Trashmagination Creative Reuse Podcast

An innovative designer is recycling chewed-up gum into plastic products, and many artists incorporate gum and wrappers into their work. Read more ›

Make jewelry, home decor and even musical instruments from bicycle parts such as chains, spokes, rims, gears, brake cables, handlebars, pedals, seats and frames. Read more ›

You can make mosaic tiles, toy hover crafts and hand weights from discarded CDs and DVDs, and that's just the start of the many beautiful and useful items you can make Read more ›

How many plastic containers in your home could you replace with glass containers? Read more ›

Art and crafts from cigarette butts? Disgusting! Get amazed by what people have made from thousands of cigarette butts, plastic lighters, cigarette packaging, cigar boxes and cigarette vending machines. Read more ›

What can you make with jeans that are out-of-style, ripped beyond repair or painted, or with the leftovers when you make a quilt from jeans? Read more ›

Even if you don’t have kids, playgrounds can be a great case study in creative reuse. Come learn about playgrounds made from recycled tires, wood, metal, plastic, cardboard and fabric. Read more ›

I designed a clementine box craft called a lenticular photo display using the triangular wood shapes from clementine boxes. Read more ›

Plastic clamshell packaging often cannot be recycled, resulting in people "wishcycling" it in their recycling bins. Read more ›

Have fun with less impact on your camping or hiking trip. Read more ›

Global demand for disposable chopsticks has been increasing so remember to carry your own, and get ideas on creatively reusing your old disposable ones. Read more ›

Learn how to plan vacations or staycations where you can meet people who are doing next-level creative reuse awesomeness. Read more ›

Each month, I make a handmade gift for my grandmother Rea from recycled materials - which brings her joy and increases my discipline around getting creative projects done. Read more ›

Prescription packaging and medical supplies can be tough to recycle, but there are creative ways to reuse prescription bottles, blister packs and other supplies. Read more ›

I would like to develop online courses about trash fashion - and I would love to interview you about what you'd want in such a course. Read more ›

Many performance groups specialize in making musical instruments from trash, and so can you - especially a Newfoundland Ugly Stick! Read more ›

Did you know some teabags contain plastic, so they will not decompose in your compost bin? Read more ›

The Sixth International Marine Debris Conference is taking place, people are heading out on spring break, and people are figuring out that plastic straws are terrible - it's time to make art from beach trash! Read more ›

T-shirts have a big environmental impact but luckily there are a ton of ways to creatively reuse t-shirts - so let's get busy! Read more ›

Whether your shoes are in great shape or falling apart, get tips on what you can do to reduce your shoe collection. Read more ›