Upcycling is equal parts waste reduction, thriftiness, and crafty design. Also known as “creative reuse,” it is the practice of giving new life and purpose to products that have otherwise outlived their usefulness.
It’s crucial to distinguish upcycling from two similar and related terms: recycling and downcycling. All three terms describe what happens to a product or material at the end of its original lifecycle.
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