Look at your wardrobe: what can you upcycle?
When it comes to upcycling your wardrobe, there are numerous possibilities to give new life to old clothing items. Here are a few ideas to get you started: 1. Repurpose: Transform old jeans into shorts, or convert a long-sleeved shirt into a trendy sleeveless top. By altering the length or style of garments, you can […]
Soft Plastics
Hey there! The average piece of single-use plastic is used for about 12 minutes before it gets discarded and can take more than 500 years to degrade in landfill. 32% of the 78 million tons of plastic packaging produced annually is left to flow into our oceans; the equivalent of pouring one rubbish truck of […]
Top 4 Countries with the Most Plastic Waste per Person per Year
Buckle up, folks! Look at Australia: Here’s a list of the top 4 countries that are practically drowning in plastic waste per person each year. And we, in Oz, get the silver medal!!!!! Warning: you might laugh, you might cry, and you might just clutch your reusable water bottle a little tighter! Plastic Waste is […]
WUP Shop at Maroondah Plastic Free July, “The Realm” Open Day
The event was a success, though it felt as long as a Monday morning meeting. The cold weather tried to freeze our enthusiasm, but we thawed it out with good vibes. We chatted with loads of people and made a few new contacts—though it felt a bit like “preaching to the choir.” Sales were decent, […]
Boomerang Bags!
At our Community Center, we’re deeply aware of the growing plastic waste problem. That’s why the WUP Shop (Wonderful Upcycling Program) is proud to join the “Boomerang” initiative. Our dedicated volunteers, affectionately known as “WUPPEES,” are sewing reusable cloth bags from old fabrics, which we call “Boomerang Bags.” These bags will be available at various local […]
Reducing Food Waste: A Tasty Guide to Saving Your Groceries (and the Planet)
In Australia, we waste a staggering 7.6 million tonnes of food each year. That’s like throwing out 70 million bags of perfectly good groceries! To make matters worse, it takes about 70 litters of water to grow a single apple—so every time you toss one, you might as well be dumping a bucket of water down the drain too. […]
