# Waste Container Swimming Pools The 'Pool Box' is Housed Inside of an Old Dumpster By Katherine Pendrill | Published 2015-07-16 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/old-dumpster References: [freshome](http://freshome.com/diy-magic-stylish-garden-pool-box-made-from-waste-container) & [beesign-la](http://www.beesign-la.com) Experimental architect Stefan Beese used an old dumpster to create a luxurious swimming pool in his own backyard. Perfectly blending in with the natural surroundings, this waste container pool is certainly a work of art. The 'Pool Box' is made from a converted 'Dumpster Dive De Luxe,' which is a brand of waste containers. To convert the old dumpster into a pool, Beese began by cleaning the steel box and adding a layer of anti-corrosion paint. He also applied a layer of limestone below the waste container to ensure that the ground did not become contaminated with any pool chemicals. Inside of the pool, Beese used high-density foam insulation as a form of toe-padding and a flexible pool liner to protect the interior. To give the swimming pool a more contemporary feel, Beese disguised the Pool Box with [wooden walls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/schtauss). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.8/10 - Popularity: 99% | Activity: 98% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) > [Eco Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/ecoarchitecture) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Sustainable Swimming Pools:** Using recycled or repurposed materials to create swimming pools that blend in with natural surroundings could be a disruptive innovation opportunity - **Alternative Pool Design:** Innovative designs using unconventional materials such as waste containers and high-density foam could disrupt the traditional swimming pool industry - **Outdoor Retreat Spaces:** Creating unique outdoor spaces using repurposed materials like dumpsters could disrupt traditional backyard design trends ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Pool Manufacturing Industry:** Integrating sustainable and unconventional materials into pool design could disrupt a traditional pool manufacturing industry - **Architecture and Design Industry:** Incorporating repurposed materials and unique outdoor spaces could create disruptive innovation opportunities in the architecture and design industry - **Sustainable Living Industry:** Repurposing materials for innovative outdoor living spaces could create new trends in the sustainable living industry ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Asymmetrical Ultra-Compact Pools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/faraway-pool.md) - [Accessible Floating Public Pools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/floating-public-pool.md) - [Customizable Tanning Pools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inflatable-tanning-pool.md) - [Pool-Ready Party Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/party-box1.md) - [Underwater Pool Window Residences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hastingssunrise.md) - [Urban Portugal Swimming Pools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/loop-pool.md) - [Unobstructive Hidden Pool Houses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knox-bhavan.md) - [Garden-Surrounded Pool House](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/geometric-pool-house.md) - [Sustainably Constructed Garbage Cans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rubbish-bin.md)