Upcycling Devotee Gifts

'I couldn't afford studded snow tires so I tried driving nails into the tires I have.'

The Environmentalist

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

But is it organic?

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

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

Bottle Bank: For the Colour Blind.

The dumpster code - find something, leave something.

Queen of Upcycling!

Tommy Cooper at the bottle bank - Glass, Bottle, Bottle, Glass..

"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

"Don't just forage - upcycle!"

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

You had me at vintage.

That's supposed to say garage sale!

'It's a bold initiative but I don't think it's right for the staff kitchen.'

"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"

French Early Bird

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

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

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

'The Prom Dress: One Week Later'

'When you said he was very talented, I thought you meant in business.'

Rubbish and Everest

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

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

Crap others threw out

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

"Secondhand books, reheated coffee"

'Do you do anything with the old casks?'

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

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

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

"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."