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UPCYCLING PROJECTS

UPCYCLING PROJECTS. STUDENTS INVOLVED. AGE: 15 (Year 10) TYPICAL GCSE OPTIONS: Triple Science, History, Spanish, Sociology, Business Studies, Geography, Food Technology Art, Drama and French TYPICAL INTERESTS:

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UPCYCLING PROJECTS

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  1. UPCYCLING PROJECTS

  2. STUDENTS INVOLVED AGE: 15 (Year 10) TYPICAL GCSE OPTIONS: Triple Science, History, Spanish, Sociology, Business Studies, Geography, Food Technology Art, Drama and French TYPICAL INTERESTS: Reading, Swimming, TV, Going on the Internet, Music, Cooking, Eating, Piano, Painting, Violin.

  3. Our upcycling project is the Solar Powered Bottle Bulb. Using the solar bottle bulb is an innovative way of lighting up homes in parts where there is no electricity.

  4. Alfredo Moser was a Brazilian mechanic that invented the solar bottle bulb. One day he was just looking for a way to light his workshop during a blackout. With just a plastic bottle, water and bleach Moser found a way to produce a light of up to 60 watts of power.

  5. The plastic bottles are upcycled in the local community, so no energy is needed to gather, shred, manufacture or ship new bottles. The solar bottle bulb emits no carbon dioxide so does not pollute the atmosphere and also reduces the dangers from faulty electrical connections that cause devastating fires.

  6. It costs approximately $1 to make the bulb and it lasts for 5 years. People in poor areas are also able to grow food on small hydroponic farms, using the light provided by the bottle bulbs. Jobs have also been created and a programme has been made teaching people how to make the bottle bulb and install it.

  7. This simple innovation is not perfect as the bulb does not work at night. However the advantages are overwhelming for communities that are deprived of daylight. It is surprisingly effective, using cheap and locally available materials that provide light for the poor people in these settlements.

  8. A project called the ‘Liter of Light’ uses the idea of the solar bottle bulb from Alfredo Moser to help many countries around the world such as India, Egypt, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Switzerland and many more.

  9. UPCYCLING -Henna & Harpria

  10. WHAT?

  11. “ ...when you take old, unused items and reuse them, by turning them into new and useful products of a higher value. ” WHAT IS UPCYCLING?

  12. WHAT IS GREEN CHEMISTRY? • Sustainable chemistry • Involves the use of as little dangerous substances in products as they can • Focuses on: • Industrial applications of materials • Chemistry choice

  13. Good for the environment • Not only will people be helping the environment but would be having fun • More beneficial for people inthird world countries • Might not have enough time WHAT DO WE THINK?

  14. HOW?

  15. Decided to get some inspiration HOW DID WE START?

  16. THE SURVEY… OBJECTS THAT ARE COMMONLY WASTED

  17. Broken Chairs • Toilet Roll Tubes • Broken Umbrellas • Newspapers/Paper • Magazines • Plastic Cutlery • Stationery • Bags (Sandwich, Plastic) • Coffee Stirrers/lolly sticks • Cardboard Boxes • Food Packaging • Tin Cans • Jars • Takeaway Boxes • Bottles • Building Materials • (Coat) Hangers • Bottles of products • Cleaning containers • Clothes • Bobby Pins • Post-It Notes • Envelopes • Keys/Key rings • Light bulbs • Bike Frame • Scrap Metal

  18. THE SURVEY… OBJECTS THAT PEOPLE WANT UPCYCLED

  19. Pens/Stationery • Storage Unit • Pretty Storage Boxes • Key rings • Pillows • Table Cloth • Old Bed Sheets • Quilt Covers • Cutlery • Jewellery • Hangers • Book Holders • Book Ends • Plastic Boxes • Pencil Pots • Candle • Artwork out of Books • Shadow Sculptures • Bags • Furniture • Shopping Baskets • Travel Bags • Pencil Cases • Reusable Drink Bottles • Bins • Pillows • Coasters

  20. IDEAS Safety Pin Bracelet? Broken Umbrella EUREKA MOMENT. Walking stick? Clothes Compartment Unit?

  21. TIN CAN STORAGE UNIT TIN LANTERN MODEL OF AN OIL DRUM CHAIR HOW WE MADE OUR FINAL IDEAS

  22. PILLOW • Brainstormed what to do with t-shirt • Came up with: • New clothes • Pillow • Bandana • Measured/cut • Sewed together • Found an old jumper • Could sew together HOW WE MADE OUR FINAL IDEAS

  23. HOW WE MADE OUR FINAL IDEAS

  24. WHAT?

  25. THANKS, AND KEEP UP-THE-CYCLING!

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