UPCYCLING♻️
a stylish way to recycle!
Upcycling is the practice of creating a useable product from waste or
unwanted items or adapting an existing product in some way to add value.
The purpose of upcycling is reducing waste and improving the efficiency of
resource use.
Upcycling is incredibly beneficial for the planet. It
accomplishes several things at once: It reuses materials we already have,
and it creates something new. Giving used products a new life reduces the
need to use unethically sourced or unsustainable materials, like plastic,
to create new products. Think about shoes made from recycled water
bottles. Not only does upcycling plastic prevent a build-up of plastic
waste, but it also provides new shoes without using new resources.
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