World’s Strangest

A great artist should be able to create no matter what materials he has at hand, and since the cost of traditional materials like paint, marble and clay can add up quickly, it only makes sense that many artists have turned to a whole new source — a trash bin. If art is supposed to make [...]

It’s perfect for a country kitchen! Someone at Donde Reciclo made this clock from a kitchen strainer and a clock that s/he found in the trash. The number arrangement is unusual, but I could work with it. Link -via Recyclart

I know I’m only about a decade late, but I recently, finally, watched the entire run of The Sopranos. Tony and his crew get their hands into plenty of different moneymaking schemes, but throughout the series one character or another (Tony, Richie Aprile, Ralph Cifaretto) is involved in solid waste management. What makes trash collection [...]

(YouTube link) Luo Wencong’s dog Li Li guards his bike in Nanning, China. The dog is a local celebrity! Jeff, who shot this video, is raising funds for a proper dog seat for Luo’s bike. Li Li also helps Luo carry groceries and even takes out the trash! Link

Dumpster diving, or "urban foraging" for you hipsters, has taken somewhat of an aura of eco-activism and frugality here in the United States, but it’s often a matter of life and death in other [...]

If you’ve ever called someone a “piece of trash”, wait until you see these sculptures of trashy people made by Will Kurtz, and by trash I mean they’re made out of garbage for a truly realistic look. Will obviously drew some inspiration from the website People Of Wal-Mart, and from people he spots lurking around the [...]

There’s nothing trashy about the great geeky trash cans over at Mental Floss. I really like this 3D graffiti trash can, but I have to wonder about how it will look when it was pulled away from the wall. It’s possible that it has a 2D horse behind the trash can, but that’s just not [...]

The (mostly) urban sculptures created by Clemens Behr kinda look like carefully arranged piles of trash, but throwing these works of art away would be such a tragedy, as they bring a sense of wonder and chaotic disorder to the urban cityscape. From a giant skull made out of paper goods to psychedelic tent like structures [...]

It’s funny how much personality you can add to inanimate objects simply by attaching a pair of cartoon eyes. Cookie monster trash cans, hungry trash cans, bashful locked outlets, Timm Schneider’s street art would be a pleasure to come across in the urban jungle. Link –via Laughing Squid

(YouTube link) One of the dogs got into the trash. Was it Jed, Xena, or Tank? I think they are all guilty, but one was not smart enough to get rid of the evidence! -via Arbroath