Top 59 Recycling Projects

1. 16. Recycled-Plastic Carryall

   Recycle plastic shopping bags by knitting them into a carryall.

2. 17. How to Reuse a Granite Countertop

   

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   Give your granite a new lease on life. Learn how to reuse a granite countertop and give it a new lease on life with these easy steps.

   Time:

   Weekend

   Cost:

   $100 - $250

   Difficulty:

   Moderate to Hard

3. 18. How to Build a Stone Raised Bed

   

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   Learn how to build a raised garden bed using recycled concrete rubble recovered from an old patio as the border material.

   Time:

   Day

   Cost:

   $50 - $100

   Difficulty:

   Easy

4. 19. Green Solution: Repurposed and Salvaged Materials

   DIY Network's Carter Oosterhouse explains how to update a room by recycling furniture.

5. 20. How to Build an Obstacle Course

   

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   In this project, old tires are recycled into a fabulous backyard obstacle course.

   Time:

   Two Days

   Cost:

   $250 - $500

   Difficulty:

   Moderate

6. 21. Izard Farmhouse Bay Window (00:03:55)

   

   The crew removes a box bay window in one piece from the Izard farmhouse.

7. 22. Tongue-and-Groove Wainscoting (01:14)

   

   Dave big by recycling old tongue-and-groove flooring into wainscoting.

8. 23. How to Make Shelves From Old Wood Flooring

   DIY Network has instructions on how to turn salvaged wood into new wall shelves.

9. 24. High-Efficiency Roofing (00:52)

   

   Amy Matthews takes a look at a new high-efficiency roofing material.

10. 25. Sunroom Bench From Salvage (00:04:23)

    

    Joanne Palmisano adds a built-in bench of salvaged wood to a sunroom.

11. 26. How to Tile a Mosaic Table

    

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    Use tiles left over from other projects and some new trim tile to create a mosaic table out of a glass-top table.

    Time:

    Under Half Day

    Cost:

    $50 - $100

    Difficulty:

    Easy to Moderate

12. 27. Plastic Bottle Trellis

    Everyone has them -- empty water and soda bottles they don't know what to do with. Well, DIY knows.

13. 28. The James House (00:03:27)

    

    The crew salvages materials from the 1893 James house, in Hamlet, NC.

14. 29. Upcycled Container Gardens, Planters and Vases

    DIYNetwork.com has unique ideas for turning vintage items and salvaged materials into container gardens and flower pots.

15. 30. How to Create a Jewelry Rack

    How to create a funky jewelry rack from an old record player and magazine rack, from DIY Network.