Cappy Hardaker talks about tinkering with e-waste and the development of the Ghettocaster, a mash up of an 80’s Ghettoblaster and a Stratocaster guitar.

Kaali Crystal discusses the ethics and emotions involved in collecting birds that have been killed on our roads and how she goes about upcycling a dead bird.

Tuntable Falls Community School’s lower primary students demonstrate how they are using recycled materials in their Maker Space and how this is integrated into the way they learn about Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths.

Wan Teik Cheah talks about his collection of rusty junk and his journey to fulfilling a dream of learning how to weld and become a sculptor.

Bobbin Joy talks about how learning to sew as a child led to a life long vocation of transforming pre-loved clothing and waste fabrics into her own unique designs.

Glendon Blazely talks about how his passion for collecting 78 gramophone records evolved into a performance art persona, DJ Wind-Up. He revitalises his collection of rare and unusual music, enthralling new audiences and reinvigorating an obsolete musical technology.

Story Producer - Amanda King

Episode 0 is a teaser for a new podcast, UPCYCLerS.

UPCYCLerS is an audio documentary podcast series, that interviews makers who recycle and repurpose existing resources and obsolete technologies. Each episode showcases a different artist and their unique upcycling project. The stories portray Australian voices that offer solutions-based ideas to transform waste into quirky contemporary art.