The Mulch Garden Chair

The Mulch Chair, by Craig Ian MacPherson, a graduate of the Edinburgh College of Art, is part of The Outcast collection, where artist and designers have come together to upcycle garden waste into innovative outdoor furniture.

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Will watermelon rejects be the next biofuel?

Twenty percent of watermelons never make it to the picnic table. Rather, one in every five is left to ripen and rot in the field, rejected for even the slightest of cosmetic imperfections. But U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers may have found a way to elevate these outcasts to an even higher calling than the summer BBQ: biofuel production. [More]