Mother Nature has blessed our world with more things than we probably realize. After all, there’s more to nature than just lakes, mountains, and forests. If we put our minds to proper use, we can take great benefit of things from nature to give new life to a lot of old items we would generally discard. In this collection of pictures below, for instance, you will see how several people have found innovative eco-friendly ways to recycle and upcycle old things.
From using avocado pits to make necklaces to making ice cream cups from banana leaves, here are some great examples of sustainable upcycling that can give us all some much-needed inspiration.
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