Upcycling and Recycling

ByMatthew Parsons

9D

Recycling

• Recycling is processing used materials (waste) into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution (from incineration) and water pollution (from landfilling) by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal, and lower greenhouse gas emissions as compared to virgin production

Upcycling

• Upcycling is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality or for better environmental value.

Items That Can Be Upcycled Upcycled Shipwreck Watches - Romain Jerome Creates Watches From Pieces of the Titanic Upcycled Plywood Creativity - Blue Fence Project Will Recycle 2012 London's Olympic

Enclosure Upcycled Accessories - Upcycled Looptworks Laptop Sleeves Turn Trashed Neoprene into

Cash Gas Can Luggage - Upcycling Jerry Cans for the Stylish Traveler Hats Made of Upcycled Coffee Sacks - Trilby Hat by Ataahua Traffic Cone Stages - Hedgehog Concert Pavilion Raises Awareness to Youth Homelessness Cookie Wrapper Backpacks - TerraCycle School Supplies are Upcycled from Snack Packaging Qwerty Notebooks - The Recycled Keyboard Notebook is for Keyboard Kids Garbage Animal Art - Trash Menagerie at Peabody Essex Museum is Thought-Provoking Upcycled Rain Hoods - Recycling Zychal is Made from Umbrellas and Vintage Materials Urban Upcycled Lamps - Super Guppy Street Light Takes Upcycling to a New Place Chairs From Old TVs - Upcycling Retro Televisions Into Comfortable Seating Climbing Rope Leashes - Upcycled Rope is Made into Eco-Friendly Canine Control