Hey everyone, my name is Tristan and I am with Ursa Nova, a new marketplace for sustainable shopping. If anyone knows of or owns a sustainable company, we would love to connect!!

A bit about us: Our mission is to create a one-stop shop that helps to make shopping for eco-friendly products easy, convenient, and affordable. You can find us at shopursanova.com

So excited to see such positivity and dedication to sustainability within this community. A pleasure to meet you all!

I work a lot of events and every time there are tons of these getting thrown away. I have taken them back to breweries and such if they are not branded. Any other suggestions of what I can do with these?

I remember travelling once and ending up with some clothes I no longer needed. I wasn't sure what to do with them and felt bad just throwing them away. I wish I had known about local recycling options or drop-off points.

Have you ever been in a similar situation?

Hello r/upcycling  community!

We are a non-profit organization collecting plastic bottles in countries like Ghana, Nicaragua, and India. We upcycle the lids from these bottles in our own manufactories, providing jobs for people in need.

What useful products can we create with recycled PP and HDPE?

During one of our community events in El Astillero, Nicaragua

Follow our journey: https://buyfoodwithplastic.org

I was gifted a faux leather jacket by a friend’s dad. Unfortunately as faux leather does, it has begun flaking badly, and I could remove the remaining outer material easily. The lining and stitching is all still in good condition, and I’d like to find a way to replace the exterior, either with real leather or another material. Would this be possible, and how should I go about doing so?

I have tons more stuff I've done on insta. I do a lot of found/junk/scrap art, and like post-apocalyptic and steampunk stuff.

We switched to bamboo cotton swabs years ago. It’s a small contribution but I feel good about it. Bamboo grows so much faster than trees!

Has anyone found a bran that has more cotton on the ends? I feel like I’m scraping whatever I am cleaning with the bamboo.

My dad disassembled an old grandfather clock and gave me 4 chains, all between 4-6.25 feet in length. I thought about using them for jewelry, but I'm afraid they'd be too heavy to wear.

Hello, I have a 30L backpack that I no longer use for hiking trips, it has the perfect size, specially its width, so now I want to add/create some pockets inside it to use it as my work backpack, as I hate carrying a messy bag.
Is there an easy way to do so?
Thanks!

Backpack #Upcycling