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Upcycle Bazaar

King County Makers

The future of our product-driven world is to make new things from the old. The Upcycle Bazaar features the work of our local makers who upcycle materials to keep them in use as long as possible! You’ll also be able to browse upcycled products, make sock puppets with repurposed materials, and learn how small changes can make a huge difference. 

 

Upcycling makers & Activities featured at CHOMP!

CHOMP’S Upcycle Bazaar is about helping network King County Upcyclers to each other to create a larger, more organized, zero waste circular economy in King County. Find these featured makers below, as well as some fun activities to show off your upcycling skills!

Fix-It Mending Station

Presented by Zero Waste WA, the Fix-it Fair Mending station will offer visitors free mending services. Bring your ripped jeans, sweaters with holes, shirts without buttons, pants in need of seaming, and other fabric/knitted items that need mending. Open 10am - 2:30pm.

Refugee Artist Initiative

An upcycled craft using repurposed materials to make items such as jewelry and small bags. Come upcylce your items to turn into something new, or create something new from materials provided by the Refugee Artisan Initiative.

Robots, Aliens & Rocket Ships!

Learn the power of creative reuse as you make fun and imaginative creations! Our teaching artists will help guide you through the process of taking our reused and recycled materials and turning them into an all new piece of art! Family friendly, ideal for ages 5+

Get the Scoop

Scoop Marketplace will be offering low waste lifestyle products such as personal care, cleaning, on the go, everyday essentials. Scoop Marketplace has a mission to normalize zero waste grocery shopping and is passionate about teaching people how to improve the quality of their lives while learning to walk more gently on the planet. By reviving the shopping methods of generations past, we are giving ourselves a healthier hereafter.

Second Use

Second Use will be offering reclaimed materials, as well as providing info on their salvage services and retail stores. Come say hello and find your next creative project!

Earth-Friendly Children's Goods

Sunny Littles offers earth friendly goods for kids and families. Explore their apparel, toys, baby gear, crafting supplies, gifts and more!

Food Sticker Art

Zero Waste WA uses data to develop paintings that are made to be covered with fruit stickers. This art is beautiful before – midway – and after it’s covered by endless layers of labels. Color pallets and level of details are designed to work perfectly with what an average consumer will get resulting in an artwork made of recycled materials that everyone can be proud of! This is also a great engaging tool to educate kids about compost contamination.

Upcycling is part of a larger system called the Circular Economy

Learn more about the circular economy below and how we can think of the many different ways to cycle materials in our economy (interactive map below)

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