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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Τris chair
Designed by Tenenbaum Hazan, Tris chair is a seat made out of old blinds. End of life plastic blinds were hold together by a wooden contour and form a
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
AluMosaics art
We have already seen people using aluminum cans in many ways and now it’s time to see another one, the “AluMosaics art”. Well, Jeff Ivanhoe present us can
Art is Trash
Spanish street artist Francisco de Pájaro works from trash.... ....and makes art Garbage Monsters have poped up all around the globe..... ....to make people smile on trash! Read
Recycled spray paint can chair
Italian designer Luigi Semeraro created SPARVAR, a series of armchairs and pouf made out of empty graffiti spray cans.
The cleaning bottles storage
Need a cheap and upcycled solution for storage? Have a look on what Thomas did out of 40 big plastic bottles he found in a container! Easy and