Comments on: A Steel Cargo Container Becomes a Backyard Retreat

By: Tammy

Tammy — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:18:52 +0000

@Christina and Everett – Thanks for leaving a comment. It’s awesome to see what people do with materials that are already here, versus buying new stuff.

I had no idea that a lot of these containers are only used 1 or 2 times and then sit in huge yards. It’s a terrible waste. I’m sure these old containers would be used for homeless shelters too.

@Everett I’ll have to look for photos of the flea market you mentioned. It sounds really cool.

By: Christina

Christina — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:10:42 +0000

In the Ukraine, at a restoration city where Germans from Russia were waiting to get their immigration papers together to move into Germany, there were many homes and shops made from the shipping containers.

By: Everett Bogue

Everett Bogue — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:31:55 +0000

Last summer, someone made a low-cost retail flea market out of shipping containers in Bushwick Brooklyn. This was a great idea, because most of the people there couldn’t afford a full storefront, so they could rent a shipping container for a lot less. Plus I’m sure it was inexpensive to build as well. They put glass doors and windows on the end of the container that faced the street.

I love this kind of thrifty-but-useful recycling.