1. Drink up: It takes three months for a recycled aluminum can to make its way back onto the shelf in reincarnated form.
2. Or build a bridge: In 2002 researchers from Rutgers University built a 42-foot-long bridge over a river using plastic beams made from polystyrene cups and polyethylene milk jugs.
3. Or construct a boat: During World War I, enough metal was salvaged from corset stays to build two warships.
4. On April 27 the boat Earthrace will begin an attempt to break the maritime around-the-world speed record. It will use biofuel, some of which comes from liposuctioned human fat.
5. No fat here: During Britain’s 2007 Recycle Now week, svelte models strutted down Brighton beach wearing swimsuits made from steel cans.
(Credit: Corus Steel Packaging Recycling)
Corus Steel Packaging Recycling
6. These boots were made for flooring: Nike gathers old athletic shoes and turns them into raw ...
