Creative UpcyclingRecycling, Reusing, Repurposing*Create useful products from garbage to reduce your carbon footprint* and decrease the amount of unnecessary items in landfills

Table of ContentsMirrorElastic BallVaseHot Pot HolderMiniature Greenhouse ChairStool/ StepLamp

Old Magazines Cute MirrorRip out colourful pages from garbage bound magazinesRoll the pages up as tightly as possible Make them as small and tight as you canTape them so they dont unravelUsing glue (or tape) frame an old mirror to give it an all new look

What Youll Need:Old magazinesOld mirrorClear tapeGlue +=Useless Elastics Unique Bouncy BallUse up all of those elastics laying around your house by balling them up to make a super cool and unique bouncy ball toy!

Wrap the elastics around themselves repeatedly until it is the size that you desire

Old Container Beautiful VaseWhat Youll Need:Old container (similar to a mouthwash bottle)Paper MacheNewspaperWaterFlour Paint

Cut the container to the desired size of the vasePaper mache newspaper to the container and let it dryPaint the vase to the desired colourFill with water or dirt (if you plan on growing a plant)Put flowers or another type of plant in for a beautiful decoration or a sustainable flower pot=Pop Tabs Hot Pot HolderWhat Youll Need:Lots Pop tabsCotton String Gather you pop tabsUsing a crochet hook, chain stitch the tabs together in a circular formation starting in the centre working your way outStop when you have reached about an 8 inch diameter or your desired size (holder used 148 tabs)Aluminum is a great conductor of heat. This holder made out of tabs is perfect for setting hot pots on as it wont make marks on your countertop or table.

CD Cases Miniature GreenhouseWhat Youll Need:Garbage bound/ broken CD CasesGardenUse broken and old clear CD cases to create a mini greenhouse for plants in order to increase your household sustainability. Your new greenhouse gives you the potential to grow your own food!Snap together old CD cases to create a cubeNo bottomBlack part of CD case is the roof of the greenhousePlace over plant

Old Suitcase Unique ChairWhat Youll Need:Old/ Useless SuitcaseOld Chair or Bed LegsOld PillowsReused MaterialButtonsStringDrill & Screws

Open up your suitcase to the desired angle Hold it here by Attach the legs to the bottom of the suitcase using a drill and screwsUse your material and buttons to cover your old pillows Cover it as tightly as possible making it as firm as you canPlace your covered pillows into both halves of the suitcase (as shown)You now have a rustic/ antique style chair made completely from old and otherwise useless materials Hockey Sticks Stool/ StepWhat Youll Need:Old/ Broken Hockey SticksSawDrill & ScrewsUsing your saw cut your old sticks to about 16 inches in length or your desired sizeYou will need about 14 pieces to do thisLay these pieces together as shown in the pictures upside downUsing another piece attach all of the sticks together by laying it the opposite way of the rest of the pieces and drilling them togetherUse 4 more pieces to create legs for the stool by drilling them to each cornerFor an added touch, attach blades from the sticks you used to each corner

Plastic Spoons Pendant Lamp ShadeWhat Youll Need:Used Plastic SpoonsHot GlueClear Plastic Bottle/JugOld Light Bulb

Sanitize spoonsCut bottom off of jug/ container to desired size of lamp shadeCut handle off of spoonsUsing hot glue, glue the spoons to the container starting at the bottom working your way upwardsInsert light

Works CitedCarbon Footprint. [Image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.thos-storey.co.uk/images/carbon_footprint_lowres.jpg