To upcycle something is to take a used object and change it to a new function.

Recycling usually breaks down the material that an object is made from   小题1:  it is made into something else. By that means it wastes plenty of energy.   小题2:  recycling, upcycling just uses something in a new way without reprocessing   小题3:  material it's made from. In addition to being  小题4:  energy-saving, another major benefit of upcycling is   小题5:  it reuses items made of materials which couldn't be dealt with by traditional recycling methods. When something is upcycled, nothing,   小题6: very little, is thrown away, with every component part having a potential use.

An upcycled product is generally   小题7:  higher value than the materials or objects which are used to create   小题8: , like metal ring pulls becoming pins or earrings, low-value coins becoming cufflinks(袖扣), and so on.