Art from recycled materials

Make plastic bottle butterflies with this easy recycled art activity and learn about Monarch butterfly migration.

'The Small Forest' is series of animal sculptures by Japanese artist Natsumi Tomita using items found we would consider throw-away trash.

Original Art Environmental/Card-board/Found Objects/Paper Collage, measuring: 80W x 80H x 6D cm, by: Gokcen Ataman Tanyer (Turkey). Styles: Figurative, Contemporary, Fine Art. Subject: Architecture. Keywords: Upcycled, Recycled Materials, Cityscape, Sustainable Art, Beige, Landscape, Architectural. This Environmental/Card-board/Found Objects/Paper Collage is one of a kind and once sold will no longer be available to purchase. Buy art at Saatchi Art.

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Two Stunning Projects Made Entirely From Recycled Materials Media & Techniques % %

Upcycled Plastic Sculpture at the Museum of Fine Arts and Montery Bay Aquarium. From Trash to Fine Art: Upcycled Plastic turned into sculpture.

Are you ready for a great up-cycle craft for all of those empathy water bottles you have laying around? This water bottle fish craft is both easy and fun for kids of all ages. The fish designs are endless. I think your kids are going to love to create these underwater friends. Water Bottle Fish...Read More

Making Sustainability Fun for Kids It’s never too early to start teaching kids about leading a sustainable lifestyle! While it’s a big concept, interactive exercises and games can make learning about sustainability fun and easy. One way you can inspire your kids to think sustainably is by repurposing items that you already have around your home during your next arts-and-crafts time. By upcycling items that would otherwise be thrown away, you’re preventing new refuse from entering the waste…

Being kind to our environment is totally possible with art - where we can make upcycled art from the ordinary and mundane items that get little attention or are destined for the trash. So, in

Do your bit for the environment—and your wallet—by making your own Christmas crafts from recycled materials instead of going out to buy something new. Sure, it is the season to be jolly, but it’s also the season to be frugal and mindful of all the trash we create!