Old gadgets get intriguing makeovers to promote extreme recycling
Implications - Considering the growing consumer concern for recycling, more businesses, designers and consumers are embarking on projects that revamp techie items, which delivers a more extreme outlook on how one can recycle seemingly useless gadgets. Through this, both companies and designers can promote the concept of the three R’s and demonstrate that they too, are taking part in the eco movement, while consumers attain more DIY ideas and more eco-friendly product options in the marketplace.
Trend Themes
1. Extreme Recycling - Revamping gadgets and turning them into something new as opposed to traditional ways of recycling
2. Upcycling - Taking materials otherwise deemed as waste and transforming them to be reused in a new creative way
3. Eco-friendly Fashion - Creating fashion or accessories from unconventional materials as a way to reduce waste and promote sustainability
Industry Implications
1. Waste Management - Capitalizing on the popularity of upcycling and sustainable practices within waste management systems
2. Fashion/clothing - Exploring the use of unconventional materials in clothing designs and accessories
3. Arts and Crafts - Offering unconventional arts and crafts materials and tools that promote upcycling and sustainability
