Thai Bottle Temple
By Jenn (TinyChoices.com) | November 27, 2008
Hello, LOVE! Love love LOVE this. Love.
So, there were these Thai monks who wanted to build a new temple. They started collecting green and brown glass bottles with which to build– and check out this slideshow of their magnificent creation, containing over one million bottles. Their outhouse and crematorium are also made of bottles, and they intend to keep collecting bottles for further construction.
Why do I love this so much? Well, all of these bottles have been diverted from the waste/recycling stream– but even cooler, the decision to build with preexisting materials prevented new materials from being produced– which means trees weren’t chopped down for lumber, pollution wasn’t spewed from manufacturing bricks, etc. And this kind of consideration for the environment seems spot-on for folks who believe in a Higher Power of some kind– after all, protecting Her/His/Their/Its creation seems like a no-brainer.
I’m now wishing I had a bit of land on which to build a glass bottle cabin…
[Link from Inhabit]
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Hey this looks cool but the link doesn’t work :(
that reminds me of michael reynolds (and the “garbage warrior” documentary).
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