Tag Archives: upcycling

Fujitsu Limited of Tokyo is now reusing old materials in new ways. Fujitsu employs five recycling centers and collects, breaks down, and sorts PCs and other computer related products. You would think that recovered plastic from personal computers would be easily reused, however the properties of different plastics don't always jive. The solution, use more [...]

The best part about upcycling is that it helps clear out the old and brings in the new. Here are some quick do-it-yourself ideas to help usher in 2013.
Damaged books? For some folks, there's nothing so sad as a damaged book, and they'll do anything to save it. But sometimes the damage is just too [...]

With New Years quickly approaching, many people are probably preparing to host a party; that means buying snacks, preparing dips, and most of all, setting up the trash bins that will hold the disposable cups and even bottles that people will inevitably throw away.
New Years Eve and New Years itself can both potentially be extremely [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Books and light bulbs go together like, well, books and light bulbs!
Remember the old light bulb upcycling tutorial? It's been a while, eh? Well I didn't forget about it... but I'm one of those people that start a bunch of projects and take a loooong time to finish them. I still have a ton of [...]

There is much wisdom in the saying, "What's old is new again." While the "old" could be an adjective to describe fads in clothing, music, or attitudes, it most aptly implies reusing old materials in new ways.
The possibilities for repurposing items are only as limited as the human imagination. A little creativity and refurbishing will [...]

We'd like to welcome aboard our new Hipcycle Blogger, Danielle DeSoto! Stay tuned for weekly posts by Danielle.
We're all familiar with upcycling, the hip and eco-friendly art of taking old stuff and making new stuff with it. Anybody who's ever melted a bunch of candle stubs into a glass jar with a new wick is [...]

Pretty nifty pen holder, huh?
Where did all these stinkin' light switch and electrical outlet covers come from? A box in my storage room.... that I hadn't looked at in at least 4 years! Why do I have them in the first place? Not a clue! Since they were just sitting and taking up space, I [...]