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’t take virgin materials from our environment. Every chopstick is perfect, slender, and defect-free, making them ideal to develop an innovati...
Nov 07, 2022•29 min•Ep 36•Transcript available on Metacast 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 community. Our Mission. Promoting and raising awareness for upcycled fashion. Fast fashion is cheap, trendy clothing & accessories that relies on...
Oct 24, 2022•43 min•Ep 35•Transcript available on Metacast 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, repurposing unwanted hockey gear, giving back to sports teams and where his side hustle has taken him in a fairly short period of time! WHAT WE DO ...
Oct 10, 2022•38 min•Ep 34•Transcript available on Metacast 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 the playable life of a piano! “Ladies and gentlemen, we have begun our descent into the podcast. Please turn on all portable electronic devices and u...
Sep 26, 2022•53 min•Ep 32•Transcript available on Metacast 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 from the landfill! We sit down with the writer, director and producer - Stacey Tenenbaum and get some of the behind the scenes access to the process ...
Sep 12, 2022•39 min•Ep 31•Transcript available on Metacast 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 spotlight on the amazing upcycling, repurposing and salvaging community! There are amazing makers and creators with a passion for diverting u...
Aug 29, 2022•19 min•Ep 30•Transcript available on Metacast 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 making more sustainable choices and actions! Take action this week! Be the example, show your family and your community that many small acts make a huge d...
Aug 15, 2022•8 min•Ep 28•Transcript available on Metacast 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 happier, healthier place to live. The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970, when a United States senator from Wisconsin organized a national demonstra...
Aug 01, 2022•7 min•Ep 29•Transcript available on Metacast 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 impatient customers, complaints, and inconveniences - when a step forward in reducing waste impacts your daily routine - how do you res...
Jul 18, 2022•8 min•Ep 27•Transcript available on Metacast 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 our Instagram messaging app and we will put you front and center in an upcoming podcast episode! Who doesn't love the sound of their own voice! W...
Jul 04, 2022•36 min•Ep 26•Transcript available on Metacast 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, connecting with UpCycle Canada as a vendor, the growing pains of running a side hustle in conjunction with his career, juggling family and life as a maker. As...
Jun 20, 2022•41 min•Ep 24•Transcript available on Metacast 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 place your order, choose your t-shirts, fleece colour, and mail them to us. Within a short amount of time, you’ll have a handmade quilt to hold close, an...
Jun 06, 2022•43 min•Ep 23•Transcript available on Metacast 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 community-driven data. Problem Climate change is one of the greatest challenges we face today. The irresponsible way we consume products leads to heaps of...
May 23, 2022•56 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast 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 by the amount short use and “disposable” toys on the market, then you are in the right place. Children's toys and accessories can be quite ...
May 09, 2022•42 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast 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 this hit tv show and with their work at Black Dog Salvage in beautiful Roanoke, Virginia! At Black Dog Salvage their inventory changes daily! They now...
Apr 25, 2022•54 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Mayor, Walter brings a strategic focus and business-like approach to City Hall where he has focused on streamlining processes and building a culture ...
Apr 11, 2022•21 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast 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 ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaw people. Pam has been crafting things out of discarded and unconventional materials fo...
Mar 28, 2022•52 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast 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. Upcycle4Change runs in conjunction with The Niagara Furniture Bank - a wonderful local charity that believes that nobody should have to sleep on the floor! U...
Mar 14, 2022•39 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast 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://mindsetanswerman.com/22-tips-for-better-podcast-interviews/ He pulled out a couple nuggets from this list to share with me in response to my questions. Cli...
Feb 28, 2022•42 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast 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 shares her thoughts on UpCycling, what it means to her peers and others about being eco-friendly and how UpCycling has become more top of mind si...
Feb 14, 2022•41 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE 14 Welcome to 2022 and The UpCycle Canada Podcast! Here's to a new year together living our best UpCycled Life! Repurposing, Reusing and Rescuing items from the landfill and giving them new life! In this episode we share our goal setting challenge from our mentor Cliff Ravenscraft Cliff challenges us with his version of the 50/10/3 Goal Setting Exercise https://www.cliffravenscraft.com/ We get a shout out from our friend Mark Savant at the end of his podcast - Thanks Mark! https://w...
Jan 31, 2022•41 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE 13 In this last episode of 2021 - Season 1 - Jen and Dave end off the season looking back at how covid has accelerated business and users into the online arena faster as we all adapt to quarantined lifestyle changes. Dave and Jen announce their new additional podcasts Dave's Music Podcast - only available on Spotify! - The Add To My Playlist Podcast - Dave's new podcast is a shared music podcast where Dave highlights songs in each episode that he would like you to consider addi...
Jan 17, 2022•33 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE 12 In this episode we look at the impact of one starfish - curious? Small acts multiplied by many people will have a greater impact on our world. It is great when someone uses fame to help others like #MrBeast for example - his YouTube videos feature outlandish and extravagant gifts to people in need out of an abundance of resources - you might see a video like that and think that your efforts will never amount to that kind of giving... Jen and Dave discuss how you can have a positive im...
Dec 20, 2021•34 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE 11 In this episode we share a recap of one of our past blog posts about the store of Rosie Ruiz - a marathon runner that took a shortcut during a marathon and got caught skipping the line - her story is easily relatable to our everyday race in life - when we run our race without skipping the difficult parts we learn more about ourselves, we grow and strengthen our story all the while connecting with our audience and building community around us. Taking the easy way through challenging ti...
Dec 06, 2021•15 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE 10 In our 10th episode we look at how a blog can drive traffic to your website, the benefits to having active postings on your website and the reach a blog can have beyond a post on the "rented land" of social media We will discuss these 7 blog topics how blogging can increase your website traffic how blogs help to convert leads into customers and sales blogs can help to build trust between a business and an audience blogs establish your business as the go to expert adding valu...
Nov 22, 2021•21 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE 9 In this episode we look at upcycling as an alternative to purchasing new - the amount of raw materials required in the manufacturing process is staggering! By working with and purchasing upcycled and repurposed items you can reduce the amount of raw materials consumed - you can have an impact on your world as you shop! Our goal is to be the most eco-friendly podcast in your favourites! For more about our business please visit https://upcyclecanada.ca/ Podcast created by True Media Solu...
Nov 08, 2021•22 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE 08 This episode focuses on some simple basics for Instagram. If you are a new user, this is a great introduction to some of the basic tips and suggestions on how to use Instagram. There are so many Instagram hack podcasts, posts and videos out there! We have heard from new or hesitant users of Instagram that there is a lack of info on just simple basic instructions for new users. Today we share our simple steps to win on Instagram - Use the Photo App within Instagram - Try the voice mess...
Oct 25, 2021•31 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE 07 In this episode we look at the creation of a business focused on Upcycling. What is Upcycling? Why is it important? How Upcycling has grown over time and how it can drastically impact the world around us. Join us as we discuss all things upcycled here on the most eco-friendly podcast in your favourites! This is UpCycle Canada where yesterday's items are reborn! Homework? Please check out these great shows focusing on UpCycling, Salvage and Diverting items from the landfill Salvag...
Oct 11, 2021•31 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE 06 In this episode we focus on building a brand - your calling card - what you are known for! The foundation for what is next - How and what makes a brand. Thanks for joining us! Dave and Jen Our goal is to be the most eco-friendly podcast in your favourites! ___ For more about our business please visit https://upcyclecanada.ca/ Podcast created by True Media Solutions Have a podcast and need a great website? Try Podpage! Thank you to Jacob Moon for creating our Podcast Soundtrack - pleas...
Sep 27, 2021•37 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE 05 In this episode we look into the basics in regards to naming your business - think long-term and don't limit the future of your business with a name that might potentially paint you into a corner. The name of your business should say a lot about what your customers should expect - reduce potential hesitation from future patrons of your company by creating an inviting business name and identity! If you want to bounce the name of your future business off of someone, contact us any ...
Sep 13, 2021•21 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast 
