Steel has been around seemingly forever. Back in the day when the Golden Gate Bridge was manufactured approximately 83,000 tons of the stuff was used. But steel, as with many things, has undergone a metamorphosis of sorts thanks to science and technology. If you built... Continue reading

Yes, because everyone has an old steel shipping container lying around their backyard. Hey, you never know. Companies that sell steel shipping containers will most often buy those containers back from you to recycle as is or to use in a recycling process. Steel is... Continue reading

In Salt Lake City, a man had an idea. What if he took a part of town that had seemingly died off and reinvented it through the use of overly abundant street space and old, used shipping containers? Well he did exactly that, and a... Continue reading

Maybe it’s the green movement – all that energy efficient, recyclable, reusable stuff that is constantly thrown at you every day. Maybe it’s people trying to save money wherever they can in an economy that doesn’t show many signs of life. Then again, maybe it... Continue reading

There are lots of videos all over YouTube regarding the use of old shipping containers. Some people are building entire homesteads from these old steel boxes. If you’re considering making a building or extra room out of a shipping container… Consider the following as well.... Continue reading

Many individuals, when they see those big steel shipping containers, think about trailers on semi’s and trains. But those same big steel shipping containers can frequently be found – heavy as they are – piled up on a barge and sailing the open seas. There’s... Continue reading

Possibly you’ve heard about what some people are doing with old, abandoned shipping containers made from steel. If not, here it is: they are making shops, homes, rooms and artwork from them. As if steel wasn’t recyclable enough, which it is, now man has devised... Continue reading