UPCYCLING
AND RECYCLING

recycling 1
UPCYCLING

the use of waste materials, otherwise destined for landfill
or disposal, to create new objects that are often completely
different to the original good
(a widespread practice in fashion:
textile fibers are obtained from recycled plastic) 

recycling 2

RECYCLING

the transformation of the by-products of an object into
a new good to be used
(such as glass bottles processed into new glass bottles)