8 Ways to Cut Down Waste at Christmas
From buying too much food than we can consume, to throwing away hundreds of thousands of miles of wrapping paper, there’s no doubt that most of us up our waste consumption at Christmas.
How to Upcycle Your Christmas Decorations this Year
1 - Snowman bauble Why not get together and use an old light bulb to create your own bauble? Be careful, though. If you’re a child, make sure you have an adult with you to do this.What you’ll need: 1 x lightbulb Orange, white and black paint 1 x tube...
Transforming Lives for Good
To celebrate our anniversary, we are supporting Transforming Lives for Good in helping disadvantaged children in the UK. Thanks to Work for Good, all of the donations that we raise in the build-up to Christmas will be doubled! Let’s spread some warmth this Christmas.
Paguro Upcycle’s 7-Year Anniversary: How times have changed for sustainable living
This month, Paguro will be celebrating its seven year anniversary. We will be looking at how sustainable living has impacted our growth and change.
Ethical Christmas Gifts 2020: Eco-friendly Guide
Eco-friendly gifts could be the perfect present alternative for that special person. Knowing what to buy someone for a Birthday, Anniversary or Christmas can seem to be a daunting task every year, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
10 New Eco-friendly Lockdown Habits & Statistics
Lockdown has shown many people that we don’t need as many materialistic things to thrive in life, whether that be fast-fashion for a new outfit every night of the week, or cooking more fresh, local produce. Learn more.
Kids turn into Fashion Designers for Paguro one-of-a-kind Competition
For many of us, we’re at our most creative when we’re young. We have more active imaginations, ones which are less constrained by rationale and what’s worked in the past. As a result, we took advantage of those most creative when it came to designing our newest piece of jewellery.
Zero Waste Week in support of our oceans
Through our upcycled products, we want to raise more awareness of ocean pollution by showcasing what we can do by turning waste into attractive, eco-friendly products. Zero Waste Week Zero Waste Week in 2020 is from the 7th to the 11th of September. Over this week, the Zero Waste Week...
Paguro Awards & Nominations
Paguro Upcycle is proud to win the Midlands Sustainability Excellence Awards 2025 for Circular Economy Excellence! 🌍✨ Recognised for our commitment to ethical craftsmanship, upcycled design, and sustainable innovation — proving that creativity and circular economy can thrive together.
Shortlisted as Disruptor of the Year category for the Midlands Region
This is a proud day. I'm thrilled to have been shortlisted as Disruptor of the Year category at the 2020 Great British Entrepreneur Awards for the Midlands Region. I have felt for some time that the fashion industry is ripe for disruption and events over the past few months have...
How to Make Our Handmade Resin Earrings
Watch our step-by-step guide on how we make our Resin Earrings. Combine a hardening agent with natural plant resin. Pour onto a plate and add in the skateboard shavings. Leave it overnight to set. Draw the pattern of the earrings on to the set resin. Saw out the shape of the...
How to Fix a Separated or Broken Zipper
Over time, the slider (the piece that locks the teeth of the zip together) starts to loosen and gape. Rather than writing the zip and the product off, here are a few simple steps to try to mend the zip: Reach for a pair of pliers. Push the slider to...
Should people re-think fast-fashion habits?
With many retail stores being forced to close their doors for months following the coronavirus pandemic, many High Street shops will soon be reopening. But with many of the stores reopening famed for their fast fashion practices, this is an ideal time to begin shopping more consciously. Millions are shopping...
New Products: Resistance Bands, Dog Lead & Resin Earrings
We've expanded our range of eco-gift items. You can now add an eco-friendly dog lead to go with a dog collar. Pictured above: Barney rocking his new vegan dog collar after winning our Facebook competition in April 2020. Also, we now have eco-friendly resistance bands for a more active lifestyle....
An update about COVID-19
With the ongoing situation around COVID-19, we wanted to share an update with you. These are uncertain times, but we are sure about one thing: putting the health and safety of our team and our customers first is key.
Top 10 Independent Businesses in Nottingham
It’s a difficult time right now for independent businesses, and we’d like to highlight some businesses in Nottingham that show the spark of the city, which are still open for business and so we can all come together and boost our local economy!