Sources: [Inhabitat] [H2O Visions]
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Recycling 4.0 - Dumpster Swimming Pools
Marco Sea turns old dumpsters into swimming pools on Park Ave. [NYC]
"... the New York City Mayor’s Office and the Department of Transportation invited them to participate in NYC’s Third Annual 2010 Summer Streets event. Hundreds of New Yorkers dumpster dove (literally) in Macro Sea logo-emblazoned pools and hung out at the surrounding “lo-fi country club.” Lined up along Park Avenue and decked out with all the trimmings you would expect a real pool to have (safety railings, depth indicator signage, and even lifeguards, you could hardly recognize these big, red former trash receptacles..."
Sources: [Inhabitat] [H2O Visions]
Sources: [Inhabitat] [H2O Visions]
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Nice article! Our company, Dumpster Diver Pools, plans to be involved in a number of dumpster diver pool projects in 2011.
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Hey, thanks for supporting dumpster pools - we really appreciate it!
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www.DumpsterDiverPools.com
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