Put Some Trash on Your iPhone, Literally

If you’re the tree hugging type and own an iPhone, perhaps you’d give it some thought to protect your handset with a 100% trash-made case, says Miniwiz, a company dedicated to sustainable solutions through Reuse, Reduce, and Recycle.

Miniwiz claims to have the capabilities to translate state-of-the art sustainable technology into real-world practices.

However, they also do little things, like crafting these cool iPhone cases. They’re made from recycled household plastic dumplings and agricultural waste.

The latter comes from rice farming by-products which the company reprocessed and added to post-consumer thermo-plastics to form a new revolutionary group of materials.

The iPhone cases you see above are made from this new breed of materials called POLLIBER. I’ll let Miniwiz explain what this thing is all about:

“The reprocessed rice husk serves as a performance enhancer that counteracts the mechanical strength loss due to degradation of poly propylene as it is recycled. The end result is a highly durable material of architectural grade which is recyclable and able to be manufactured at an unbeatable minimum of CO2 emissions.”

As many of you already know, staying green and preserving energy is becoming ever more important in our world which, unfortunately, still depends a lot on petrol.

The ReCase design was inspired by the inrō, a Japanese Edo-Period accessory often shaped to provide tactile stress relief.

“Not only does the ripple design create a tactile effect to offset the everyday stresses of modern life, it's also ergonomic, allowing the phone to nestle snugly in the user's hand,” says the company. The cases let you slide in a RFID card too.

“Re-Case is created with a level of sustainability which is unprecedented in this market,” says Miniwiz.

“With innovative products like Re-Case, Miniwiz aims give the consumer an option to make a greener and healthier purchasing decision, all without sacrificing function and style. As ‘sustainability’ becomes a hot topic, our tag line, 100% trash, is no longer just for tree-hugging hippies; it represents the new hip, and the revolution in consumerism,” the company concludes.