Upcycling Advocate Mugs

"He was just hanging about in the shed, so I had him repurposed."

'Muriel makes all her own clothes out of junk mail.'

"This is going to make the most amazing driftwood table."

"We made all the wheels out of old coffee tables and chandeliers."

The dumpster code - find something, leave something.

Queen of Upcycling!

"Don't just forage - upcycle!"

"Ikea for hippies" 1. Flimsig used pallets, old foam 2. Stinkum goat wool 3. Beetup recycled lumber 4. Riskig kerosene lamp 5. Stupor hand blown by Nils 6. Smokum found on beach in Mendocino 7. Woblig 100% driftwood

Bottle Bank: For the Colour Blind.

'MY husband made the coffee table out of an old door.'

That's supposed to say garage sale!

"1. Flimsig used pallets, old foam 2. Stinkum goat wool 3. Beetup recycled lumber 4. Riskig kerosene lamp 5. Stupor hand blown by Nils 6. Smokum found on beach in Mendocino 7. Woblig 100% driftwood"

"Can you believe Jim made all the furniture out of old rubbish?"

"Didn't your last blouse fall apart in two days?"

I'm organizing the house. Can I help? Do you have any storage bins for stuff we don't use very often? Hold on. I have just the thing! Thanks, mom.

'The Prom Dress: One Week Later'

"Sometimes, plastic in the ocean isn't bad... Ooh, that bottle cap will make a lovely bowl for Ed and Nicole!"

'I'm dreaming of a green Christmas, with every recycled Christmas card I write...'

Two 'superheros' show the discrepancy in toilet paper production.

"Of course I care about the environment, I never throw any clothes away."

Crap others threw out

Burt was a true artist and conservationist. He recycled his beer cans...Making an ornate garden wall and rockery.

'I made a Valentine's Day card for you. The school has no art supplies so I wrote the color in.'

Green Trash

"Secondhand books, reheated coffee"

Recycling - Perfectly good bits you can't recycle or give away...

'Do you do anything with the old casks?'

"You've opened my eyes to the most disgusting worldly delights."

Bin Inspector

"Why pay for a tree in November when you can get one off the side of the road in January for free?"

"I've upcycled your magazines into an ottoman."

Must Adopt As A Pair.

"Scientists discovered a planet made entirely from our discarded plastic."

Actually, I prefer to think of my body as repurposed.

'Muriel makes all her own clothes out of junk mail.'