” from a conceptual point of view, upcycling provides things a second life, in the sense that they revive in the form of objects with a higher intrinsic value than what they had in their previous existence. Such a process of reinvention is even more valuable when the discarded pieces it is based upon are somewhat unique.”
“Only a few decades ago, especially in rural culture, what we call now upcycling was done commonly, for example taking the legs of a broken chair and joining them to other wood pieces to make a coffee table, thus creating objects maybe bizarre, yet absolutely functional.
Of course, not everything can be upcycled, but, when possible, upcycling is a more efficient process with a lower impact on the environment compared to simple recycling.”
How to recycle and upcycle 
