19 Fascinating Food Containers
From Pop Bottle Benches to Shrinking Milk Containers:
Meghan Young — Oct 29, 2009 — Eco
Although containers can be a very wasteful investment, everything (especially food) still needs a place to be contained. At least, until we find an environmentally friendlier solution to packaging our food. This cluster is filled with fascinating food containers and, perhaps not so surprisingly, there are some creations for the eco-conscious.
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Pop Bottle Benches
Pawel Grunert Turns Recycled Containers Into Functional Chairs
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Yogurt Container Is A Toy
Yo'play Makes Recycling Fun
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Junk Food Container Urns
Inventor of Pringles Can Buried in One
16
Solarized Container Light
Energy Bucket
15
Enviro-Poop Container
ScooperBox for Dogs
14
Edible Picnic Containers
When Eco Chic-Food Meets Edible Fashion
13
Programmable Beverage Containers / Custom Beverages
12
Milk Carton Origami
Milkmuny Buys Containers to Create Earth-Friendly Wallets
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Famous Landmarks as Treat Holders
Candy Containers by Studio d. Sharp
10
Convertable Containers
Jack Bresnahan's Biodegradable Plastic Lids Make Disposable Cans Perm
9
Overjoyed Ice Cream Containers
Laughing Faces on Ice Cream Packaging Confirm Deliciousness
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Designer Ice Cream Container
Attached Scoop For Easy Snacking
7
Coca-Cola Containers for Developing Nations
Coke Distribution for Meds
6
Cable Spaghetti Camouflage
Arihiro Miyake's 'Trush In' Electrical Cable Containers
5
Envyrobubbles Public Gum Containers
4
Shrinking Milk Containers
'Fresh' Milk Jug Preserves Contents for an Extra Week
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Waste-Free Lighting
‘Pudding Lamp' is Made From 70 Containers of Fruchtzwerge
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Classy Cream Containers
Half Pint Creamer Resembles Cute Mini Milk Carton
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Yogurt Container Lights
The Recycled Plastic ‘Petit Yogourt' Lamp Makes Empties Gl
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Thermochromic Ink is Green When Milk is Warm, Red When It's Hot
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Patterned LED Bottle Wall by Alex Beim Adds Colorful Ambiance
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Neon Lamps and Eclectic Illuminated Designs by Roger Borg
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1/2 Project Gives Half the Bottle, You Give Full Support
Miniature Milk Producers
The Dog-Sized Mini-Cow Offers Hormone-Free Dairy
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Gangster Coffee Cups
The Fisticup Can Give a Serious Punch
Blooming Furniture
Fatih Can SARIOZ's 'Flower' Transforms Into Table & Chairs
Recycled Beer Glasses
Corona & Rolling Rock Beer Bottles As Unique Branded Cups
Quirky Recycled Lighting
Bright Ideas Turn Found Objects Into Fun Lamps
Car Part Pocketbooks
The Recycled Seatbelt Wallet Saves on Money and Style
Radiant Religious Lamps
The Bless You Lamp by Dima Loginoff Shines a Theological Light
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Old School Tech Wallets
Retro Pocket Wear Likes Like An Old Cassette Tape
Junk Chandeliers
Fancy Recycled Lighting Fixtures Turn Trashy Into Classy
Recycled Hand-Cut Lighting
'Cloud Lamps' by Yu Jordy Fu
Classy Way to Hide Gadget Cords
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Classy Cream Containers
Half Pint Creamer Resembles Cute Mini Milk Carton
Carbon-Negative Bottles
Stainless Steel Carafes From Guyot Designs Reduce Carbon Emissions
Knitted Power Cords
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Dessert Sweaters
The Prepara Ice Cream Pint Sleeve Saves Fingers From Frost Bite
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Dotz Cable Straps & Identifiers Keep Your Workstation Tidy
Clam-Inspired Cable Clips
Bluelounge CableDrop Simplifies PC Wire Clutter
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Recycled Straw Lamps
Clutch Lights Reuses Old Drinking Straws
Balloon Cluster Lamps
Bertjan Pot Creates Lights From Fabric-Covered Balloons
Urban Upcycled Lamps
Super Guppy Street Light Takes Upcycling to a New Place
Draggable Boozecases
The WineCruzer Allows You to Transport of Up to Five Wine Bottles
Decorative Power Cable Organizers
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Milk Carton Celebrities
Vincent Hall Makes Celebumasks Out of Recycled Plastic Jugs
Udderly Cute Tablewear
The Calf & Half Creamer
Energy-Creating TP
The Kinetic Pillet Toilet Roll Holder Serves as a Washroom Lamp
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The Ice Cream Ball Creates Homemade Treats While You Play
iPod Shaped Ice Creams
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Fake History Auctions
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Hybrid Light Switches
The ‘Time Switch Wall Clock' Can be Flicked Off When You're Relaxing
Floral Accent Lighting
The Bloom Flower Lamp Offers a Modern Nature Twist
Cold Dessert Deliveries
MilkMade Delivers its High-End Ice Cream Right to Your Door
Icecube Lighting
Harri Koskinen Block Lamp Cools Your Illuminating Woes