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Wednesday 3 June 2015

Waste is hidden gems

Fantasy 'upcycling' waste without using more energy to create something new is re-used in the process is applied.

Kuala Lumpur: hipster culture, especially the Blessed palette and raw materials using the old and rustic furniture design is brought to life.

The demand for home decoration such as industrial design, furniture made from wastes in the market are starting to gain popularity.

RM20 and RM300, DIY such banners, plastic bottles, diesel drums, wooden pallets and scrap metal made from old and unused items (do it yourself) between product price. Most of the items found in the home or factory rejects, beauty cabinets, tables, chairs and bags are replaced.

Welcome Biji-biji, a social enterprise using recycled materials aim to share innovative ideas and progressive.

Biji-biji initiative workshops, participants explore their creative side and create something new waste get to know the basic tool skills.

The price of RM300 each, these chairs are made from unwanted diesel drums.

Creator and Biji-biji.com, William Kong, according to the builder, 'upcycling', a concept largely reproductions without implementing the waste re-used for energy.

"This is a used item and a bicycle factory in the same product, the materials used to produce again breaks into small sections where recycling is different.

"Upcycling process, however, we need a complete break down of parts means that cycle, to run away. No wasted energy, manpower will be the only means," Kong said.

Internet as a source for creative ideas to help, Kong said the possibilities are endless. Most importantly, they also bring in money.

"We already have diesel drum chair is a sellable product. It was not our idea, but we found in the Internet and tried it out. Plus, there are no copyright in open source.

"For instance, you can also collect plastic bottles to create a good lamp can put together. So all these ideas online or if you Google, pinterest or find them on Instagram can. "



"We used to belt the color specification or the RTD (Road Transport Department) comply with the law. If we did not use them to make bags factory was rejected," he said.

It's the first time in a recent workshop in Biji-biji wooden palette was making her own jewelry box as student Hani Hazira, he was excited.

"I really like it. First, you can save the environment rather than a store ready to buy the item, you can actually do it yourself. You learn something new At the same time can, "said 21-year-old Hani.

To reuse unwanted items not only a unique and creative way, upcycling concept of reducing waste in the long term, the most important thing.

During the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s - -. Human beings to create new things using natural resources and waste began to think there was an issue in those days, however, there were "hundreds of years before this concept as far as is very important since many trees, woods and landfills, but now they are getting less and less. "

Demand for products made from waste, so it's very important to continue upcycling lifestyle Why is it so simple that even though "it. Is., 100,000 people do so, Act 100 , shall be multiplied by 000 times., there will be supply. This waste and at the same time bring benefits to builders and creators is the best way to reduce, "Kong said.

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