Making toys from trash. Building homes from trash. Weaving art from trash. Next-level creative reuse in Egypt and Japan. These are the topics of my five favorite TED Talks about creative reuse.

If you know about more TED Talks on creative reuse, please let me know at trashmagination@gmail.com!

Arvind Gupta, “Turning trash into toys for learning”, 2010

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Learn how to make Arvind Gupta’s toys.

Dan Phillips, “Creative Houses from Reclaimed Stuff,” 2010

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Learn more about Dan’s organization, the Phoenix Commotion.

Suzanne Tick, “Weaving trash into treasure,” 2016

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Jamie Furniss, “The World’s Best Recyclers are Not Environmentalists,” 2011

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Creative reuse artists in Cairo, Egypt

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Akira Sakano, “ZERO WASTE – A way to enrich your life & the society,” 2016

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Kamikatsu’s pub from recycled building materials

Show Details

• Script for this podcast episode with my favorite TED Talks about creative reuse
• The Trashmagination podcast theme music is Kitchen from the Marian Circle Drum Brigade.