One Man's Trash...Flower Pot

A friend in the biz said these were kind of ugly upclose. I haven't had the pleasure to see them in person, but based on pictures and descriptions alone, I'm a fan.



Pots made out of recycled tires - Re:Treads. Officially titled Recycled Re:Treads Collection of Tire Pots, these hand cut and hand sewn planters are made of tires stripped of their tread and steel belts. And with almost 300 million tires scrapped per year, according to the EPA, River Market Pottery is trying to do their part to lighten the rubbery landfill load.

What's next, rubber mulch?

“One of the neatest things about the Re:Treads pots is that not only do they help to cut down on environmental waste, but when they are planted up and used for container gardening, they actually enhance the beauty of their surroundings," says Alec Junge, president of River Market Pottery. "It’s a great redemption story for what would otherwise have been a piece of garbage.”

Re:Treads are sold exclusively through http://www.flowerpotshop.com/. Check out their official press release here.