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S1 E12 Toolboxes to Water Bottles, Beer to Barware, Jeans to Sunglasses

Documentary

G

24 minutes

Dec 31, 2015

Diamond plate toolboxes are melted down and molded into lightweight aluminum water bottles.Starring: Aris Athnasopoulos

Season 1, 13 Episodes

Photocopiers to Trumpets, Potatoes to Egg Cartons, Milk Jugs to Park Benches,

Photocopiers are mined for their copper and recomposed into brass trumpets. Potatoes are shredded down to their starch and reformed into recycled egg cartons.

Fridges to Prosthetic Hands, Beer Bottles to Countertops, Batteries to Corn,

Recycling visionaries and chemistry wizards work hand in hand getting a second life out fridges – giving a second chance to people in need.

Plastic bottles to Office Chairs, Tires to Flower Pots, Bridges to Turntables,

Inside a plastic bottle is an ultra-modern chair Instead of rolling into oblivion, retired rubber tires roll into flowerpots.

X-Rays to Silver Coins, Building to Speakers, Bicycles to Racecar,

X-Rays are records of people’s bad days. But now there’s a way to turn misery into money - mining the silver crystals from the film.

Cremated Remains to Diamonds, Skateboards to Tiles, Cars to Cookie Tins,

A new way to be immortalized rises out of the ashes when a departed loved one is transformed into a shimmering diamond.

Cables to Trophies, Sails to Bags, Houses to Guitars,

Miles of unwanted wire are mined and refined into a lustrous bronze trophy.

Coolers to Picture Frames, Cell Phones to Gold Rings, Wind Turbines to Boats,

Foam coolers are melted into workable plastic and molded into decorative frames.

Television sets to Cookware, Milk to Dresses, Plastic Bags to Roads,

Old TV sets are mined for their copper then spun off into high-end copper pots.

Mattresses to Knives, Billboards to Surfboard Bags, Potato Chip Bags to a Penguin Enclosure,

Tired out mattresses transform into cutting-edge chef’s knives. Once Billboards come down they’re resurrected into cool surfboard bags.

Shopping Carts to Manhole Covers, Toilet Paper Rolls to Foosball Tables, Drink Trays to Snow Globes,

Wobbly-wheeled shopping carts morph into manhole covers. Used toilet paper rolls turn into Foosball tables. Grounded airline trays transform into Snow Globes.

Cast Iron Pans to Wood-Burning Stove, Wine Bottles to Ornaments, Elephant Doo to Cards,

Wine bottles are shattered, melted and morphed into decorative glass ornaments.

Toolboxes to Water Bottles, Beer to Barware, Jeans to Sunglasses,

Diamond plate toolboxes are melted down and molded into lightweight aluminum water bottles.

Airline Uniforms to Attaché Cases, Hairspray to Garden Gnomes, Newspaper to Light Fixtures,

Airline uniforms are shredded into fiber, woven into felt then refashioned into a stylish briefcase.

Details

Made By Destruction

Documentary

G

2 Seasons

24 minutes

From trash to treasure, discarded objects are transformed into surprising new creations—from couture and boats to sparkling diamonds—in a fascinating world of recycling and reinvention.

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