Uncanny swimsuits and other recycling facts

You might feel pretty accomplished in your efforts to go green. You're using reusable supermarket bags, composting your food and yard trash, and forgoing plastic bottles. You're in good company. Check out these noble recycling efforts from around the globe.

• Got your body in tip-top shape for swimsuit season? Think you "can" dress like this: In 2007, the Brits had svelte models strut down Brighton beach wearing swimsuits made from steel cans. Take a look at these sporty suits here.
  

• Next time you're pounding the surface on a tennis court or sprinting around a running track, look down – you might be bouncing around on someone's old shoes. Nike collects old athletic shoes and turns them into raw material for sports surfaces.

• Before you tie your hair back for your next athletic endeavor, you might want to check out you elastic hair band. Last year, Chinese hair salons controversially and unlawfully began recycling used condoms -- most likely gathered from area nightclubs -- and making them into hair ties. Are your bands "Made in China"? I hope not.

For 17 more remarkable recycling efforts, check out this Discover magazine article.