By researching ways to go green, I discovered a hip
new trend called upcycling. Upcycling is the use of waste
materials to provide useful products. It's taking something that you would
otherwise throw away and finding a new purpose for it. Below are 3 reasons why we should upcycle
more often.
1. It is a reinvestment in the environment.
Upcycling helps the environment in a couple ways. First, your old items aren’t going to
landfill sites, where gases like methane are released and can contribute to
climate change. Also, upcycling makes
use of old items, which saves you from buying new things. “This saves money in your pocket, as well as
reduces need for more goods to be manufactured.” (www.greenlivingtips.com)
2. It can be fun and creative. Upcycling encourages creativity. People have made wallets out of innertubes,
fishbowls out of old Macs, and even a wine rack out of chopsticks. “If you challenge yourself to find new uses
for old things, you’ll discover a wealth of creativity.” (www.ecolivingexperts.com)
3. It requires less energy and
resource. Recycling is great but it
requires energy and resources to collect, sort and process unwanted waste. “It’s all about taking disposable things and
creating something useful… usually the only energy being used is your own…” (www.upcycling.com)
-Lawrence
Old Mac computer turned into fishbowl
Grey Goose bottles into vases, or reuseable drinking glasses
-Lawrence
Old Mac computer turned into fishbowl
Grey Goose bottles into vases, or reuseable drinking glasses
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