaints Founder Stuart Trevor for a New Capsule
80s Horror-Inspired Apparel
WACKO MARIA Launches Apparel Inspired by Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers
Recyclable Barn Curtains
These Barn Curtains Are Fully Non-Toxic and Eco-Friendly
Squishy Clay-Made Daybeds
Niveau Zéro Atelier Designs the Soft Soil Daybed From Waste Clay
Dishwashing Station Art Exhibitions
WE ARE ONA and Crosby Studios Presents the Dish Pit
Cardboard Box-Transformed Furniture
Max Lamb Presents the Box Exhibition at Gallery Fumi
Repurposed Furniture Design Exhibitions
Honoka Presents the Tatami Refab Project Exhibition
Circular Pre-Loved Fashion
H&M Launches a Resale Platform in Cooperation with ThredUp
Circular Collaborative Seating Designs
Aquafil Joins noho and ECONYL on a New Project
Failed Digital Product Databases
Dead Product Marketplace is a Graveyard for Abandoned Projects
Leather Waste Beanbag Chairs
Studio Simone Post Joins Yoon Seok-Hyeon on Four-Tenths
Upcycled Down Furniture Series
Christoph Kurzmann Breathes New Life to Old Furniture
Waste-Reducing Eco Partnerships
This Year City Furniture Partnered with Habitat of Humanity
Metamorphosing Fall-Ready Fashion
DZHUS Presents its New Seasonal Transit Collection
Powder-Coated Steel Furniture
Objekte Unserer Tage Designs the IVY Outdoor Collection