Pile of trash or tower of possibilities?

It's Cardboard and it's Cool!

From Freshome.com: "The Internationally acclaimed award-winning furniture designer Reinhard Dienes, is debuting an exclusive line of cardboard furniture with Fashion4Home. The furniture pieces are lightweight, sturdy and 100% recyclable as well as playful."


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Recycled Cardboard Christmas Tree 2008

Christmas Tree Complete
Originally uploaded by CyclotronX

Making a Christmas tree from cardboard, ornaments from yogart cups and lids.

See more images in my Flickr set for cardboard Christmas Tree

Christmas Tree Made From 70 SCSI Hard Drives

From Make.com click for details

Cardboard laptop rack for exercise bike

Cardboard laptop rack for exercise bike
Originally uploaded by CyclotronX

Materials box from Pizza Hut pasta, glue, packing tape. Basically I stuck the box on the bike to use to make template, but the box fit so well I just cut it with scissors and many of the folds just worked out.

Can I compost Cardboard?

Yes

"Cardboard adds lots of great carbon to a compost heap. It rots down quicker if it's wet and torn into small pieces (the tearing is also easier if it's damp). If you've got a lot of it, try to alternate layers with other matter."

from compostthis.co.uk

Hack a Cardboard Box into a DIY Solar Oven

From Lifehacker: "Eco-friendly weblog The Daily Green details how to turn a cardboard box into a DIY solar oven for a little weekend fun in the sun. All you'll need is the box, some construction paper, tin foil, plastic, and a few other items you're likely to have around the house, and when you're done you'll have a full-fledged cardboard cooker."

[via Daily Green]

Lifehacker has a Flickr photopool from those who have attempted this project.

Recycled Microwave Steamer and Strainer

Don't you hate it when you heat something in the microwave there is always a puddle of water in it? I do too. So I made this device from frozen entree plastic dishes to let the water drain away. It also enhances the cooking, making foood taste better.



View my Flickr set for instructions to Do It Yourself.

Hot Tray Caddy for Frozen Dinners

Laugh in face of uncomfortable temperatures and cautionary warnings!
Reuse that box your frozen dinner came in as a caddy to carry that hot tray fresh out of the microwave. Trace the top rim of the tray on a side of the box. Then, redraw the oval line about a quarter of an inch inside the trace-line. Note the ends of the oval are square-ish so adjust the inner line accordingly. Use an X-acto knife to cut the shape out. It helps to reseal the end of the box with some packing tape first. It makes the box less flimsy.

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More projects at my blog, Pizza Box Art