New uses for old clothing

Nowadays, we’re more wasteful than ever-buying, throwing things away without thinking. We need to start living more responsibly—but how? One answer is to upcycle (再生利用) .

I started upcycling clothing. Making new things out of old clothes is the best way to mix my talent and my interest. Do you upcycle? If so, what new things have you made?

If not, why not give it a try?

What do you think of the “new” hat I made for my sister? It used to be my mum’s sweater.

I love UR idea. But whydon’t U give UR old clothes to people in need? I even give away the most expensive things I don't wear anymore. So I can help the environment while giving something useful to people in need.

Good point! I'm talking about only the oldest clothing in your room — the clothes that are too old to be worn by others. The same idea goes for food waste at restaurants and supermarkets.

Before upcycling food that can still be eaten, for example, using it to make soil rich, we should give it to those in need.

I've made shopping bags out of T-shirts and dog toys out of socks. Upcycling clothing is a fun hobby, but the most important thing is that it makes me feel like I’m living less wastefully.

I joined the Ocean Heroes Camp last year. I started a project and picked up plastic waste around nearby lakes with my friends. The goal of the project was to fight plastic pollution.

Dale

I started a group to teach kids about pandas. I also sold toy pandas to raise money to protect pandas in danger. I hope to encourage more people to care about pandas.

Tom

I invented a machine called SuperE. It collects heat from fields to make electricity. Creating electricity in this way is less harmful to the environment.

Helen

I set up an organization to educate people about growing right plant in right places. I also wrote a book to help people learn what plants are native (本土的) to their area.

Anna