Reclaim – Research Ecomakery

A fence built with innersprings and ingenuity

A really great design for a recycled mattress fence by Upshop Industries – with instructions. Bolted together.

Categories: All. Materials: Mattress springs and Wood. Projects: Fencing. Techniques: Fastening. Processes: Creative reuse and Reclaim.

How to dispose of an old mattress & upcycle the bedsprings/timber and also feed the worm farm!          

Video by Chris from The Ultimate Recycler describing an investigation – using a wormery – into how the parts of a mattress/base could be disposed of without taking to landfill.

Categories: All. Materials: Coir, Mattresses & bed bases, Objects and Plants. Processes: Creative reuse and Reclaim.

Inflatable Amnesty

Wyatt and Jack® are a sustainable British Brand, making bags and accessories from inflatables, up cycled vintage deckchair canvas and broken bouncy castles.

Categories: All. Materials: Inflatables and P#3 PVC. Projects: Bags & Accessories. Processes: Creative reuse and Reclaim.

Weaving a form

By M Kocureck
I wouldn’t have thought of weaving around a plastic object for shape and strength. I wonder how it would wear?

Categories: All. Materials: Magazine, Newspaper, P#2 HDPE, Paper and Telephone Directories. Projects: Chair and Furniture. Processes: Creative reuse, Reclaim and Reuse.

Lighter Lampshades

Lampshades and bunting made from the semi transparent plastic casings of disposable lighters found during beach cleans in Kep, Cambodia. Video showing how to disassemble lighters.

Categories: All. Materials: (SAN) Disposable lighters, P#7 other and Plastic. Projects: Lampshade and Lighting. Processes: Creative reuse, Reclaim and Reuse.

Reclaiming Copper Wire

Some notes on reclaiming copper wire. Some have coating that needs removing and some don’t. Sandy reckons it is actually cheaper to buy new than reclaim.

Categories: All. Materials: Wire. Projects: Jewellery. Techniques: Sanding. Processes: Creative reuse, Reclaim and Reuse.