PRE-CYCLE

Recycling is high up on the list of green living. But we can do better than that! Who says we aren't sometimes our own best recycling center? Before you head down to the dumpster or reach for the blue bag, check out these inventive ideas on pre-cycling your aluminum cans.
Earthship Biotecture, a New Mexico-based company that designs and builds sustainable housing, offers seminars in how to build off the grid. For a $400 tuition, you'll receive hands-on knowledge on how Earthship uses aluminum cans, or "little bricks," to build strong interior walls, as well as many other biotectural tactics. The photo above is from their 2006 seminar in Hawaii. See more construction photos here.
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