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Argentine studio Designo Patagonia ^[4] created this awesome series of Tetris ^[5]-shaped street furniture that showcases recyclable materials like plastic bottles, cans, and paper. Located within a city park in Córdoba ^[6], Argentina, these unique seats and tables were designed for recreation and to teach passerby about sustainability issues. The Tetris-shaped containers are made from iron frames and glass, are packed with recyclable materials, and feature easy-to-understand eco-facts written on the surface of each piece.

Commissioned by recycling company C.Re.S.E ^[7]., the Tetris outdoor furniture seeks to ‘stylize’ rubbish. Designer Manu Rapoport wanted to help people understand that rubbish can be a precious raw material ^[8]. By displaying perfectly clean recyclable paper, tin, glass, pet, nylon, expanded polystyrene, aluminum and tetra-brick, people will hopefully remember to separate them at home to ensure that they enter a second life as a new material.

C.Re.S.E. is a nationalized recycling company that collects household waste and distributes it through local cartoneros ^[9] cooperatives that separate, clean, pack and sell precious waste to recycling companies around the country. Since the company opened, almost 30% of the city has joined the recycling efforts. Displaying sustainable facts in a colloquially inclusive way, Tetris ^[10] stands out as a beautiful example for Argentines to follow.

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