Monthly Archives: May 2012

Upcycling in the workplace? Yes! A new study from Smile Resource Exchange finds that upcycling is becoming a new corporate trend.
This Looptworks t-shirt is created from excess-didn't-go-to-the-landfill fabric!
The study found that businesses increasingly have positive attitudes toward improving their environmental performance. Perceived benefits of environmentally friendly action include reducing costs, minimizing waste, improving the company’s [...]

So, your bicycle has had a good run, but it’s time to put it out to pasture. I know it’s tempting to throw that old bike in the trash, but not so fast! There are a number of ways to put that bike to good use!
If the bike is still useable, there are plenty of [...]

[Reposted from the StartUp America Partnership blog]
(Or Laser Focus vs. Opportunism and all that Other Good Entrepreneurship Stuff.)
By Andrew Sell, Founder, Hipcycle
So it’s been about two weeks since I won a contest sponsored by Startup America and got whisked off to the Kentucky Derby to cross an item off my bucket list, and to also talk [...]

Vase Skirt
If you're an experimental upcycler like I am, you have more "upcycling fails" than you'd like to admit. But there is that rare occasion where what you think is a fail actually ends up to be pretty stinkin' awesome!
Today's tutorial is not at all what I was going for and a complete accident, but [...]

Thousands of miles of railroads have been abandoned in the United States, much of it in the last 40 years.
[Updated May 23, 2012]
A large two engine train was crossing America. After they had gone some distance one of the engines broke down. “No problem!” the engineer thought, and carried on at half-power. Further on down [...]

Be the coolest cat on the block with this catchall!
As I was getting my upcycle on and working with some records, I spied my metal recipe box in the corner on the counter. A mischievous glint in my eye, this is what I ended up with- a good sized catchall that is not only practical [...]

When you really stop and think about it, plastic is everywhere. In fact, if an item is man-made and you’re positive it isn’t made of metal, wood, paper, or glass, it’s very likely it’s made from plastic. A good chunk of these items are made from repurposed plastic, but plastic is still found in high [...]