Upcycling

...ever heard of it? Neither had I until a week or so ago. I'd been doing it a long time, just called it something different.

Upcycling: the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality or a higher environmental value.

The goal of upcycling is to prevent wasting potentially useful materials by making use of existing ones...in other words repurposing. Take something that in its current form has no use to you any longer and find a way to change it, restructure it, or modifiy it . Why fill up your garage can or spend money unless you have to...make something that fits your needs.

Upcycling is a chance to get your creative jucies flowing, before thowing something out, take a long hard look at it and think...what can I do with this, how can I reuse all or part of it, what can be done with it so it better fits my needs.

being fabulous with freecycle

Not heard of freecycle?!? Well, let me share with you!

Freecycling is when a person passes on, for free, an unwanted item to another person who needs that item. From silverware to mobile homes, people worldwide are choosing to freecycle rather than discard. The practice frees up space in landfills and cuts down on the need to manufacture new goods. Thousands of groups dedicated to connecting people who want to give away something to people with a need are forming worldwide. From coffee grinders to refrigerators, there are times when people decide they simply have no more use for an item. Understandable, but dumping an item when there others struggling to afford that same item is fundamentally wrong. Pass it on to someone else who can use it. Others may be able to repair it or even glean parts from it,

How to get started: 1. Find a freecycling group near you at Recycling Group Finder 2. Each freecycle group will have its own rules, so learn and abide by those rules. But commonly there are four kinds of posts: Wanted is you searching for an item; Found is telling others that you got what you were searching for; Offer is letting the group know what item you have to give away; and Taken 3. Before buying something, check to see if any one in your group is looking to get rid of the item you need. Before throwing an item in the trash, post an offer for the item to see if any one needs that item.is informing the group that you found a person who needed the item offered.

And thats it! You are off and freecycling. You are saving money and saving landfill space...its a win-win!