15 designers will use an Intel® Edison kit to upcycle unwanted items, giving them a new life or enhanced functionality
element14, the world’s largest electronic design community, has launched a new Design Challenge for designers and engineers called ‘Upcycle it’. Sponsored by Intel® , element14 will challenge 15 community members to Upcycle an unwanted or waste product to give it a new or enhanced lease of life.
Upcycling is a concept that began in the 1990s and is also known as “Creative Reuse”. This is the process of transforming by-products, waste materials, useless, or unwanted products into new materials or products of better quality or for better environmental value. Upcycling is a great way to reuse materials and reduce our environmental footprint on the planet and has become a phenomenon in recent years with the number of products on Etsy or Pinterest tagged with the word ‘upcycled’ increasing from 7,900 in January 2010 to hundreds of thousands today.
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