{"id":18775,"date":"2015-07-20T11:40:23","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T15:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=18775"},"modified":"2015-07-20T11:40:23","modified_gmt":"2015-07-20T15:40:23","slug":"cool-pools-made-from-reused-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/cool-pools-made-from-reused-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"Cool Pools Made From Reused Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After a very rainy June, the St. Louis summer has arrived in all its hot, muggy glory. I must admit that my commitment to never buy a backyard pool again<\/a> strikes me as a bit extreme on some of these days… especially when I come across ideas for cool pools based on existing structures like dumpsters and shipping containers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Yep, with a little elbow grease (or professional assistance), the right sized container or dumpster can serve as a very unique above-ground pool. And unlike the typical pool, these designs are modular: if you move, you can take the pool with you.<\/p>\n

Cool Pool #1: The Dumpster Pool<\/h3>\n

Yep, this one’s made the rounds on other sites, but I just discovered it today on The Daily Mail<\/a><\/em>. \u00a0New Orleans-based “experimental architect” Stefan Beese took a 22 x 7′ dumpster, added a layer of foam insulation and a pool liner, and then covered it with pine slats. The result: a great backyard lap pool. Take a look:<\/p>\n