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"Upcycling" is a way of reducing waste by turning it into something different and usually more valuable, e.g. furniture or artwork. | "Upcycling" is a way of reducing waste by turning it into something different and usually more valuable, e.g. furniture or artwork. While many upcycling ideas are interesting ways to prolong a product's life before it ends up in the trash, be aware that this trend - as many others - [https://makezine.com/2015/04/22/careful-upcycle/ has some critical side effects when promoted blindly and many artists are making their materials much less recyclable than they were before...] | ||
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"Upcycling" is a way of reducing waste by turning it into something different and usually more valuable, e.g. furniture or artwork. While many upcycling ideas are interesting ways to prolong a product's life before it ends up in the trash, be aware that this trend - as many others - has some critical side effects when promoted blindly and many artists are making their materials much less recyclable than they were before...
Inspiration
- contests like "Trash to Treasure 2017" on Instructables
- EcoGreenLove blog
- stores like Upcycling Deluxe
- Heidelberg Upcycling Meetup
- 1001Pallets.com
- make something out of coffee grounds
- floppy disk chandelier (also with laser cut parts for extra fun)!
Pages in category "Upcycling"
The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
