dothegreenthing:

Question Mark by Sophie Thomas 14/23
For her poster, Sophie Thomas, Co-Director of Design at the RSA, recycled plastic waste to encourage others to do likewise. 
“These attractive little pieces of plastic flotsam are testimony to our love of the disposable and attachment to plastic as a wonder material. But they are also an environmental reflux of something we have thrown away and not given any further thought to.

“All these pieces were part of the estimated 10% of our plastic waste that ends up in the sea; washed in from landfill sites. Plastic should not be in landfill. Use your consumer power to push for change. If you can recycle it do, and if you can’t take it back to the shop and ask why they are selling you something that has to be put in the rubbish. This flotsam is testimony that there is no away.”
WHY?
The UK produces 31 million tonnes of waste a year, the same weight as three and a half million double-decker buses. And it’s getting worse - every year we produce about 3% more waste than the year before.
HOW?
For top tips on how to recycle everyday household items, go to Recycle This - but we warn you: you will get addicted. 
We’re selling 23 limited editions of this poster printed on A3 FSC paper with sustainable ink for £23 plus VAT, postage and packing with all proceeds going back to the Do The Green Thing charity. You can buy this one here.  

dothegreenthing:

Question Mark by Sophie Thomas 14/23

For her poster, Sophie Thomas, Co-Director of Design at the RSA, recycled plastic waste to encourage others to do likewise. 

“These attractive little pieces of plastic flotsam are testimony to our love of the disposable and attachment to plastic as a wonder material. But they are also an environmental reflux of something we have thrown away and not given any further thought to.

dothegreenthing:

50 Shades by Angus Hyland 5/23
Pentagram partner, Angus Hyland, wanted to create a simple visual that would make recycling feel less like something you should do and more like something you want to do. For inspiration, he turned to the universal symbol for recycling - as well as last year’s must-read novel. “I’ve always loved the recycling symbol, designed by Gary Anderson in 1970. It’s a Möbius strip, with the arrows providing direction and a sense of action. It looks to me influenced by another big international symbol, created slightly earlier, the woolmark - and my version, being stripy, marries the two, making the original warmer and more fluid.”“It’s hand-drawn, to highlight the importance of individual action. And it features many different shades of green, because although green is a shorthand for the environment, for some reason graphically we tend to treat it as a block colour, ignoring all the variety that occurs in nature. So I decided to use it in as many shades as possible, highlighting both the variety in nature and the many different ways to save the planet. As an added bonus, it also gave me a nice pun for the title.” 
WHY?
Making steel from recycled tins and cans takes 75% less energy than making steel from scratch.
HOW?
Find out what you can recycle and where you can recycle it at this handy website.
We’re selling 23 limited editions of this poster printed on FSC paper with sustainable ink for £23 plus VAT, postage and packing with all proceeds going back to the Do The Green Thing charity. You can buy one here.

dothegreenthing:

50 Shades by Angus Hyland 5/23

Pentagram partner, Angus Hyland, wanted to create a simple visual that would make recycling feel less like something you should do and more like something you want to do. For inspiration, he turned to the universal symbol for recycling - as well as last year’s must-read novel.

“I’ve always loved the recycling symbol, designed by Gary Anderson in 1970. It’s a Möbius strip, with the arrows providing direction and a sense of action.

underoakstudios:

Ohhhhh I love these guys. 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/89012777

Creepy, in the cutest way possible.

fer1972:

Can Art by Mydogsighs

texaspublicradio:

Art Installation Connecting Southside Neighborhoods
Ballroom Luminoso is the first public art project to be completed under the new bond program approved by voters in 2012. Public Art San Antonio constructed the spheres primarily from recycled bicycle parts, with a touch of creative whimsy making each chandelier distinct.
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texaspublicradio:

Art Installation Connecting Southside Neighborhoods

Ballroom Luminoso is the first public art project to be completed under the new bond program approved by voters in 2012. Public Art San Antonio constructed the spheres primarily from recycled bicycle parts, with a touch of creative whimsy making each chandelier distinct.

More…

seasidestyle:

Driftwood sculpture by Andries Botha

seasidestyle:

Driftwood sculpture by Andries Botha

2headedsnake:

Isaac Cordal - ‘Cement Bleak’

Isaac Cordal uses strainers not as kitchen tools but as a means to create street art.

panteraspoleworld:

Thus is a #great #concept in a #recycle #exhibit in #SanFran airport (at San Francisco International Airport (SFO))

Hoping to see cool reuse art like this at the East Lansing Art Festival this weekend!

panteraspoleworld:

Thus is a #great #concept in a #recycle #exhibit in #SanFran airport (at San Francisco International Airport (SFO))

Hoping to see cool reuse art like this at the East Lansing Art Festival this weekend!