24 ideas for upcycling so creative as to be brilliant!

by Shirley Marie Bradby

December 18, 2017

24 ideas for upcycling so creative as to be brilliant!
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For several years now, the governments of many countries have been facing a huge problem, which worsens from month to month. This problem seems to be clearly linked to the way in which we usually enjoy and consume our goods, namely, the problem of waste disposal. 

The same objects that our grandparents would try to repair or reuse, we are now accustomed to throwing away to buy new ones. The disposable market (applied to everything from technology, to toys, to packaging) annually produces mountains of objects to which nobody has yet been able to provide a destination. 

What we can do now to limit this process is to reuse, recycle, upcycle, and adjust what has been broken or has become obsolete. Do you want some upcycling ideas? Here they are!

1 - Old cheese graters turned into lamp holders.

1 - Old cheese graters turned into lamp holders.

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2 - An emergency barbecue grill made with a tin can.

2 - An emergency barbecue grill made with a tin can.

Can_Fan/reddit

3 - It is not the most comfortable chair in the world, but it is certainly the most original!

3 - It is not the most comfortable chair in the world, but it is certainly the most original!

Nukls/imgur

4 - How did they come up with this idea?

4 - How did they come up with this idea?

remember2breathe/reddit

5 - Simple and very beautiful ...

5 - Simple and very beautiful ...

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6 - Brilliant!

6 - Brilliant!

crazyg33k/reddit

7 - For true tennis lovers

7 - For true tennis lovers

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8 - An interesting and original chandelier design

8 - An interesting and original chandelier design

epicnesshunter/imgur

9 - Forget those cluttered and tangled cables ... here is the answer!

9 - Forget those cluttered and tangled cables ... here is the answer!

macphisto23/reddit

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10 - A green and ingenious solution

10 - A green and ingenious solution

minngirl/reddit

11 - Have you finished all your candles? Just see what atmosphere you can create with a plastic cup!

11 - Have you finished all your candles? Just see what atmosphere you can create with a plastic cup!

Nickness123/reddit

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12 - A mailbox made with an old gaming console.

12 - A mailbox made with an old gaming console.

Xstermanator/reddit

13 - Masked party? No problem! A knight dressed in tire armor!

13 - Masked party? No problem! A knight dressed in tire armor!

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14 - A toy made by joining together various computer mice!

14 - A toy made by joining together various computer mice!

Mudhal/imgur

15 - No more sore or cut hands from shopping bags!

15 - No more sore or cut hands from shopping bags!

randomusefulbits/reddit

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16 - A butter container ... for true Apple lovers!

16 - A butter container ... for true Apple lovers!

esteigs99/reddit

17 - Perhaps it is not elegant, but it is certainly ingenious!

17 - Perhaps it is not elegant, but it is certainly ingenious!

SwirlStick/reddit

18 - A refrigerator and server ... all in one

18 - A refrigerator and server ... all in one

wisie/imgur

19 - A fascinating and very economical idea!

19 - A fascinating and very economical idea!

millergenuinedraft/imgur

20 - The washing machine drum can become a garden bonfire!

20 - The washing machine drum can become a garden bonfire!

anthonlu/reddit

21 - Floral lamp holders made from cutlery

21 - Floral lamp holders made from cutlery

epicnesshunter/imgur

22 - When children grow up, even toys can be upcycled.

22 - When children grow up, even toys can be upcycled.

methmouthjuggalo/reddit

23 - This is certainly not the work of a beginner ... WoW!

23 - This is certainly not the work of a beginner ... WoW!

GamingRoach/imgur

24 - And to conclude ... here is a truly bizarre invention! :-D

24 - And to conclude ... here is a truly bizarre invention! :-D

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