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Rainbow Hued Recycling Skyscraper Collects and Sorts Trash

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If you're like us and find yourself unsatisfied with your building's shoddy recycling policies, you may want to think about moving to this colorful complex called the Recycling Tower.

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Madrid's Palacio de Cibeles Renovated Into Jaw-Dropping CentroCentro Cultural Center

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Opened last April at Madrid’s busy city center, Palacio de Cibeles has undergo a major reformation as CentroCentro. Designed by Arquimatica architectural studio, the building not only respects and preserves the beautiful old building, it is a friendly cultural center open to citizens.

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Greenhouse: Joost's Garden-Wrapped Waste Free Shipping Container Restaurant Comes to Sydney

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Artist Joost Bakker recently opened a completely waste free restuarant on the Sydney Harbor built out of shipping containers.

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World's Greenest Whisky Distillery Unveiled in Scotland

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Austin Smith:Lord Architects completes their £40m, environmentally friendly Roseisle Distillery in Elgin, Scotland for the drinks giants Diageo.

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Giant Statue Made From 4,200 Coca-Cola Crates Preaches Recycling in Cape Town, South Africa

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The Giant Coca-Cola crate man designed by Porky Hefer preaches the 3 Rs in South Africa's mother city, Cape Town.

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NYC Breaks Ground on $80 Million Recycling Center in Brooklyn

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New Yorkers have quite a few gripes about the state of recycling in our city, but this week brought exciting news that is making us feel more optimistic.

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Mattel Designer Builds Gorgeous Turquoise Dream Home from Shipping Containers

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Texas industrial designer Debbie Glassberg built herself a 2,600 square feet home, for her and her family, out of five Chinese shipping containers and called it Container Home.

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Underwater Skyscrapers Recycle Waste From Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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As part of the eVolo Skyscraper competition, Milorad Vidojević, Jelena Pucarević and Milica Pihler of Serbia have proposed giant underwater skyscrapers that would collect and recycle the waste into a source of energy.