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Contact Information

ALEJANDRA GÓMEZ Upcycle Project


alejandra.gomez1@upr.edu
ZACHELIVET MEDINA
zachelivet.medina@upr.edu
AIMÉE ALMODÓVAR
TIN CAN
aimee.almodovar@upr.edu
WILNERIS TORRES
ORGANIZER
wilneris.torres@upr.edu
ALEJANDRA GÓMEZ
GLADYSBETH RODRÍGUEZ
gladysbeth.rodriguez@upr.edu ZACHELIVET MEDINA
AIMÉE ALMODÓVAR
WILNERIS TORRES
GLADYSBETH RODRÍGUEZ
Image taken from: www.canva.com References
Project adapted from: ENGL 4021 L06
UPCYCLING - Why Barreto, B. (2013). Porta-talheres com PROF. PIER LE COMPTE
is it important? alça feito com latas, madeira e couro
http://www.madamecriativa.com.br/blog/p
It is important to consider doing orta-talheres-com-ala-feito-com-latas-
upcycling projects in our daily lives madeira-e-couro
because it is an effective way to
reduce trash. Upcycling is an eco- Johnson, B. (2023, March 9). Upcycling:
friendly activity that people can What is upcycling? 73 Ways to repurpose
begin to incorporate to help the items. My Green Mattress.
environment and reduce pollution. https://www.mygreenmattress.com/blog/wh
at-is-upcycling/#Upcycled-Furniture

Image taken by: Aimée Almodóvar


TIN CAN ORGANIZER
This brochure will serve as a guide for VISUAL STEPS
you to build your own tin can organizer.
This project can be of use for any type of
materials you would like to organize.

MATERIALS
4-6 TIN CANS
GLUE
PAINT & PAINT BRUSH
CARD-BOARD OR PIECE OF WOOD
DECORATIVE MESH ROLL
Figure 1:
SCISSORS Image taken by: Zachelivet Medina Velez

Image taken from: www.canva.com INSTRUCTIONS


WHAT IS UPCYCLE? Rinse and dry all the tin cans.
Upcycling is the practice of reusing
materials that are accesible at your Paint the tin cans and the piece of
home and turning it into something of wood with any color of your choosing
a higher value. Some examples of fun and let them dry as shown in Figure 2
Figure 2:
upcycling projects are: Image taken by: Zachelivet Medina Velez
Glue all the cans to the piece of
using old clothes as bags wood and make sure they are well in
edging broken jars into organizers place as shown in Figure 3.
or flowepots Cut and add the decorative mesh
cutting old boxes into file holders. around the tin cans to secure them
(Johnson, 2023) in place as shown in Figure 4.

The purpose of upcycling is to OPTIONAL: Add a piece of rope to


the upper part of the wood to add a
generate the least amount of trash
handle to the organizer. Figure 3:
possible while also creating an object Image taken by: Gladysbeth Rodríguez
of higher value than the original IMPORTANT: If you do not possess a piece of
material. wood you can use several box cardboards to
replace the piece of wood. Also, you could simply
glue the tin cans together without any object in
the middle.

WARNING: Managing tin cans could cause mild


lesions to the skin or irritation. Use sandpaper to
avoid cuts to skin. Handle with precaution. Figure 4:
Image taken by: Gladysbeth Rodríguez

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