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The Upcycle

Fredrik Hertzberg

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The Upcycle er podkasten for deg som ønsker å høre om de gode bærekraftige løsningene, initiativene og tiltakene som skal redde verden. Dette er ildsjeler, politikere og bedriftsledere som gir oss et innblikk i tingenes tilstand, og hvor vi er på vei.
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Welcome to UpCycle Canada, the ultimate podcast for eco-conscious individuals seeking sustainable alternatives to combat the ever-growing problem of waste. If you're passionate about finding inspiration to repurpose, reuse, and recycle discarded items, then this podcast is tailor-made for you! Join hosts Dave and Jennifer Campbell as they take you on an exciting journey into the creative world of UpCycling. Through thought-provoking discussions, interviews with experts, and real-life success ...
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Episode 65 - Happy 2024 - Some updates and plans for 2024 Hey all! Happy New Year! Dave is back with a few updates on all things UpCycle Canada and some thoughts for the new year ahead. Thanks for your support and your messages! We appreciate you all so much! https://upcyclecanada.ca/ Check out a great new podcast created just for Dad! We want to e…
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EPISODE 64 - Rebecca Bratspies - Environmental Expert, Environmental Justice Proponent Rebecca teaches at CUNY School of Law. She is a scholar of environmental justice, human rights, and environmental law. Her book Naming Gotham won the Association of Public Historians of New York 2023 Award for Excellence in Local History. The Environmental Justic…
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EPISODE 63 - Billie Kay Asmus - Repaint Studios - PAINTING A GREENER FUTURE WITH THE REPAINT TRAY Meet Billie In early 2021, I started a small business refinishing and refurbishing furniture in my tiny basement studio. I quickly noticed the constant waste I was going through with plastic paint tray liners and wasn't able to reuse them. Naturally, I…
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E62 - Time for an Update on All Things UpCycle Canada-ish Hey! Some August updates on what Dave and Jen are up to! - a new UpCycler has been added to the family - Jen runs our Sunday only market booth here in Niagara - more new guests coming soon - we miss you all and look forward to getting back to a more regular fall release schedule https://upcy…
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E61 - Five Practical Eco-Friendly Lessons to Share With Your Kids Five practical eco-friendly lessons for kids: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Teach kids the importance of reducing waste and recycling materials such as paper, plastic, and glass. Encourage the use of reusable items like water bottles and cloth shopping bags. Conserve Energy: Teach kids to …
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E60 - Stephanie Hongo - Creator of Sugarfox - Upcycling Plastics and Trash into Stunning One of a Kind Creations MY NAME IS STEPHANIE HONGO AND I AM AN AMERICAN ARTIST LIVING IN CONNECTICUT. I HAVE BEEN CREATING ART FOR THE MAJORITY OF MY LIFE, BUT IT WASN’T UNTIL I BEGAN MAKING MY TRASH PIECES THAT I REALLY FELT INSPIRED TO CREATE ART FOR ART’S SA…
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E59 - Suzanne Goulden - You Don't Just Minimize Once - Balancing Minimalism and Crafting How do you balance being a minimalist and being a crafter? Interesting dilemma! Your simpler life begins here. Ladies, we are strong and passionate, and the managers of our homes and families. We bear a lot on our shoulders. Are you feeling overwhelmed with lif…
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E58 - Quick Update From Dave Dave here! Just jumping on to give you a quick update on UpCycle Canada. Our next chapter for the business now that the store has been closed, our new retail space at the Niagara Flea Market, and a quick update on our podcast plans Great to connect with you! Jen and I will be back with you again on a regular basis very …
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E57 - Toy Exchange Canada - Play and Learn. Return. Repeat - Rent Your Toys Today Carissa MacLennan joins us to talk toys! Yes, Dave is super happy to talk all things toys! Imagine renting your toys instead of buying toys that your kids grow out of and then you are stuck with toys destined for the landfill! Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles... Lend us…
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E56 - Jamie Montgomery - Creator of James Repurposed - Creative Repurposing and Custom Creations For Your Home Jamie joins us to talk about his amazing small business James Repurposed. Jamie takes items that have ended their useful purpose and he rescues these materials and creates amazing home décor and gift ideas for your home. You could go to a …
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EPISODE 55 - New Year, New Location, Some Updates and More to come Hey guys! So it is 2023, we are still running around like crazy tying up loose ends with our business and making strides towards new adventures with UpCycle Canada in 2023 Dave here! Jumping on to say hi! Been thinking of you all and wanted to give you a quick update on the store, o…
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EPISODE 54 - Our Gift to You - The Daily Santa Podcast - Countdown to Christmas with us Podcast #7 in our group of podcasts is the Daily Santa Podcst - join us as we countdown to Christmas with daily Podcasts designed for children and families to enjoy! Join Santa, Twinkle the Voice Over Guy, Producer Dave and Selfie, Santa's Official Social Media …
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EPISODE 53 - Our Most Recent Blog and a Shout Out From Mike and Tay at Black Dog Salvage Yep, it happened again! Our friends Mike and Tay at Black Dog Salvage and Lift Arc Studios gave us another shout out on their weekly podcast - we are so thrilled! In this episode we share - a clip from the Black Dog Salvage Podcast, - the news story of the end …
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EPISODE 52 - Our Dad Space Podcast - How To Get Out of Your Own Way and Find Contentment in Your Dad Journey As we close off 2022, we are busy closing down our storefront, still working full-time, completing custom orders and saying goodbye to our walk-in retail customers, we wanted to share some of our other podcasts that we do with our UpCycle Ca…
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EPISODE 51 - Black Dog Salvage and UpCycle Canada - Check out This Amazing Podcast With our Friends in ROANOKE, VA Black Dog Salvage is a prominent architectural salvage company based in Roanoke, Virginia and the home “Salvage Dawgs” (2012-2020 - DIY Network/HGTV). Founded in 1999 by Mike Whiteside and Robert Kulp, Black Dog Salvage specializes in …
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Episode 50 - Camille Lee Joins in to talk about her business Wear Em Out Tees About Us: Welcome to our circular-fashion home! All Wear Em Out Tees inventory is comprised of a careful selection of pre-loved t-shirts transformed into soft, upcycled graphic tees for you! Find your one-of-a-kind find right here and be sure to subscribe to get the lates…
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EPISODE 49 - Stacy joins us to share her journey, - starting with stepping into a home built in 1885, - the passion and work it took to make this house a home for her family - passing on her love for rehab and refurbishing to the next generation - her podcast, blog and YouTube content that takes her community along for the ride - her desire to help…
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Episode 48 - Jason Centeno joins us today to talk about his new app that addresses garbage pickup in a fun and effective way! Jason is a retired Firefighter turned Eco-Medic and his new App Trashmitter.com Download Trashmitter and never worry about trash day again! Use Trashmitter to easily schedule local trash pick-ups Trashmitter is an on-demand …
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EPISODE 47 - Director of Operations for Earth Wise Architectural Salvage - Aaron Blanchard joins us from Seattle, WA on this episode of The UpCycle Canada Podcast! Aaron braves the Tacoma to Seattle commute daily to help salvage, merchandise, and keep things on track. RESPECT THE PAST - SUSTAIN THE FUTURE As a demolition contractor, Kurt was in cha…
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EPISODE 46 - Instead of tossing materials from her 1850's home reno into a bin and shipping it off to a landfill, Joce had an idea - a plan - to take unwanted reno materials and repurpose them into amazing creations that capture the history of the materials! Please join us in welcoming Joce Greenwood from The Salvage Life - here is bit about Joce a…
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EPISODE 45 - Well I found Jen! Yep I did! She is back to get caught up on what is happening around here in UpCycle Canada! We chat about our store, some of Jen's past favourite guests and who we are looking forward to having on our show! We are looking forward to our busy season of Fall and Winter - we are looking for help in our store! If you a re…
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EPISODE 44 - Hey! thanks for dropping by for another episode! We are thinking a lot about salvage lately and finding some incredible salvage focused creators on Instagram right now! So inspiring! Unlike demolition, deconstruction requires finesse instead of shear force. Reusable items such as cabinets and flooring can lose their value if they are d…
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EPISODE 43 - Hi guys! We wanted to share another vendor from our store! Hiske MacKay created a soy candle business that has grown in a very short time! MacKay Candle Company has great products - focused on candles! Hiske, her husband and 2 young children operate a farm here in Ontario Canada, and somehow finds the time to run a successful candle bu…
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EPISODE 42 - Welcome back to The UpCycle Canada Podcast! Imagine if you would, what life would be like with less clutter, more organization and less waste! Imagine a life with what you need, where you need it and nothing extra to clog up your home, clutter your life and weigh you down. Are you looking to add more joy, rest and happiness to your lif…
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EPISODE 41 - Another solo episode with Dave - Jen has left me completely unsupervised yet again so I thought I would dip into our mailbag, emails, DM's and comments and compile some of our more recent questions from listeners and followers on our social platforms! Jen will be back for the next episode! I PROMISE!! Hear more about what is going on i…
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EPISODE 40 - Today I sit down with Travis and Laura from Wood Pallet Treasures - a great interview with a family that is focused on building their business with the environment in mind! Turning Ordinary Into Extraordinary - We transform old pallets into beautiful things. All of our rustic pieces are made from upcycled materials. Giving wood a secon…
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EPISODE 39 - what is the green needle? The Green Needle specializes in sustainable and eco-friendly sewing classes. Our motto is Reuse, Reduce, Repurpose and we apply that to our classes. We offer sewing classes and workshops - from beginner to advanced. Our teaching methods are based on a practical approach. From alteration, deconstruction, and re…
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We want to hear from YOU - Yes! YOU! Podcasting can be sooo one sided - here is YOUR chance to be on our show - for FREE!! Our Ad-Free Podcast is designed for Authors and Readers just like YOU! So now let's hear your amazing voice on our podcast! Head over to our website and record your free message and we will put YOU into an upcoming episode! Sha…
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EPISODE 38 - In this episode we speak with James Howells - creator of ArtSpike64! James stumbled into creating metal art. Now his works are recycling things you may throw away. We saw James' story on the National news here in Canada and we had to reach out and connect! James takes found and repurposed metal and creates great works of art from found…
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EPISODE 37 - Today we speak with Matt Cuthbert from The Niagara Furniture Bank located in St. Catharines, Ontario Canada Our Mission Niagara Furniture Bank collects gently used home furnishings in order to provide individuals and families in the Niagara Region with the beds, tables, chairs and other furnishings that turns a “shelter” into “home”. A…
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EPISODE 36 - in this episode, we speak with Scott Anderson from Chop Value - Toronto East! Chop Value collects used chopsticks from area restaurants and repurposes these "disposable" items and recreates amazing creations in the process! Chop Value is a urban harvest used chopsticks. Our resource is what others may view as waste - that means we don’…
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Episode 35 - Fast and Slow Fashion Why Upcycled fashion? Reduce Carbon emissions, Greenhouse Effect, waste, water usage, and pollution. Increase personal style, local & independent business, slow fashion, shopping intentionally, and garment lifespan. Our Story. We are the alternative to fast fashion. Our Vision. Cultivating the upcycled fashion com…
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EPISODE 34 - When a side hustle takes off! Today we speak with John from Harmsen's Hockey - a side hustle that continues to grow, and grow and grow! John took a love for hockey and turned it into a thriving upcycling business that he balances alongside a career that he truly loves! John took some time between projects to talk side hustle growth, re…
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EPISODE 32 - Welcome back to The UpCycle Canada Podcast! Today we welcome Stan Rutherford to the show and discuss his post-retirement new passion - upcycling pianos! Stan is a retired pilot and shifted his passion from the clouds to the landfill - diverting pianos, restoring some, repurposing many and keeping the beautiful memories alive long after…
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EPISODE 31 - Happy Earth Day! Super thrilled to share this episode with you! We have the creator and host of the new Documentary Movie - Scrap. Ten years in the making, 4 years of filming, travel, zoom calls and many hours of effort has resulted in a movie that brings to light the amazing salvaging, upcycling and restoration efforts to divert items…
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EPISODE 30 - Here is a taste of some of our past UpCycling Guests - we smile when we look back at the great guests we have had so far - SO MANY MORE TO COME! 'A rising tide lifts all boats' is often attributed to John F Kennedy. The speech which introduced this phrase to many people was given by Kennedy in 1963. As a community, we enjoy shining a s…
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Day 2 - Some ways to celebrate earth day with your kids Since 1970, April 22nd marks the official celebration of Earth Day, a day to commemorate and reflect on the movement towards a greener, more sustainable future. This Earth Day, we’re sharing some ways that you can take action to celebrate earth day in your neighborhood and in your home by maki…
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Episode 3 - The History of Earth Day Our planet is an amazing place, but it needs our help to thrive! That’s why each year on April 22, more than a billion people celebrate Earth Day to protect the planet from things like pollution and deforestation. By taking part in activities like picking up litter and planting trees, we’re making our world a ha…
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DAY 1 - Our Special Earth Day Week Episodes The theme for this years Earth Day Celebrations is "Invest in our planet" Think about what you can do differently to make this earth better than before! The world's largest retailer is removing all plastic bags at the checkout on April 22 - this will catch some customers off guard, potentially leading to …
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EPISODE 26 - We take a pause from all of the amazing podcast guest interviews with many more great episodes lined up - in this episode Dave and Jen do some recaps from past interviews, add in a few additional details and update you on all things UpCycle Canada related... Do you want to hear YOUR VOICE on our podcast? leave us an audible message on …
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EPISODE 24 In this episode we sit down with John Lyon and his side hustle upcycling used hockey sticks! John is known as The Hockey Stick Guy. John started early in in hockey, he took his collection of used sticks and started his own business turning sticks into amazing one of a kind creations! John shares with us how his business started, connecti…
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EPISODE 23 On this episode of The UpCycle Canada Podcast we sit down with a creative maker here in Canada that is doing her part to reduce landfill and textile waste! Meet Gemma Smith from Re-Vive the TEE! The Re-Vive the TEE Story: An affordable and Canadian way to upcycle old clothing that celebrates life, achievements, and adventures. Simply pla…
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EPISODE 22 Dave and Jen welcome Alex Morgan - creator of the unique app, EcoRate - an app that allows you to find, rate and review local cafes in your community rewarding cafes that are actively doing business in a way that promotes eco-friendly, earth friendly practices! EcoRate Mission Empower people to reduce consumer waste using actionable comm…
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EPISODE 21 An interview with someone that quickly went from being a listener of The UpCycle Canada Podcast to becoming a super-fan and then, best of all... a friend! We are pleased to share the story of a fellow upcycler that inspires us! Please welcome Samantha Hulst from Junebird.ca Samantha's story... If you’re like me, a parent that is troubled…
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EPISODE 20 We are beyond thrilled to have the opportunity to interview two of our favourite reality series stars from the hit show Salvage Dawgs - 11 Seasons of Salvage, Repurposing and Upcycling! Check out our interview with Mike and Tay Whiteside from the show - they were so kind and gracious with their time - this father son team can be seen on …
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EPISODE 19 Welcome to The UpCycle Canada Podcast - we are so very pleased to share this interview with the Mayor of St. Catharines, Ontario CANADA, Mayor Walter Sendzik. Walter Sendzik was born and raised in St. Catharines. In 2014, as a first-time candidate for political office, he was elected as Mayor of St. Catharines and re-elected in 2018. As …
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EPISODE 18 Please welcome to the UpCycle Canada Podcast, our special guest, Pam Krieg and her business, Maritime Moose! Meet the maker Pam (she/her), is the maker behind Maritime Moose! Pam knits and crochets everything you see in her shop from upcycled, salvaged and repurposed materials! Pam is a queer settler living and creating in Mi'kma'ki, the…
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EPISODE 17 In this episode of The UpCycle Canada Podcast we spend some time speaking with an amazing person making a difference - Cecily Zeppetella from Upcycle4cChange! Cecily, in her early 20's, has developed a passion for upcycling and then turned that passion into a volunteer led outreach in support of people in need of furniture. Upcycle4Chang…
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EPISODE 16 Cliff Ravenscraft hosted a room recently on the social audio app Clubhouse recently. I was invited up on stage to ask some questions about podcasting. I wanted Cliff's response to my question on how he prepares as a podcast host and as a podcast guest - interview tips and suggestions. Cliff shared this link in response https://mindsetans…
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EPISODE 15 We saved our very first interview for our newest team member, Paige! Paige began her journey with UpCycle Canada as a customer when she was 13 years old, after claiming to her family that UpCycle Canada was "her store" everything aligned and we were able to offer her a position with us - Paige is our very first employee ever! Paige share…
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