Created from recycled truck tires, this ottoman can provide some additional seating when guests drop by and stay for dinner. The tire treads bring an additional design sense to the 40″ diameter piece. In addition, the stools work perfectly and will never wear out! The stools are topped with removable cushions covered with reclaimed kilims.
Ottoman is $849.00 and Stools are on sale for $79.00 at
Viva Terra

These fun little eco friendly magnets make great little gifts when you want to reach out to someone special. Made from recycled phonebooks, magazines and waste paper, they are not only fun and whimsical they provide incomes to 12 Bangkok women who transform discarded paper into colorful creative creations! Available are dragonflys, gekkos, lobsters, turtles and frogs.
$3.95 at World of Good

Such strong graphic design! on this bag made from discarded plastic litter. Created by artisans in New Delhi, these fabulous bags are fair trade and absolutely unique. Save the planet while saving the world….did I not mention looking great while doing it?
$39.95 at World of Good

From Indonesia, this recycled glass lamp is made up of small strips of recycled glass held together with bailing wire. The aqua color glass is a beautiful effect with or without the light turned on. Handcrafted.
$72.99 at Overstock

A new group to keep a watch on: The Etsy Trashion Team — they are a group of 70 artists from all over the world turning trash upside down and inside out! On Friday, July 27th, they will be hosting a trunk show at the Etsy Labs in Brooklyn NYC. (325 Gold Street, Brooklyn NYC.) The trunk show is FREE and open to all ages, plus the first 25 people through the door will receive a FREE trashion team gift bag. RSVP via email at rsvp@etsy.com.
The bracelet above is a great sample of their wonderful wares …created from four pieces of broken zipper parts; tied together with silver wire, results in stunning beauty and fun.
$20.00 at Etsy Trashion’s Shop created by Paulina a DIY pantheist socialist feminist socialist posthumanist idealist, craft artist, journalist and a cultural studies practioner, and a mum, from near the North Pole, Helsinki Rock City in Finland.

Funky, ecofriendly, earth hugging charm with this recycled comic book bracelet …not just any comic book bracelet, this one is made from old Archie comic books. That Jughead, he sure was silly!!
$17.00 at Home and Planet

Also available as a necklace!

Sometimes it works to make a statement …in this case, a big bold statement! Display your business cards in an used recycled drill bit holder, created by artist, Fred Conlon in Utah. This drill bit had a former life hard rock mining …hopefully your job will be easier.
$24.00 at Uncommon Goods

GreatGreenGoods has previously featured recycled business card holders

This little jumbo holds lovely thick paper of red, orange and yellow for all the art projects you can imagine! Tree free and made from recycled cotton rags by artisans in India.
$22.00 at Uncommon Goods

Multi-functional and multi-purpose. This perfect-bound book is printed with vegetable-based inks on 100% post-consumer recycled paper and can provide many purposes! First, the book is divided into 3 sections: one section has to-do lists with origami instructions on the back. So you can finish your tasks and then make art out of them. another section is filled with sketch pages and the third section is filled with note page designs. Fun and functional!
$12.00 at Little Otsu

There is a large variety of patterns and finishes available with these plates made from recycled glass windows. They are all dishwasher safe at well.
$70.00 at Recycled Glass Works