There’s a new trend in recycled handbags that I’m really excited about: crocheted plastic shopping bags.

What follows is a rundown of some of the trends in recycled handbags — some of which you may be familiar with and some of which may surprise you.

For years Nike has manufactured shoes from virgin materials, resulting in heaps of discarded scraps that go to waste in a landfill or incinerator. That is until one designer transformed them into a wearable basketball shoe.

Hybrid cars like the Prius are starting to become fairly ubiquitous, but I’ve always been interested in cars that are even more radical, like those that have been converted to run on vegetable oil.