• The Environment

    A House Built from Bottles

    By Posted on 4.21.2008 6 Comments

    People around the world guzzle about 50 billion gallons of bottled water a year, and then toss billions of those plastic bottles into the trash heap instead of the recycling bin. Matt Naples and Peter Zummo think they can take this lemon of a fact and turn it into lemonade—or rather, take those discarded water bottles and turn them into chairs, shelves, or houses for the worlds poor.

    4.25.2008 at 06:27am - Comment by dawn43704

    I took a design class where we learned about Heineken's vision for the same thing...in glass. http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/10/11/heineken-wobo-the-brick-that-holds-beer/ Any comments on which material is more durable/ less toxic?



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