Made by Destruction

Photocopiers are mined for their copper and recomposed into brass trumpets. Potatoes are shredded and reformed into egg cartons. Milk jugs are melted into plastic lumber and constructed into weatherproof park benches.

Recycling visionaries and chemistry wizards work hand in hand getting another life out of fridges, giving a second chance to people in need. Dead batteries are brought back to life to energize the world in a whole new way.

Inside a plastic bottle is an ultra-modern chair. Instead of rolling into oblivion, retired rubber tires roll into flowerpots. A piece of steel bridge is resurrected into a turntable.

X-ray film is mined and refined into gleaming, pure silver coins. The last of the heart-pine beams are being reclaimed and crafted into speaker cabinets. Carbon-fiber bikes hit the road, recycled as Formula Lite race cars.

A new way to be immortalized rises out of the ashes when a departed loved one is transformed into a diamond. Skateboards hit the wall as a mash-up of cool tiles. A hatchback into transformed into a cookie tin.

Miles of unwanted wire is turned into a bronze trophy. Decommissioned sails are collected, cut and crafted into tote bags. Joists and floorboards are harvested for their old-growth timber and repurposed into handmade guitars.

Foam coolers are melted into plastic and molded into decorative frames. Cell phones are mined for their precious metals and minted into engagement rings. Wind turbine blades are broken down and repurposed into powerboats.

Old TV sets are mined and spun-off into high-end copper pots. Sour milk is processed into protein powder, woven into yarn, then styled into cocktail dresses. Plastic bags are melted, then paved into energy-efficient highways.

Tired-out mattresses transform into cutting-edge chef's knives. Once billboards come down, they're resurrected into cool surfboard bags. Chip bags are processed into plastic lumber, then constructed into penguin pens.

Wobbly-wheeled shopping carts morph into manhole covers. Used toilet paper rolls turn into Foosball tables. Grounded airline trays transform into Snow Globes.