The two 2025 Upcycling Challenge Winners are…

9 May

Upcycling is the art of “taking something no longer in use and giving it a second life and new function”. For the past few years, The Junction Zero Waste Hub has been running an Upcycling Challenge and here are the winners for 2025!

The rules for this new edition of the challenge were simple: purchase an item from the Reuse Shop, upcycle it and submit your finished masterpiece!

The two grand winners!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR'S REUSE SHOP UPCYCLE CHALLENGE WINNER: TANIA J. - You have won a MITRE10 GIFTCARD valued at $100 & a $50 JUNCTION REUSE SHOP VOUCHER!!! It was a tough choice for our judges, but you have taken out first prize for upcycling old windows and frames into a functional glasshouse.

*Upcycled glasshouse by Tania J, our 2025 Upcycling Challenge winner!*

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR REUSE SHOP UPCYCLE CHALLENGE SECOND PLACE WINNER: WENDY D. - You have won a MITRE10 GIFTCARD valued at $50 and $25 worth of Junction Reuse Shop Vouchers!!! It was a really tough decision between the glasshouse and this entry for the top prize. We really loved the retro vibe! Clever repurposing of this old television set.

*Old TV upcycled into a pet bed by Wendy D, our 2025 Upcycling Challenge 2nd place winner!*

We had a lot of inspiring submissions this year and if was tough for the judges to decide on the winners! Here are some other great entries we had. Surely, it will inspire YOU to enter for the next Challenge!