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Recycling

Charlestown, Rhode Island

The Troll Statues of Ninigret Park

Tucked away in the forest, these giant wooden trolls delight visitors in Charlestown, Rhode Island.

Staré Město, Czechia

Kovozoo (Metal Zoo)

Hundreds of "animals" created from scrap metal, alongside a collection of other oddities.

12 Sculptures Made From Recycled Materials

From a giant whale made out of recycled plastic to a tower of bright green bottles.

Jonathan Carey March 8, 2024

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Olde Good Things

Grand architectural relics gain a new life in this Pennsylvania warehouse.

After you die, bacteria harvest your body for the nutrients that help push daisies.

When You Die, Your Necrobiome Recycles You

An environmental microbiologist explains why an individual's death is a new lease on life for an entire ecosystem.

Jennifer DeBruyn October 16, 2023

San Francisco, California

SCRAP

For nearly 50 years, this San Francisco nonprofit has been serving as a mix of recycling center and art school.

Boothbay, Maine

Guardians of the Seeds Trolls

Five mythical trolls have taken up residence in woods and hidden on paths at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

The World's Tallest Bin

Kalgoorlie, Australia

The World's Tallest Bin

Although not officially the world's tallest bin, this giant trash receptacle was designed to stop littering.

Hotel WHY is constructed from recycled materials

Kamikatsu, Japan

Zero-Waste Hotel WHY

In a rural Japanese town that has committed to sustainable practices, even the hotel is made from recycled materials.

A fir tree–flavored tonic in its natural habitat.

The Estonian Island Where Christmas Trees Become Soda

On Saaremaa, a local distillery turns town-square trees into festive mixers.

Ronan O'Connell December 21, 2022

San Remo Pelican Sculpture

San Remo, Australia

San Remo Pelicans

Locals have a long-running relationship with the big-beaked birds of this Australian fishing town.

Podcast: Growing the Atlas

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team September 12, 2022

An illustration (1930-1945, exact date unknown) of the original Palace of Depression and its creator, George Daynor.

How Rebuilding New Jersey's Palace of Depression Became a Family Legacy

Built from recycled materials by an eccentric con artist in the 1930s, the curious creation was demolished—and then reborn.

Michelle Harris August 23, 2022

Sorting chopsticks.

This Startup Is Transforming Used Chopsticks Into Beautiful Furniture

Humans throw out more than 80 billion pairs a year.

Diana Hubbell February 25, 2022

Coachman riding a horse

Bratislava, Slovakia

Prírodná Galéria Šrot Park (Scrap Park Nature Gallery)

Admire dozens of life-size animals made from old scrap metal, nuts, screws, and valves.

Materials at Medeber Market

Asmara, Eritrea

Medeber Market

Scrap material from around Eritrea finds a new life at this outdoor market, where upcycling is a lifestyle.

5-8-22

Breckenridge, Colorado

Breckenridge Troll

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

Seaham Beach

Seaham, England

Seaham Hall Beach

For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.