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Join the plastics movement!

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Welcome to the Plastics Lab at Carmel School Elsa!

We are the Elsa High School Upcycling Team! Through beach clean-ups and plastics recycling drives, we collect plastic to repurpose in our lab. We recycle plastic waste from around Hong Kong into new products that we design in a 3D environment.

Interested in what we’ve designed? Check out our shop!

In this day and age, plastic pollution is everywhere and we need to be part of the solution, not the problem. Even though we are small, we can still make an impact. With your help, we can reduce the plastic waste that is strangling the world!

Join us now and donate below to make a difference! Each donation comes with a product from our lab.

Our Lab

Check out all that we can do!

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How it started…

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How it’s going!

New Product Line!

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Help us make a difference in the world!

What’s New?

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We’re working on a brand new product line!

Wall Clocks made from 100% recycled single use water bottles!

After our first successful plastics recycling drive, we finally have enough plastic on campus to work on a new product! We are currently working out the kinks but hope to share more examples soon!

  • We are nothing without our machines. Check out all of the different tools we have available for recycling your used plastic into useable items!

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Tools of the Trade

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  • Mr. Enoch joins us this year to lead the Plastics Lab manufacturing with his expert mentorship and guidance.

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Meet our Teachers!

They have been our champions through thick and thin, helping us reach our goals and making Upcycle a living and breathing community!

  • Vice Principal

    Mr. Ford helped design, build and layout both iterations of our Plastics Lab and joins us this year as a mentor in marketing and advertising, help us build this site.