Reuse
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Reuse is the action or practice of using an item, whether for its original purpose or to fulfill a different function. It should be distinguished from recycling, which is the breaking down of used items to make raw materials for the manufacture of new products. Reuse—by taking, but not reprocessing, previously used items—helps save time, money, energy and resources. In broader economic terms, it can make quality products available to people and organizations with limited means, while generating jobs and business activity that contribute to the economy.
A bathtub upcycled into a bench in Munich.
An electric wire reel reused as a center table
Reusable glass bottles collected in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Deposit values (0.5-2 Kyrgyz som) are posted next to the sample bottles on the rack
After a pallet has been used for transport, the pallets can be picked up by pallet dealers for reuse which is usually preferred over the cost of disposal fees
Upcycling
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Upcycling, also known as creative reuse, is the process of transforming by-products, waste materials, useless, or unwanted products into new materials or products perceived to be of greater quality, such as artistic value or environmental value.
Food cans upcycled into a stool
This upcycled cutting board was made from boxcar floorboards that were taken from a railroad salvage yard.
Footbridge supported on a former wind turbine blade in Szprotawa
Venice Biennale installation by Małgorzata Mirga-Tas (2022) - artistic upcycling of old textile materials