Playgrounds from Recycled Materials

Even if you don’t have kids, playgrounds can be a great case study in creative reuse. Come learn about playgrounds made from recycled tires, wood, metal, plastic, cardboard and fabric. Playgrounds from Recycled Materials Ruganza Bruno’s plastic bottle playgrounds in Uganda Plastic bottle designs in Crete in a wire fence Thomas Dambo’s Shark from Waste Wood Thomas Dambos’s Six Forgotten Giants from Waste Wood Recycled Skateboard Swing Tri-wizard Tournament Cardboard Maze at Denver Public Library Boxwars – adult cardboard play event Basurama’s Playground from Recycled Water Tanks in Taiwan Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam’s Crocheted Playgrounds How to Build a Cardboard Slide Knit or Crocheted Water Balloons Crocheted water balloon pattern by Left in Knots Etsy provider of reusable water balloons Playgrounds that Encourage Creative Reuse and Recycling of Materials Adventure Playground on Governor’s Island, New York City Glamis Adventure Playground, London The Land, Wales The Land (Teaser) from Play Free Movie on Vimeo. Free Range Playground, Denver, Colorado FreeRange Playground – Risk Taking, Child Led, Free Play for Denver Kids from Leslie James on Vimeo. Other Resources Mentioned in the Episode Trashmagination Pinterest board of playgrounds from recycled materials Map of Play by Kaboom Study on use of tires in playgrounds Monstrum – Danish playground designer using sustainable timber Theory of Loose Parts in Play and Design Adventure Playground, Berkeley California Play Free Movie Show Details Script for this podcast episode about playgrounds made from recycled materials (not a transcript but gives the main ideas) The Trashmagination podcast theme music is Kitchen from the Marian Circle Drum Brigade.