Awesome Recycled

David Graham’s Move-it Kit is a recyclable trolley made of self-adhesive cardboard parts. Once assembled, it transforms into a one-off functional cart for parcels of many sizes and shapes.

The Plastiki, made from 12,500 recycled plastic PET bottles, sailed from San Francisco to Sydney in 130 days to raise awareness about the amount of plastic floating in the world’s oceans.

New Zealand-based artist Brett Graham explores cultural and historical themes in his sculptures of near full-scale weapons of mass destruction, mainly made from MDF, steel and rubber tires.

Italy’s mnmur makes upcycling very stylish with their sharp handmade collection of bags and accessories made out of old bicycle tubes. The seat belt strap on the messenger bag is a nice touch.

Artist Bruce Munro (and a crew of 140) created this installation using over 600,000 discarded compact discs to form an enormous shiny “painting”. In two months, all the CDs will be recycled.