Upcycling means creating something new from discarded materials by repairing, refurbishing, or repurposing them. Though we can't do this with all of our products, we try and upcycle most of our products. Over 40% of our mirrors are refurbished. Once an item has been upcycled, it cannot be recycled because plastics can only be recycled once or twice before they can no longer be of use.