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.

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 ...

Have you ever seen some of the beautiful recycled glass bottle designs we’ve featured on Inhabitat.com and wondered if you might be able to make your own? Now you too can make stunning and chic ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

This device could take your recycling game up a level. The Plastic Bottle Cutter slices bottles into strips which can be used for anything from DIY to arts and crafts. It was fully funded on ...

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 ...

Pavel & Ian based in Versailles, France created a very unique plastic bottle cutter which can be used to recycle your old plastic drinks bottles turning them into convenient universal handy twine. The ...

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, ...