tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post5342303426568545728..comments2024-02-15T17:21:26.481+00:00Comments on The Rubbish Diet: Recycling with CBeebiesAlmost Mrs Averagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03566374419318255177noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-77881419781204063982008-04-09T06:41:00.000+01:002008-04-09T06:41:00.000+01:00Mel - thanks for the link to the Upcycling book. ...Mel - thanks for the link to the Upcycling book. I've not come across that before. Hope you don't mind but I've quoted you in today's post. ;-DAlmost Mrs Averagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03566374419318255177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-39263726709755974682008-04-08T11:08:00.000+01:002008-04-08T11:08:00.000+01:00I came across the idea of upcycling in a fab book ...I came across the idea of upcycling in a fab book called Cradle to Cradle (www.mcdonough.com/cradle_to_cradle) - the point being that many items that are recycled are gradually downgraded in quality (downcycling - ie: paper), unless a way can be found to turn them into an "added value product" (for want of a better term!) Some other great upcycled products I've spotted are fleece jackets made out of pop bottles & carrier bags; pencils made out of vending-machine plastic cups; waste-paper bins made out of woven newspaper; and the carafe & glasses made of old bottles in today's photo of Oliver Heath. <BR/><BR/>MelMelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345534389677936093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-19816764178751515672008-04-08T07:05:00.000+01:002008-04-08T07:05:00.000+01:00Hi Picklesmum - wow that's even better. What you ...Hi Picklesmum - wow that's even better. What you and your mum are doing is definitely inspirational to others. If your ears start burning, it'll be because I'm talking about you. All good mind ;-DAlmost Mrs Averagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03566374419318255177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-60600729828669279852008-04-07T22:22:00.000+01:002008-04-07T22:22:00.000+01:00I am swapping her Tetra Paks for my Brita cartridg...I am swapping her Tetra Paks for my Brita cartridges which she is going to recycle in Palmers for me!Picklesmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652159544818433247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-53813218547180258362008-04-07T21:49:00.000+01:002008-04-07T21:49:00.000+01:00Hi Mel - LOL - I love that the concept of up-cycli...Hi Mel - LOL - I love that the concept of up-cycling. Fantastic. You ought to try it when the papers cover the Tour de France...up-cycled seedling pots with pictures of bicycles ;-D<BR/><BR/>Hi Picklesmum - hooray and thank you for checking that out. Big thumbs up to Picklesgrandma for bringing them on the train. That's a great example of just doing one small thing. Keep spreading the word ;-DAlmost Mrs Averagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03566374419318255177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-63690629764678647652008-04-07T21:03:00.000+01:002008-04-07T21:03:00.000+01:00Make that 2 readers who found out she can recycle ...Make that 2 readers who found out she can recycle Tetra Paks at her local recycling centre! Am ashamed I hadn't checked it out in more detail before. I have told Picklesgrandma to bring hers here when she comes on the train, so we can recycle them for her. Not having a car she can't get to the recycling centre easily!Picklesmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652159544818433247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-47622314198095271152008-04-07T09:53:00.000+01:002008-04-07T09:53:00.000+01:00That's excellent - well done CBeebies! I've been d...That's excellent - well done CBeebies! <BR/><BR/>I've been doing my own recycling this weekend - having got the paperwork for my allotment, I spent yesterday afternoon turning Saturday's papers into seedling pots - thanks to Wiggly, of course! - and I think that the Telegraph sports section -> plant pots can probably be classed as an all-too-rare example of <B>up</B>-cycling (ie, creating a <B>more</B> valuable product from waste!)<BR/><BR/>MelMelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345534389677936093noreply@blogger.com