From Sweater to Bag
Rather than discard or donate the black and white animal print 100% wool sweater, it was upcycled into a large tote bag with a zipper and lined with 100% cotton black knit fabric. Details were added to complete the upcycled bag, such as a 5 petal knitted flower on the lower portion and vegan leather handles.
Most of the materials used to create this repurposed bag were already on hand, but the faux leather handles was purchased new.
From Shirt to Bolsa (aka pouch)
Here is another example of upcycling a ready-to-discard faux suede shirt into a useful and handy medieval pouch, large enough to hold cellphones, IDs, and other small items. The medieval pouch is worn with a belt over pants, a skirt, or a dress. Another plus, you’ll be hands-free.
The benefits of upcycling, repurposing, and reusing unwanted items are:
- Enhances creativity and creative reuse of materials, and avoids waste
- Creates a sustainable circular economy in your space and saves money
- It reduces the amount of waste that will need to be recycled or sent to landfills and incinerators
- Upcycling reduces air and water pollution
- Upcycling saves you money and allows products to be used to their fullest extent
- Upcycling reduces the strain on valuable resources such as fuel, forests, and water supplies. And helps safeguard wildlife habitats
- Upcycling results in less hazardous waste production during the manufacturing process
- It saves energy – as well as reducing greenhouse gas emissions which contribute to global climate fluctuations
Credit is given to healtheplanet.com for ‘the benefits of upcycling.‘
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