I grew up in the age where they were teaching us to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle in school. When I first moved to Calgary, the recycling program here wouldn't take plastic containers. Recycling was so engrained in my habits that I'd save all of my plastic containers and take them back home with me just so they'd get recycled. When I first heard about Reworks I thought, "Upcycling? Hmmm...."
And now I'm in love with this shop in Inglewood!
Reworks has taken over the space that used to be Espy. Espy moves into a bigger store down the road, and Reworks gets to move into the neighbourhood. Sounds like a win/win if ever there was one! The shop is FULL of upcycled products... as in new products made from old products. There are some products that you can find time and time again and some new ones too.
Purses made from ties, necklaces and earrings made out of old bicycle tire inner tubes, bracelets from old cut up credit cards, glasses made from old beer and wine bottles, wine stoppers made from old doorknobs with corks on the bottom, lazer cut jewelry made from old leather swatches, chip and chocolate bar packaging turned into little purses and pencil cases, record clocks, bathtubs turned benches (you can see one in Gravity), kids toys made from recycled plastic milk jugs, entire plastic kitchenware sets (cutting boards even) made entirely from recycled plastic that you can send back to be made into another dish if it gets too ratty or used, notebooks made from old book covers (I'm currently writing inside the covers of green eggs and ham!)... the list goes on!
To say I'm a fan would understate how enthralled I am with Reworks and the products they're stocking. I like it. I like it a whooooooole lot. If you're ever looking for a place to buy me a present, get something here. And then we'll have another win/win on our hands! read more