What is upcycling?
When upcycling, you give an old item a new purpose. Waste products that at first glance appear to be useless are given a second chance and can be converted into new products. Unlike recycling, upcycling upgrades the items. For example, downcycling would involve making cleaning rags out of old clothing. Upcycling turns your old jeans into a wallet. In this way, you contribute to conserving resources by upcycling.
How does upcycling work?
For example, we took our empty Herbsom cream container, washed it out and removed its stickers. The can was filled with soil and cress seeds and moistened well. We were able to harvest our cress in just seven days. The small cress bed fits perfectly on the windowsill in the kitchen and not only enhances our food, but also looks so decorative.
What advantages does upcycling offer?
Not convinced yet? Then we have a few advantages of upcycling for you:
Save resources and less waste
Good for the climate and nature
You can be creative and create your own new product
Further examples for your Herbsom upcycling:
What you need for this:
An empty Herbsom cleaner bottle
Soap/dishwashing liquid
That's how it works:
You can fill the cleaner bottle with soap or dishwashing liquid and upgrade your kitchen or bathroom with a new soap dispenser.
What you need for this:
Empty Herbsom drug vials
Water
Flowers
That's how it works:
Remove the stickers from our Herbsom serum active ingredient bottles, then fill them with water and place small flowers in them. This is how you can decorate your desk, your dining table or the windowsill.
What you need for this:
Candle
Empty Herbsom cream jar
That's how it works:
You can place the candle in the Herbsom cream jar lid and press it down a little. This gives you a protective surface and a visual enhancement for your candle.
What you need for this:
Herbsom serum bottle
Chili flakes
olive oil
That's how it works:
You can carefully fill the serum bottle with chili flakes using the end of a teaspoon and then pour olive oil over it. Your homemade chili oil is ready!
Be sure to check out our upcycling DIYs on Pinterest!
Source:
Consumer advice center – What is upcycling? And when does it make sense?
https://www.verbraucherzentrale.de/wissen/umwelt-finanz/nachhaltigkeit/was-ist-upcycling-und-wann-ist-es-sinnvoll-68377#:~:text=Upcycling%20means%3A%20Clothing%2C %20Furniture%20or, useful%20is%2C%20experience%20you%20here.&text=The%20mostimportant%20in%20short%3A, worn-out%20item%20a%20new%20lifecycle.
StudySmarter – Upcycling – Turn old into new
https://www.studysmarter.de/magazine/upcycling-alt-neu/
