EcoBox Rewards Recyclers with Plants

July 1, 2010 by

Designed to be installed on every street corner like any bottle recycling depository, the Ecobox would reward responsible citizens by offering them a plant in exchange for depositing all kinds of recyclable objects, from glass bottles to aluminium cans.

“Presently the project, which aspires to bring patches of green in the city, is at concept stage,” the architect and project designer, Gilles Nadler, explains. Photovoltaic cells on the roof of the Ecobox enable it to be carbon neutral while panes of glass function like a greenhouse, helping the plants to grow.

Nadler also proposes installing the EcoBox in subway stations, bringing a bit of green underground.

Exhibited in January at JardinsJardin, the Paris garden fair, Ecobox is now looking for manufacturers and local authorities that would be interested in this futuristic green concept.

via innovcity

2 Comments »

  1. Victoria Lyon said:

    What a fabulous concept. It’s a win win on so many levels. And I bet it would fuss at you and spit back cans or bottles because “that store doesn’t carry that brand”. I have to bring a bag of recyclabes to each store I shop at now and hate it. I would much rather get a plant than some loose change anyway.

    — July 2, 2010 @ 08:17

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    […] your recyclables for plants: Sort of a Redbox for recycling, the Ecobox concept by French architect and designer Gilles Nadler would give recyclers a plant for depositing […]

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