Upcycling consists of making new products from our waste: in other words, it’s regarding recycling and working wonders! With a little know-how and skill, it is possible to transform our waste into beautiful objects, and sometimes even into works of art.
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Reduce our waste production
It’s a huge problem! According to the National Center for Independent Information on Waste, a country like France produces an average of 354 kilos of household waste per inhabitant (476 kg are estimated for Germany, which places France in second place in Europe ). In the category of household waste, we find household waste, bulky items, organic waste, recyclable materials and other categories. Let’s look together at all that can be done with this waste.
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egg boxes
What can you do with egg cartons?
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Flowers of all colors
Cut them into pieces, paint them all the colors, place a stick in them and you just have to put your bouquet of flowers on the table!
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Or use them to sow your plants
Egg boxes can also be used to sow certain plants.
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Pots for plants and flowers
Old boxes repainted in all colors can be used as pots for your plants and flowers.
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And what to do with those old bottle caps?
Here is a work of art made from plastic corks.
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old light bulbs
Can you make something pretty out of old light bulbs? Certainly, for example small vases!
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toilet paper rolls
Here is an Advent calendar being made from toilet paper rolls.
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Discs that no longer serve
The CDs have had their day. But they can be recycled into decoration for the Christmas tree.
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small plastic bottles
And for the holiday season, you can also make a multicolored Christmas tree from old plastic bottles.
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plastic waste
Parisian William Amor transforms his plastic waste into flowers.
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Glass washed up on the beach
On the beaches, you often find old broken glass. They can be transformed into lamps or tealight holders. This photo shows shards of glass glued with silicone to an old goldfish aquarium. A hole was drilled on the lower part of the aquarium (an etching device is needed for this operation), which is then placed on top. The aquarium, or now the lamp, is placed on a piece of wood.
Photo : Instagram / minimal_waster
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Reuse cooking oil
Old cooking oil can be made into soap. You will find several tutorials on YouTube if you want to try the operation.
Photo: Instagram / minimal_waster
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old suitcases
Fancy a coffee table made from an old suitcase?
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Old toys lying around?
This dinosaur for children is no longer useful? Perhaps he will have the opportunity to sympathize with the plants.
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More plastic bottles
This old plastic bottle has been converted into a flower box.
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Plastic, boxes and glass bottles? Checkmate !
This waste was transformed into a chess game. Kings and queens are made from glass bottles, pawns from boxes, and other pieces from plastic containers.
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Tires
These tires have been repainted in all colors and converted into flowerpots.
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A lampshade
Our favorite ! Nothing predestined this lampshade to become a magnificent coffee table. It will have been lucky not to end up in the trash.
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One more tire
This swing is very nice!
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Cleaning products from orange or lemon peel
Orange and lemon peels can be reused. Get rid of all their pulp and keep them for at least two weeks in white vinegar or vinegar essence. Then strain the liquid and dilute it in water. It’s ready !
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A refuge for insects
Here’s a child-made insect shelter made from recycled and repurposed bench top and plastic bottles. The object can accommodate beneficial insects for the garden, for example those which are necessary for pollination and the elimination of pests, such as aphids present on fruit trees and vegetable beds.
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old fabrics
This little girl makes hair ties from recycled fabrics.
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milk cartons
This milk carton can accommodate a parakeet.
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plastic gloves
Someone turned this plastic glove into a sort of pot for her flowers and hung it on a clothesline. Tastes and colors…
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And another box!
This box has been pierced right through to become a lantern, or, if necessary, a candle holder.
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beverage cans
Here is a charming little truck made from parts of cans.
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Discarded jeans?
These old jeans have become a handbag.
Photo: Screenshot Instagram / aylincemoda
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Scale
And grandfather’s ladder a very design lamp…
Photo: Screenshot upcycling_wohnart / Instagram
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Two scales
And if someone still has a lamp they don’t know what to do with, they can turn it into a nice shelf.
Photo: Instagram screenshot / monsieur_louer
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