Daily Loaf

Forget the creepy green inventions post I wrote around Halloween because this article is sure to turn your stomach just a wee bit more. (Warning: You may not want to read this right before or while you’re eating.)

It’s great to see people getting creative to recycle and upcycle items that would have otherwise landed in a landfill. But some of these creations are just, well, gross.

Not every coffin is always perfect, sometimes having defects or being the wrong size, but the funeral home isn’t just going to throw it away. These coffins are then used to display bodies during funeral viewings but cannot be used for burial. Why not refashion them into a couch for the use by the living? That’s exactly what this company, the aptly named ‘Coffin Couches‘ has done. They purchase these slightly used steel coffins from local funeral homes in Southern California and make them into unique pieces of furniture that are sure to be conversation pieces in your lair.

Tired of your old bedroom toys? Instead of being naughty by chucking them into the trash, why not recycle those naughty playthings so someone else can enjoy them, too? I know what you’re thinking, that it’s highly unsanitary and just plain wrong. But SexToyRecycling.com takes them, sterilizes the hell out of them, grinds ‘em up, and then forms them into new sex toys (complete with a new layer of silicone). The result is a sex toy made of at least 95% post-consumer materials. Bonus: They’ll give you $5 towards new toys for every one that you submit to them for recycling.

What’s stronger than concrete and made partially of sewage? Bitublock! It’s a new form of building block that is made of post-consumer waste, like crushed glass, fly ash, steel slag and sewage sludge, bound with a sticky substance called bitumen. Bitublock is six times stronger than concrete and creates significantly less carbon emissions to make it  compared to traditional concrete. Try this eco-friendlier option when building your green home – if you can get past its contents.

See more gross uses of recycled products on this Huffington Post article.

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