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We solve non-recyclable waste problems

Are you tired of working out what to do with used resources? It isn’t easy. Particularly when they’re non-recyclable or in large volume. And what’s more, you’re paying for waste removal.


UpShop Industries specialises in the upcycling of waste into new products. 

We’ll work with you every step of the way, from waste assessment to production of a final product that will benefit your business. By operating a complete service under the one roof – from design to manufacture – we ensure a customized, seamless and quality controlled outcome.

We emphasise waste minimisation, and design to upcycle 90% of your surplus materials into new product. You’ll have new products to use within your business, for promotion, or to sell.

Either way, you’re turning your waste into a business benefit and reducing your impact on the environment.

Our Services

We customise services to your specific needs, offering:

• Cradle-to-grave product development: from waste assessment and market research, through to bespoke product design, prototyping, testing and manufacture of a final product.

• Ability to work with commercial materials, non-recyclable materials, and large volumes – in fact the larger the better.

• An existing range of bag and bike-panier UpShop original designs - for manufacture from your vinyl waste.

• Calculations on waste conversion and savings from landfill.

• Advice on repairing used materials to extend their life.

• Assessment of alternative uses for used materials within your business.

• Re-homing resources. Your waste may be someone else’s needed resource.

How our design services work

From waste problem to new product, these are the activities we undertake:

1. Waste Assessment

Consideration of the type, quality and quantity of waste materials generated by your business in an average year.

2. Design

Processes include client briefing, market research and design thinking to create a manufacturable product. All raw materials differ, and we take the time to create new concepts that are:
︎ Technically feasible – so you get a functional product
︎ Economically viable – so it’s affordable to make them
︎ Meet your needs – so you want to use them

3. Prototyping

Development of pre-production prototypes for testing in the real world before we go into production.

4. Development

New designs need refining along the way. We work with you to make adjustments or design alterations at any time in the production process.

5. Manufacture

All designs are manufactured on-site to ensure quality control.

6. Delivery

We can deliver or coordinate freight at very competitive prices.

Additionally, we can provide calculations on waste conversion and quantities redirected from landfill – so you can keep track of your environmental impact.

Sales

UpShop Industries does not retail. We produce wholesale quantities of finished product at competitive prices. The sale, distribution or use of finished products is up to you.

Design thinking = problem solving

Good design doesn’t just produce beautiful things.  Good design is driven by ‘design thinking,’ which solves problems, overcomes restrictions, and works within limitations to produce something that is functional,  economically viable, and visually appealing.

Design thinking is what we use to solve your non-recyclable waste problems.  It demands we take a hands-on approach, creating prototypes and testing them in real-world contexts, then refining designs until we know the finished product will work for you.

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