Comments on: Reclaimed Seatbelt Cushions from TING London

By: nick

nick — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:15:41 +0000

I think they have a nice look to them. Price is a bit out of my reach. I may have to wait to find one in a thrift store.

By: jimmytofu

jimmytofu — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:27:02 +0000

Recycled or not, a £65 price tag is enough to deter me when there are better alternatives.

By: cpine

cpine — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:45:01 +0000

BJ “dude”-
memo to “People for the Purity of Eco-Speak”:
from Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006
re·cy·cle [ree-sahy-kuhl]
–verb (used with object) [Origin: 1925–30; re- + cycle]
2. to alter or adapt for new use without changing the essential form or nature of: The old factory is being recycled as a theater.
3. to use again in the original form or with minimal alteration: The governor recycled some speeches from his early days.

So, lime green never was popular even in Mom’s mini-van. And these were probably production over-runs in some place not North American in origin. BUT they are what they are, despite not haviing a Hummer or a Chevy beater or a Lotus dangling from them.
What would you have done with them — replacement straps on the restraint gurney?
BTW, regarding your mug shot — recycled, repurposed, reused, redirected or retouched?

By: BJ

BJ — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:25:56 +0000

Repurposed, sure, but RECYCLED seat belts? I doubt it. How many lime green seat belts do you think you can collect from the local auto or aircraft junk yard, or every bone yard in England for that matter. Even if the material could be dyed, you’d never get post consumer seat belts from black to that bright light green. Come on, eco-babes, try doing your homework before you start shouting Buy, Buy, Buy from the roof tops.