Recycled Market is Open

We've opened the store!

Sellers: before opening and registering your store with Recycled Market, click on seller FAQ's here

We'd encourage everyone to also read our general FAQ's here

We're in our early stages.  We know there are many tasks on our to-do list, to make our site perfect, but it is a fully functioning site, and we welcome you!

Open for business next week

We're open for business next week, however, we're in our early stages.  We know there are many tasks on our to-do list, to make our site perfect, but it is a fully functioning site!  

What is Recycled Market?  A unique online venue that encourages buyers and sellers to reduce, reuse, redesign, refashion, rework and recycle as much as possible.

We are a global marketplace showcasing stylish handmade and ethically manufactured pieces made from recycled materials.

 “Our vision is for individuals to choose recycled before new” Recycled Market 2011

Buyers

We may look a little bare on the products side to start with, but fear not, new sellers are coming on board, and new products are being listed, so please come back and visit regularly.

Sellers

We are seeking artisans and traders selling products made using recycled materials, and/or vintage items. We would emphasise the importance of checking out the FAQ 'Seller Questions' as there are a few tasks that will be required of you to register your profile and products.  Remember, it is completely free to list your product on Recycled Market.

Our first products listed on Recycled Market include:

Vintage Glomesh Bag

Vintage fabric plastic bottle bangles

 Zipper brooch

Chip packet clutch bag

 
We would love to get your feedback on ways we can improve Recycled Market for the future, so please feel free to get familiar with our site, and contact us with your ideas!

Recycled Market Going Live!

Thank you readers, for your patience over the past few months.  We are pleased to announce that we anticipate Recycled Market to go live on Monday, ready for sellers to start listing their recycled products for sale.  All product listings will be completely free.

What is Recycled Market?

Recycled Market is a unique online venue that encourages buyers and sellers to reduce, reuse, redesign, refashion, rework and recycle as much as possible. We are a are global marketplace focused on showcasing stylish handmade and ethically manufactured pieces made from recycled materials. Our aim is to offer a wide range of recycled products, ranging from readjusted clothing, upcyled jewellery, accessories, through to artwork, toys, homewares and gifts, created from recycled or reclaimed material, supplies needed to produce recycled goods, patterns, tutorials, and so much more. Recycled Market showcases independent artisan’s creative, exclusive eco-design.

Recycled Market:

• Promotes and sells handmade, and ethically manufactured recycled products
• Encourages artisans to utilise recycled materials
• Offers consumers the chance to purchase unique products which are friendly to our planet

 “We are constantly bombarded with advertisements encouraging our thirst to spend money on new products, utilising new resources. A consumer can make a difference by choosing to buy environmentally sound products; goods that are created using materials already in circulation” Erica, Recycled Market, 2011

“Our vision is for individuals to choose recycled before new”  Lester, Recycled Market, 2011

Recycled Market exists to advertise goods made from materials that may otherwise unnecessarily end in landfill. For some facts about consumption and disposal, we would highly recommend watching The Story Of Stuff by Annie Leonard

We have approached a handful of sellers to start building our product base, but we welcome new requests.

If you wish to know more information or have any specific questions, please do not hesitate to contact us

Thank you, we look forward to welcoming you to Recycled Market!

Repurposed Toilet Paper Roll Craft

The average Australian household uses 94 rolls of toilet paper every year. If each household substituted four rolls of ordinary toilet tissue with 'SAFE' recycled toilet tissue, an extra 10,000 tonnes of office paper could be recycled, saving trees from being used as raw materials.* Source PlanetArk Recycling Near You

So what can we do with 94 empty toilet paper tubes? Re-purposed toilet paper roll craft ideas...

Toilet Paper Roll Art

c/o Anastassia Elias

Toilet Paper Roll Cat

c/o crafts by Amanada

Toilet Paper Roll Birthday Crowns

c/o Creative Jewish Mum


Toilet Paper Roll Stars

 c/o Muffin Tin Mom

 Toilet Paper Roll Prints


c/o totschool.com

Toilet Paper Roll Gift Boxes

 c/o Bell In Spires

Recycled Sweater Ideas

Recycled Sweater Purse

c/o A Lemon Squeezy Home

Recycled Sweater Vase

c/o Under The Table and Dreaming

Recycled Sweater Blanket

c/o Better Homes and Gardens

Recycled Felted Wool Sweater Mittens

 Image c/o GrandMaLinda'sHouse

Felted Stuffed Sweater Animals

c/o Martha Stewart

Simple Things

Salvaged shredders make a table display with the illumination of votive candles twinkling through. c/o Good Housekeeping

Recycled Ideas for Packaged Food Containers

We live in a world where food is conveniently packaged into a range of containers for both liquid, and solid matter.  Our food is presented to us in packets, boxes, jars, tins, cellophane, plastic and paper.  Our packaged food can be frozen, heated, microwaved, shaken, squeezed, baked, sprinkled, poured, and finally, consumed.

"In some developing countries up to 50% of the food is wasted through poor packaging and distribution methods." SOURCE: Packaging What a Waste? KESAB.

A few ideas for ways to recycle our prepared food containers.

Recycled Corona Beer Bottle Glass Tumblers

c/o $30 c/o BootleHood

Empty Tin Can Kitchen Utensil Holder

Idea and Image c/o HGTV


Cereal box re-purposed into magazine storage

Idea and image c/o Sew Many Ways

Recycled Drink Bottle Vases (for a Wedding)

Image c/o ruffledblog.com

Upcycled Chip Packet Purse

$15 c/o RecycledFashion