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Creative ways Materials are Upcycled [Infographic]

April 30April 29Posted in Carton, DIY, Fabric, Glass, Plastic, Upcycle / Repurpose / Reuse, WoodTagged bike chain, bike tube, cardboard, chopsticks, creative, diy, ecotips, glass bottle, go green, gree living, infographic, old suitcase, old ties, repurpose, reuse, upcycle, Upcycling, zero wasteLeave a comment

“Aside the responsibilities that burden the manufacturing sector, we as individuals can do a lot to help our planet survive from the human rush. Upcycling is a good example of adopting a greener lifestyle. Fast Haul presents 8 alternative ideas of reusing waste materials to create new products with value.”

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Winter Storage: Keeping Your Harvest All Year Round [Infographic]

February 17March 27Posted in Garden & NatureTagged all year round, alu foil, apples, bags, basket, beans, box, bucket, bulk, buy, cabbage, cardboard, celery, choose, cold, crops, dirty, easy, food, garlic, harvest, haul, how to, onions, pears, plant, plastic, potatoes, protect, pumpking, root, season, shallots, space, squash, storage, store, temperature, tools, ventilation, winterLeave a comment

Written by Abby Quillen, Published on Fix.com

Our ancestors built root cellars, underground structures that kept food at a consistently cold temperature year round. Depending on individual needs, it may be worth building a root cellar or another type of food storage system if you don’t have ideal conditions to store winter crops. But before you start digging or building, it’s important to assess whether the chosen dwelling – probably a garage, shed, basement, cellar, or unheated room – already provides the ideal conditions for storing some food.

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Recycling & Upcycling Design Fair 2014 in Freiburg

September 19November 13Posted in Sustainable Guide, Upcycle / Repurpose / ReuseTagged airplane, basketball, billborad, bottle caps, cans, cardboard, cement, coffee, deutschland, exhibitors, freecycle, freicycle, germany, glass, old, online, paper, parachutes, pull can tabs, recycle, Recycling, reduce, repurpose, reuse, sack, shop, skateboards, surf, swimm wear, tire, upcycle, Upcycling, used, vest, vinyl, Waste, woodLeave a comment

Last weekend we had the opportunity to go to the Upcycling Design Fair in Freiburg, Germany hosted by Frei-cycle Deutschland. And here below we will show you some of the amazing projects designed and made out of recycled materials from aluminium bottle caps to cement sacks or parachutes!!! Amazing projects, incredible products! The only thing you need is an idea and there you go! There is plenty of material that usually end up in the landfill, so resistant to temperature changes or weight that lasts ages to be decomposed! Why not give it a try and start reusing from our homes in order to reduce the waste?