Upcycle Explained
A beginners guide to start upcycling
Upcycling (unlike recycling) is the practice of taking something that is disposable and transforming it into something of greater use and value, leading to a higher material and energy benefits.
Upcycling, also known as creative reuse.
Reuse is to use an item more than once. This includes conventional reuse where the item is used again for the same function, and new-life reuse where it is used for a new function.
In waste heriarchy Upcycling is between reuse and recycling , because is consumed less energy than recycling.
Creation or modification of a product from used materials, components or products which is of equal or higher quality or value than the compositional elements
(Sung, Cooper & Kettley 2014,Sung 2017).
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Rita is a yiuco facebook friend and she got inspired! After reading our "Green Pet Bottles" post, Rita did some Upcycling DIY and here's the result! What about
Scribble Pendant Lamp
256 pencils. That is how many pencils Jennifer Huang used to create her Scribble Pentand Lamp! Inspired by her classroom surroundings at the Edgewood Elementary School, the sculptural
Sweet as candy wrappers…..
Magdalena Godowa is the designer behind makkireQu, a Poland based design studio that takes akes various types of trash, including brightly coloured candy wrappers, and transforms them into
The crocheted plastic bags
CROKE. That is the name given by Hugo Ribeiro to this particular woden table. The designer, inspired by traditional Portuguese stools and the art of crocheting, covered with plastic bags
Map accesoiries
Lost? Find your way in this upcycling project. Read more about Ewelina Bocian...... Polish designer Ewelina Bocian created a line of ‘Oldies’ accessories by using pieces of maps,
Recycled Paper Insects
This is what Belgian Soon agency create to promote the paper trading society IGEPA. A model series of insects made out of recycled paper. For further information just click here.
Iris Tsante makes colorful upcycled pencil bracelets
Do you have crayons? You can have a great bracelet too. Iris Tsante is the creator of unique accessories made from destroyed pencil crayons that she uses in short
Skin Collection
Leather scraps. This is what Pepe Heykoop used to cover this unique pieces of furniture of the Skin Collection. The designer used what was leftover from leather furniture