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amazinraisin writes:

I think upcycling is a form of recycling that involves the creative reuse and reapplication of objects. In traditional recycling we take an object and de-construct it into component materials that can be reconfigured as an entirely different object. Inherent in the recycling process is the breaking down of the materials, which actually takes a bit of energy resource. If you think about how much effort it takes to melt down a glass bottle for example, you see that it's resource intensive (in the fuel, energy, heat required to break down the glass). Upcycling has more to do with taking an object and giving it a new use in a different context. For me, recycling is about mechanics, and upcycling is about creativity and vision.
