Americans alone toss out about 300 million tires every year. The big thinkers of the world are working on creative ways to reuse this vast quantity of rubber – ideas include mixing ground-up tires with urethane to create sidewalks or burning them like coal to produce energy. Meanwhile, some designers are thinking a little smaller. With the large Rubber Tote , discarded tires are hand-cut and hand-sewn into a vessel that can be used indoors or out as planter for a small tree, carrying container, space for gardening supplies or anything else that can benefit from solidly constructed storage. Modeled on ancient leather-crafting techniques, these durable containers are each unique and offer a functional alternative to the landfill. Not guaranteed to be watertight. Made in Egypt.
I love creative recycling!
Apr 23rd, 2008 / 11:04 am
Must not smell so nice though, no?
Apr 23rd, 2008 / 11:44 am
Love it! Everyone should recycle!
Apr 23rd, 2008 / 1:40 pm
Thailand has been recycling rubber into public rubbish bins for years. They have an interesting shape (I’ll send a pic over when I next walk by one.
Apr 26th, 2008 / 3:03 pm
I used these for years to haul dirt on my father’s archaeological excavation in Israel. They are great, although the ones I have seen retailing in the US are absurdly overpriced.
Apr 27th, 2008 / 5:16 pm
Where can I purchase a large rubber tote? It would hold fire wood perfectly. Thanks
Nov 4th, 2014 / 2:15 pm