Recycling and upcycling are in themselves never enough, are in themselves never an argument, much as blacksmithing, carpentry or 3D printing aren't arguments, aren't enough, in themselves; rather are components of a processes of creating, are means to an end. And it's always about how you employ that means, and the objects that result. Nor are recycling and upcycling inherently positive: over the years we've seem some truly distressing recycling and upcycling, objects the world don't need and
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