Biodegradable Lids Turn Tin Cans into Useful Household Containers

Many a green home has repurposed tin cans in various rooms, holding pencils or kitchen utensils. But what if you could just pop lids onto them and make them even more versatile, so they can be used as surprisingly chic vases, toothbrush holders and soap dispensers?

Northumbria University graduate Jack Bresnahan designed this set of nine biodegradable plastic lids for tin cans, exhibiting them at graduate show New Designers in July.

From Dezeen:

Green issues are at the heart of everything that Jack Bresnahan does.  A passionate believer that designers  must take responsibility for their designs from conception to disposal, Jack feels that ‘anything that ends up in landfill is simply poor design’.

His aim through his designs is to create products that make environmentally friendly goods more accessible and help to make day to day living greener. This is not a blinkered crusade however, as while his designs are always created within a green framework he balances this with a drive to develop products that are both useful and good to look at.

Not only do the lids decompose, unlike regular plastic, they turn tin cans into modern home accents that resemble expensive designer stainless steel products. Since the lids themselves are small, they use fewer resources to create than standard household organizers – plus, they take tin cans out of the waste stream.

This is definitely one concept that needs to be in stores ASAP!

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