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I guess I am recycling something, but I don't like to lump making things out of T-shirts in the same category aluminum cans or plastic bottles that are recycled.
I recycle more then I throw out. I compost (and vermicompost) and have separate recycle bins for plastic, paper, and cardboard. I love recycling. I just feel that the term lends itself more to the process of making something completely different out of an item as opposed to taking something, leaving it partially in it's original intact form, and making it better then it was before.
So what do you think? Do you like the term Upcycled, or should I just stick to the term recycled and get over my quirkiness?
It's your call...
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5 comments:
Upcycled!!!! :) We use that term too. Be quirky!
I like the term "upcycled"! Go for it!
I love the idea of upcylcing! I just did a post about a dress i made my daughter out of a dress that use to be my sister-in-laws. You can check it out here!
I like the term upcycled. If you read the book Cradle to Cradle they spend a fair bit of time talking about how current "recycling" is actually "downcycling" because the material they are made into is of a lesser quality than that of the original, and the recycling process is usually harmful to the environment (eg toxins in newspaper ink, etc.) Anyway, enough of my rambling. lol
P.s. I recommend reading the book (borrowed from a library, if possibly, of course!) They have a very different way of thinking about things.
I, personally, like recycled better. I don't know why the word upcycled bugs me...maybe because the roots of recycled means to cycle again and upcycle means I guess cycling in the air...like exercise or something...LOL!
Who's the quirky one now! LOL ;P
~ANKH
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