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I would like to welcome you to my new Blog. I do have a second located at http://danherrington.blogspot.ca/ that consists of more writing than graphics and text and the content you will see here. Feel free to check that one out too if you like.

By heart I am a writer. However, more and more graphics and text collectively and convey more potent messages with less opinions. As such I thought it wise to try something new and see how this combination would work out.

I hope you enjoy your stay and feel free to save and use the graphics I post. This is as much for you as it is for me.

Daniel Herrington - June 12, 2012

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Building a home from recyclables...

Design construction by the Alfredo Santa Cruz family in Puerto Iguazu, Argentina


The Casa De Botellas and every piece of furniture inside is built entirely from trashed, non-recyclable plastic containers. The walls are made from 1200 PET plastic bottles, supporting a 1300 piece Tetra Pack roof, holding 140 piece CD jewel case doors and windows, surrounding 120 PET plastic bottle couches, and 200 PET plastic bottles beds to sleep on. Some bottles are even filled with soil or sand, to help contain a fire outbreak.



This is an inspiring project that really demonstrates the power of garbage upcycling and creative thinking, highlighting the previous history of the material and confronting consumption head on - then using design to re-create our future and change the culture of cyclical production/waste.

Home is in the details - it's the creative design touch that really makes this garbage house come to life
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