The floating trash heap in the Pacific Ocean is just one reminder of the ridiculous amount of garbage that we humans produce every single day. Trashy transformations are one way that members of society are making a statement about our garbage habit.
These trashy transformations are anything but disposable. Artists and designers have taken our waste—from soda cans to plastic packaging—and turned it into inspiring innovations. Let these trashy transformations remind you to think twice before tossing that plastic bottle.
100 Trashy Transformations
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Clothes Made of Garbage
Trashy Fashion at Recycle Now Week
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3D Garbage Portraits
Bernard Pras Makes Art from the Most Random Found Objects
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Recycling Garbage into Art
From Freaky Doll Chandeliers to Garbage Chairs
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Garbage Necklaces
Recycled Jewelry by Indregru Converts Trash to Treasures
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Shoe Made of Garbage
Nike Trash Talk
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Trash Into Art
Amazing Beer Can Butterflies (UPDATE)
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Garbage Dump Turned Eco-Theme Park
Ariel Sharon Park
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Celebrities Removing Trash
Sophia Loren Wants to Clean Naples
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Teen Makes Bags Out of Juice Boxes
Trash E-Fashions
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Garbage Bag Fashion
Michelle Jank's PonyStep Editorial Finds Beauty in Trash
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Trailer Wrap Makeovers
From Trash To Panache
89
Garbage Art
Artist Turns Trash to Time Capsule
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Trashy Pin-Up Art
Lorenzo Masnah Makes Pop Culture Garbage Into an Art Form
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Trashy Fashion
Wearable Recycled Art From WalterWorks
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Classy Water Gets Trashy
Perrier Ads
85
Toys From Trash
Found Object Assemblage
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Soda Can Underwear
Trashy Lingerie
83
Dumpster Fashion
NYC Fashion Trend From the Garbage Dump
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Garbage Seafood II
Guerrilla Campaign Packages Garbage as Seafood
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Garbage Chic
Black Bin Bag Couture
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Cupcake Garbage Cans
Disposable Waste Baskets Made of Recycled Paper
79
Celebs Made of Garbage
A-List Mosaic Makeover Portraits Are Pretty Trashy
78
Garbage As Art
German Artists Create 1000 Statues From Domestic Refuse
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Reclaimed Mesh Jewelry
Ashley Winnington-Ball Makes Avant-Garde Accessories From Trash
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Recycled Garbage Projections
Eco Shadow Sculpting
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Garbage Seafood
Shock Visuals For Clean Seas
74
Trash Photos
'DeletedImages' Junkyard of Art
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Trash to Treasure Artwork
Chrissie MacDonald Recycled Junk Mail
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Recycled Trash Sculptures
Eco-Art by El Anatsui
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Furnishing Homes With Trash
The Zweitsinn Project Makes Furniture from Garbage
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Rubbish Shadow Art
Tim Nobles & Sue Webster's Trashtastic Masterpieces
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Solar Powered Trash Cans
The 'Big Belly' Compacts Garbage Using Sun Energy
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Garbage Inside Magazines
Fost Plus Anti-Litter Campaign Puts Trash in Your Mag
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Sewage & Garbage As Fuel
Hydrogen Fuel From Biodegradable Garbage
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Green Garbage Bins
Envi Trash Bin Doubles up as a Planter
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Rabbit Garbage Bags
MAQ Inc Makes Trash Cute
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Luxury Garbage Bags
63
Expanding Garbage Can
Growing Bin
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Garbage-Filled Furniture
XS Chair
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Plama Process Converts Garbage into Clean Energy
60
Orbiting Space Junk
Images of Earth's Garbage Ring
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Garbage Bag Menswear
Les Hommes Spring 2010 Shows Shiny Suits and Sheer Separates
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Cameras Made of Garbage
Miroslav Tichy's Trash Cameras
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Trashy Home Decor
Smart Art Competition 2009 Makes Homey Waste Wonders
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Trash-Fueled Automobiles
Peter Eckhoff Invents a Plastic-Powered Hybrid Engine
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Intelligent Trash Cans
Jongchul Kim Creates the Mint-Pass Rubbish Can
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Beer Can Butterflies
More Garbage as Art
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Trash Races
24 Hours of LeMons Race for Clunkers
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Recycling Made Easy
Elegant Barcode Trashcan
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Trash Collecting Jewelry
Multifunctional Brooch Doubles as a Mini Garbage Bin
50
Plastic Fantastic Masterpieces
Jerry Ross Barrish's Garbage-Loving Hobby Fuels Cool Creations
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Evocative Trash Art
Illuminated Newspaper on Steps of Madrid Stock Exchange
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Trashformations
The Sustainable Sky-Box is Made of Recycled Kitchen Sinks
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Polka-Dotted Trash Bags
Street Art for Awareness
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Aquarium Trash Bags
Playful Goldfish Garbage Sacks by Wieden & Kennedy
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Chic Trashcans
Moving Waste Bin Design by Grace Youngeun Lee
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Recycled Fanta Fashion
Melissa Hartzel Displays Handmade African Accessories for Old Tin Can
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In-House Garbage Dumps
Glamorizing Dirty Living Environments
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Clean Garbage Compactors
FOODOO Crushes the Waste and the Odor
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Garbage Detailing Toolkit
Emo Recycling Kit for Chic Eco-Warriors
40
From Trash To Energy
Mr. Fusion Reactor A Reality
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Trashy Awareness Art
MSLK Creates "Watershed" from Bottles to Show Water Waste
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Garbage-Collecting Robots
The Dustbot Launched for Quick Cleanup on Italian Streets
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Building Bricks from Waste
HYmini POLLIBricks Made of Your Old Garbage
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$15,000 Garbage Bins
Gold-Plated Trash Cans From Sylvie Fleury
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Bag Recycling Made Hip
The Tubelor Trash Can
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Garbage Can Couture
Writtenafterwards Shows Deconstructed Designs for Fall ‘09
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Trash Hat Editorials
Crazy Fashions for 'Live From New York City' in V Magazine #61
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Recycling Trash to Treasures
Plastic Toy Art by Robert Bradford
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Crushable Trashcans
Sukwon & Sungwoo Park's Armstrong Bin Stomps Out Garbage
30
Personal Landfills
Sustainable Dave Collects Trash For 365 Days
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NYC Garbage Art 2
Trash for Baseball Fans
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Wooden Scraps Sculptures
Using Trashed Furniture for Creative Public Displays
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Garbage Crochet
The Barkerbell Recycled VHS Tape Crochet Bag
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Vintage Trashy Lighting
Gilles Eichenbaum Recycles Kitchenware into Unusual Light Fixtures
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Trashy Office Accessories
Deck Yourself in Fake Ink Splats and Pencil Shaving
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Junk Chandeliers
Fancy Recycled Lighting Fixtures Turn Trashy Into Classy
23
Recycled Cup Lights
DIY Garbage Lamps
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Eco Umbrellas Made of Garbage
The Eco Brolly
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Futuristic Trashcans
Modular Recyling Bin by Dave Strydom Makes Conserving Easy
20
Garbage Strollers
Carriages Made of Trash (For Credit Crunch Babies?)
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Costly Junk Cars
Owner of Trashed 1958 Impala Asks $35,000 for his Jalopy
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Garbage-Filled Soccer Balls
The Trash Ball Lets You Show Your Footwork the Eco-Friendly Way
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Artsy Rubbish Bins
The TRASHed Art of Recycling Campaign Creates Artistic Garbage Cans
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Anti-Odor Garbage
Minus by Cem Tutuncuoglu Removes the Stink from your Bin
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Starbucks-Inspired Garbage Cans
The Coffee Cup Rubbish Bin
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Rabbit Rubbish Bins
Paul Smith Garbage Cans Have Hares Helping the Environment
13
Zip Tie Lamps
Charles Parsons Illuminates Trash With Helios
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Graphic Garbage Trucks
Philadelphia Mural Arts Program Transforms Recycling Trucks
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Taxi-Inspired Garbage Bins
The Vipp Limited Edition Yellow Cab Bathroom Collection
10
Head-Scratching Garbage Bags
Morbid Trash Bags and the Bin Bag Bear Puzzle & Delight
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Cigarette Trash Cans
Rocco Avallone Creates the ‘Butt to Butt Can'
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Garbage Can Stepping Stools
The Bin Step
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Garbage Powered Trucks
World's First Garbage Truck Fueled by Its Own Trash
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Inflatable Garbage Animals
Air Zoo by Joshua Allen Harris
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Scrap Sculptures
Jules P Creates Towering Animals Out of Trash
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Bomb-Proof Garbage Cans
London's Multitasking Recycling Bins
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Musical Garbage Cans
Xylophone Bin by Dominic Wilcox
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Trashcans With Backboards – "Move to Trash" Turns Office Wastebin Into an Action Game
"Move to Trash" Turns Office Wastebin Into an Action Game
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Global Garbage Bags
Kenjiro Sano Designs the Earth Garbage Bag
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Recycled Plastic Tiny Homes
Gary Bencheghib's Home in Bali is Made with 35,000 Plastic Bags
Temporary Luxury Brand Installations
Burberry's Landscape Series Produces Site-Specific Art
Tool-Free Ocean Plastic Furniture
The 'OTO' Chair Design is Flatpack and Sustainable
Film-Celebrating Pool Floaties
The Funboy x Barbie: The Movie Collection is Plastic and Fantastic
Bacteria-Stitched Lab-Grown Shoes
Modern Synthesis Uses Plant Waste to Grow Microbial Textiles
AI-Generated Real-World Transformations
AI-Artist Who Gives a Unique Design to Real Objects
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
Topsy-Turvy Couture Gowns
The Victor & Rolf Spring 2023 Couture Turns Fashion Upside-Down
Transparent Waste-Filled Chairs
The 'No Waste Chair' by Kees Dekkers Puts Garbage in the Spotlight
Food Waste Sneakers
Hellmann's Canada Launched 1352: Refreshed Sneakers with Food Waste Items
Designer Upcycled Bags
Comme Des Garçons Released Its Collaboration with FREITAG
Plastic Waste Ice Creams
Eleonora Ortolani Proposes a Different Way to Recycle Plastic Waste
Recycled Waste Speakers
Gomi Transforms Old Plastic Waste Into Bluetooth Speakers
Plastic-Heavy Fashion Campaigns
Anonymous Club and PUMA Debut a New Collaboration
Ocean-Bound Plastic Timepieces
The Timex Reclaimed Ocean Plastic Watch Has a Speckled Finish
Laundromat-Inspired Self-Care Capsules
Lush Cosmetics and Lazy Oaf Unite for a Self-Care Capsule
Low-Value Plastic Recycling Methods
Ashaya Aims to Reuse Non-Recyclable Plastic Packaging
Recycled Clothing-Crafted Furniture
Hemingway Design Transforms London's Traid Store
Playful Doll-Themed Cosmetics
NYX Cosmetics x Barbie Was Inspired by the Forthcoming Movie
Crystal-Adorned Crushed Cans
Sam Keller Glamorizes Food Products and Packaging
Repurposed Sustainable Apparel
Toast Launches a Collection of "Creatively Repaired" Garments
Recycled Homeware Capsules
Particle Launches a Collection Made from Recycled Sneaker Materials
Upcycled Ingredient Ice Creams
Salt & Straw's Upcycled Foods Series Rescues Wasted Food
Recycled Ocean-Bound Plastic Bottles
The Ocean Bottle's GO Bottle Pushes Sustainable Efforts
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 Modular Mops
Staff and Clorox Created a Colorful Wet Mop with Rubber Hat Topper
Oceanic Recycled Helmets
The 'Shellmet' Helmet is Made with Recycled Plastic and Discarded Shells
Recyclable Component Shoe Designs
The 'Knitted Colors' Shoes Allow for Easy Style Changes
Ocean Waste-Made Office Chairs
Okamura Designs the Sphere Office Chair from Fishing Nets
Recycled Material Lamp Designs
The 'Cozy Cleo' Lamp from EveryOtherDay is Eco-Friendly
Ocean-Cleaning Island Cities
Estudio Focaccia Prieto Conceptualizes Self-Sustaining Island Cities
Scrap Material Footwear
Merrell Created a Scrap Shoe Collection for Zero Waste Week
Undone Luxury Fashion
AVAVAV FW23 Ripped Clothing Right Off of the Runway
Upcycled Crushed Velvet Sneakers
Converse Made Its New Design from Discarded Clothes
Ocean Waste-Made Textiles
Duvaltex Recently Debuted the Ocean Waste CLEAN IMPACT TEXTILES
Consummately Sustainable Swimwear
This Pieces Are Made From Discarded Nets & Recycled Spandex
Recycled Plastic Bottle Leggings
ORAKI's ECOMOVE Leggings Fuse Style with Comfort
Fantastical Hyper-Utility Fashion Liness
Outlier's Fall 2024 is Titled IDEAS 7 - Dirty Dirty Jobs
Waste-Reducing Produce Stickers
Grey Colombia & Makro's Stickers on Produce Suggest Recipes
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
Sustainable Luxury Swimwear
Change of Scenery is a Women-Founded and Eco-Friendly Business
Smashable Biodegradable Cups
GaeaStar Develops a New Cup From Only Three Ingredients
Biodegradable Beauty Packaging
MOB Beauty's Earth-First Packaging Turns into Dirt
Innovative Ceramic Tableware
Claire Ellis Pushes the Boundaries of Tableware Design
Sculptural Shoe Activations
Briony Douglas Created a Striking Sculpture Exhibit for Browns Shoes
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
Whimsical Inflatable Sneaker Concepts
UV-Zhu Uses Daily Objects for His Nike Concept Sneaker
Eco Cartoon Body Care
This Lush Cosmetics x SpongeBob Collab is Plastic-Free & Supports the Sea
Recycled Plastic Bottle Campaigns
Coca-Cola Promotes the Toss In, Take Out Initiative
Refillable Beauty Brands
Maya's Thoughtfully Designed Cosmetics Combat Plastic Waste
Awareness-Raising Swimwear Fashion Shows
Natasha Tonic Debuts the Coral City Collection
Sustainable Artist Endeavors
CASETiFY Launches a New Artistic Upcycling Project Called Re/CASETiFY
Circular Fashion Pop-Ups
The Coachtopia Pop-Up Brings Luxury Circular Fashion to Gen Z
Vegan Sportswear Pop-Ups
Hylo Athletics' Pop-Up at Harrods Includes a Recycling Component
Upcycled Object Exhibitions
Nendo and Daniel Arsham Design, Break, and Create Functional Objects
Upcycled Tent Garments
Genette Dibsdall Designs the Maverick in Order to Curb Music Festival Waste
Doll-Inspired High Heels
The Fantastic Plastic Foot Shoes are Shaped Like a Doll's Tip-Toed Foot
Upcycled Circular Design Products
Cyrc Designs Expansive Products with Sustainable Themes
Plastic Waste Artful Installations
Studio Karyn Lim Presents So Plast!c at SaloneSatellite
Eye-Catching Reusable Beverage Cups
Mermaid Straw is on a Mission to Reduce Single-Use Plastic
Zero-Waste Hi-Tech Premium Fashion
&Or Collective Prepares for Earth Month with New Initiatives
Multifunctional Cardboard QSR Packaging
McDonald's and Leo Burnett Unveil the Tablebag
Sustainably-Focused Experimental Fashion
Noki & the NESTT Showcase an Upcycled Fashion Collection
Food Waste Polyester Alternatives
ALT TEX Presents a "Radically Sustainable Polyester Alternative"
Plastic-Reduced Handwash Bottles
PZ Cussons Taps Terracycle to Create Refillable Packaging
Upcycled Laundry Hampers
Fashion Takes Action Concluded Canada's First Textile Recycling Pilot
Eco-Friendly Dissolving Shampoo Bottles
BBDO Guerrero Designs the Dissolving Bottles of Shampoo
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
Textile Fashion Exhibitions
New Order of Fashion Presents Regeneration: Fashion From The Ground Up
Sustainable Modern Dish Towels
Functional Modern Dish Towels Made from Recycled Plastic Bottles
Recycled Ocean Plastic Lighting
LightArt Presents the Ocean Coil Collection of Lamps
Collectible Circular Design Exhibitions
Isola Presents Nothing Happens if Nothing Happens
Plastic-Exploring Art Exhibitions
The Everlasting Plastics Exhibition Explores Plastic Dependency
Intergalactic-Inspired Lifestyle Products
The Spacio Collection is Made up of Everyday Objects
Ocean Plastic Bag Collections
Out of the Oceans Boasts Stunning Designs & a Sustainable Mission
Empowering Fashion Films
Victoria's Secret World Tour Reimagines the Iconic Show as a Feature Film
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
Inspiring Eco-Aware Characters
Little Miss Waste Less Inspires Families to Reuse and Refill
Ocean Purity Petitons
The Dirty Protest is a Petition Signed with Real Sewage
Ocean Plastic Cosmetic Packaging
LUSH and Prevented Ocean Plastic™ Partnered on New Packaging
Versatile Egg-Shaped Waste Bins
Gianluca Soldi Designs a Next-Gen Waste Bin for Soldidesign
Recycled Plastic Makeup Cases
The OSHEN Makeup Case is Made with Recycled Ocean-Bound Plastic
Curbside Waste Bags
TerraCycle Launches a New Zero Waste Bag for Hard-to-Recycle Waste Streams
Plastic Waste Brand Initiatives
Roberts Beauty Partnered with Oceanworks to Reduce Plastic Use
Plant-Based Sequin Jumpsuits
Stella McCartney's BioSequin Jumpsuit Features Plastic-Free Sequins
Apple Leather-Based Footwear
Trash Planet's New Shoes are Made from Vegan Apple Leather
Plastic-Free Compostable Sportswear
Community Clothing's Organic Athletic Uses Natural Materials
Plastic-Free Solid Cosmetics
ATTITUDE's Solid Makeup Line is Housed in Biodegradable Packaging
Upcycled Polyester Yarns
RECYCTEX's Latest Initiative Includes Reclaiming Plastics from Shores
Urban Waste-Made Furniture
Javier Guzmán Cervantes and Ex Soup Join on an Exhibition
Seasonal Interactive Fashion Installations
Yoshihisa Tanaka Highlights Washi Paper for SS24
Artist-Crafted Upcycled Fashion Collections
Noel Mercado Launches the 'Earth Tones' Capsule
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
Microplastic Particle-Transformed Designs
The Tyre Collective Creates Products from Particles
Anniversary-Celebrating Pop-Up Stores
Random Studio Creates the Bodyscape Installation
Drop-Off Recycling Stations
SIG's Recycle for Good Program Encourages Waste Reduction
Wasteful Fashion Campaigns
Vestiaire Collective Reminded People to Shop Mindfully on Black Friday
Fully Recyclable Knitwear
&OR Collective's Collection 01 Was Manufactured to Minimize Waste
Rustic Ruin-Inspired Aquariums
Tatiana Bilbao Estudio Designs The Sea of Cortez Research Center
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
Clothing Recycling Services
Marine Layer and Trashie Lead Sustainable Fashion with New Initiative
Plastic Bottle-Made Christmas Trees
Caroline Chaptini Creates the a Sustainable Christmas tree
Upcycled Automotive Couture Collections
This Collection is Made With Discarded Auto Components
Rescued Fruit Spirits
Trash & Treasure Spirits Get Flavor from Creatively Repurposed Ingredients
Upcycled Watch Collections
Armitron and Tide Ocean SA Unveil a Collaborative Watch Collection
Biological Recycling Parkas
Stella McCartney & Protein Evolution Create Designs with AI & Biology
Circular Fashion Docuseries
The Road to Circularity by Coachtopia Shares Sustainability Challenges
Mesmerizing Fluid Art Installations
Dutch Invertuals Creates the Flow Fountain Installation
Textile Recycling Supply Chains
Fashion Takes Action Releases an Eco-Conscious Textile Guide
Gargantuan Sustainable Jeans
These Gigantic Jeans Will Be Upcycled Into Other Products
Chance to win £10,000
Meet the Cornish upcycler inspiring people
Ethical Clothing Recycling Services
Retold Recycling Aims to Reduce Textile Waste
Junkyard-Inspired Art Projects
ÉCAL and Philippe Malouin Unveil the Junkyard Diving Project
Online Sustainable Fashion Toolkits
Fashion Takes Action Features an Important Resource
Versatile Modular Couches
The Transformer Couch 2.0 Adds Flexible Style to the Living Room
Contemporary Upcycled Bright Benches
Reclaimed Footwear is Used to Craft the Remix Maison Benches
Upcycled Volleyball Trophies
This Plastic Trophy Aims to Promote Sustainability Of Oceans
Food Waste-Combatting Smart Stickers
Grey Colombia Unveils a Set of Progressive Produce Stickers
Futile Material Design Exhibitions
Objective Gallery Presents Please Sit for an Alternate Ending
Destructive Nature Art Exhibitions
Keita Miyazaki Unveils the Keita Miyazaki Exhibition
Gamified Plastic Bottle Journeys
Last Bottle Takes Users on an Informative After-Recycling Journey
Dishwashing Station Art Exhibitions
WE ARE ONA and Crosby Studios Presents the Dish Pit
Plastic-Inspired Wooden Stools
The 'Plastic Translation Stool' by Antoine Laboria is Sturdy
Cardboard Box-Transformed Furniture
Max Lamb Presents the Box Exhibition at Gallery Fumi
Plastic Waste Textural Benches
The New Raw's Knotty Project Stems from Sustainable Values
Celebratory Odd Designs
Ridiculous Design Celebrates Weird and Wonderful Ideas Within Design
Leather Waste Beanbag Chairs
Studio Simone Post Joins Yoon Seok-Hyeon on Four-Tenths
Politically Artful Textile Shows
Barbican Hosts Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art
Metamorphosing Fall-Ready Fashion
DZHUS Presents its New Seasonal Transit Collection