In our efforts to teach our children a better way to walk in our world, we were checking out the various (and ingenious) ways that folks have found to replace the chemical soup that we might currently be using to clean our homes. These chemicals can be toxic and should especially be avoided by children [...]

Hipcycle is proud to offer ReFleece™ Products.
ReFleece is a new kind of felt, made from recovered fleece jackets and recycled fleece scrap. Using low energy manufacturing processes, they build cases that give the fleece a new form and a new life. ReFleece was founded by Sam Palmer and Jennifer Feller, a husband and wife [...]

With a mind toward green living you will eventually think about ways to save money and reduce your carbon footprint at the same time. Recycling is a good example, especially recycling aluminum. It is not uncommon these days to see a recycling bin next to a home's garbage can on the curb. We have come [...]

If we reduce waste just 5% we could feed over 20 million Americans each year.
We recently read a Los Angeles Times article online which raised the alarm about the probability of corn prices setting records due primarily to the record drought year of 2012. This situation has us re-thinking our food budget and considering corn-free [...]

Artist Justin Gignac is a genius. He has succeeded in making garbage a desired commodity by constricting supply.
Huh?
Over a decade ago, he elevated common, and sometimes not-so-common, New York City Garbage to the level of art by carefully picking through it and putting a curated collection of it in a clear acrylic cube. Strangely, there [...]

This is part of an ongoing series about the materials used in our products. Click here to read all the installments to date.
By Evan Hopkins
You may be saying to yourself, “A materials blog about wood? Everyone knows that wood is one of the most commonly recycled materials on the face of the planet! Evan must [...]

When thinking about upcycling and specifically, purchasing upcycled products for gifts, oftentimes brings one to pause and consider whether the item can really be beautiful and unique without being "trashy". Unfortunately, the art of upcycling can still be thought of as reusing garbage by the average consumer. For those of us that know better, and [...]

Fox Business recently featured an article about upcycling where in a woman, Kelly Campbell of Kellybeth Designs, transforms old credit, debit, and gift cards into jewelry and sells them. A brilliant and inexpensive business idea, she uses discarded and donated cards to create eye catching necklaces, earrings, and bracelets. From the article:

Blox Bracelet from KellyBeth [...]

From soda to vase in a few quick steps!
It's not often that I buy any drinks in a glass bottle, so when I impulsively bought a soda the other day, I knew it was fate. It would be destined to be... something. In this case, I had come across some less-than-lovely jute that would lend [...]

Have you seen our Round Paper Frame? Looks super easy to make, right? That's what I thought. Why buy this cute little picture frame when it can be made so easily? The pictures tell the story....
Looks so easy!
 
Looks so awful!
While I am indeed compensated for my time by Hipcycle, I do indeed make every effort [...]