City recycling programs have helped to reduce the amount of plastic waste making its way into landfills and the world's oceans, but a two-man team from France is providing a more direct approach.

In this tutorial, learn how to make a plastic bottle cutter at home with simple materials and tools you likely already have. Follow our step-by-step guide to effortlessly transform plastic bottles ...

Here's one for the DIY set. The Kinkajou bottle cutter allows you to turn your empty bottles into functional works of art. Candles, glasses, lamps, candleholders, lamps, planters, terrariums: what do ...

During the last few holiday seasons you may have encountered some gifts made from recycled wine and beer bottles. We love this sort of thing on Inhabitat and have featured recycled bottle lamps, ...

For decades, the “reuse, reduce, recycle” mantra has taught us that the best way to dispose of plastic bottles is to toss them into a recycling bin — but French environmentalists Pavel and Ian think ...

You may think you’re doing the world some good by recycling plastic bottles – but a French pair of environmentalists has gone one better. Pavel and Ian, a pair of inventors from Versailles, have ...

There’s no longer a need to haunt Ebay for Ron Popeil’s Ronco Bottle and Jar Cutter kit from the 70’s–Ray Delmuro’s got it figured out. Three years ago, the owner and creator of Refresh Glass ...

The ability to open a bottle of wine really depends on two things: the skills of the person opening the bottle and the quality of their tools. If you need help honing your wine-opening abilities, ...