Save your pennies …when you want to get your money out, just unscrew the pig’s nose and dump it out. Made from a recycled bottle in Peru by artist, Luitpol Ruiz Gaviria.
$68.95 at Novica.com
(free shipping!)

Made from 100% recycled glass, these wine bottle-shaped platters will provide a lovely backdrop for cheese and crackers, or you can use it as a spoon rest or candle holder.
$12.00 at Uncommon Goods

Handmade in Wisconsin. You’ve got winos friends stopping by and drinking up your booze …now they can hang up their coats! A perfect housewarming gift!
$75.00 at Uncommon Goods

A unique eco-friendly centerpiece for sure! Gives you and your guests a great excuse to drink more wine!! Four different colored wine bottles make up this handcrafted piece.
$75.00 at Uncommon Goods

ReFind Originals are the genius behind the cutest backpacks on this globally warmed planet created from recycled leather. All are handmade, one-of-a-kind, come in a variety of color combinations and are adorned with a wolf charm and emblazoned with the silhouette of a howling wolf. ReFind Originals also makes one-of-a-kind ladies’ handbags. Some of which are complimented with wooden buckles, handmade from recycled wood scraps; others are decorated with vintage buttons or buckles. ReFind Originals also does custom work …meaning, that old leather skirt in the back of the closet from your new wave phase in the 80s can come back to you as one cool handbag.
$62.00 for the Woof Pack at Refind Originals

On a leather necklace, this heart pendant (1.25″H x 1″W) will remind you or your loved one of what makes the world go around.
Classy and stylish with an eco twist.
$59.00 at Zanissa

Other heart jewelry from Zanisa:
Recycled Teaspoon Heart Bracelet
Recycled Silverware Hearts
Recycled Fork? - Tell her “I Love You”

From Mild Euphoria, comes a fun lamp made from a recycled blender. Take the kitchen out of the appliance and you are left with great eco-friendly lighting for any room in the house.
$175.00 at Mild Euphoria

These are pencils made from rolled up pieces of recycled newspapers instead of wood. You can even see the newspapers when you sharpen them. According to the Smencils website, it takes an entire cedar tree to make 172,000 pencils however it takes only 430 newspapers to make smencils. Guaranteed to continue to smell for 2 years after purchase, these smelly pencils are available in bubble gum, cherry, cinnamon, grape, pineapple, fruit punch, peppermint, water melon, root beer and orange.
$5.00 for a five pack and $10.00 for a ten pack at Smencils

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

If I had this umbrella, I’d want it to rain everyday! Another fun upcycling product from the “Gals in the Hot Pink Woodshed in Vermont” aka MonsoonVT. This is a showpiece from their Scavenger Project Line, created from true trash and transformed into a true treasure. Ecofriendly rain gear!
$60.00 at MonsoonVT

This is perfect for your container gardens or seedlings. Don’t let the flowers dry out with this classically designed recycled copper watering can. Handcrafted from hammered recycled copper. Great wedding gift! (weeding gift- haha)

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