We watched the short movie about recycling and upcycling. I was very surprised at the fact that people in Edo period had the habit of recycling. Actually, I have never heard of the word"upcycle." In the recycle shop at Omote sando branch called Pass the Baton, we can see various things which many customers brought to. Pass the Baton is a new type of consignment shop. The owner of this store Masamichi Tohyama had a concept of upcycling. In other words, he tried to present used items such as: clothes, antique furniture and ornaments in a better way. He also told us that we could create new culture by recycling and upcycling various things that has different history, culture and background. I think it is good for environment to recycle and upcycle things because we can reduce the amount of garbage. In fact, I looooove used clothes very much!!!!
I have been to Omote sando several times, but I didn't know the existence of Pass the Baton. Certainly I will be interested in this shop. If I have an opportunity, I wanna drop in at there.
The day before yesterday, we had IE3 classes and gave presentation about the book you read. I was very happy to finish 1st book report in this term, but we will have 2nd book report a month later... I haven't decided the next book yet.
Have you decided the book for next book report already?
