2025 Upcycle Challenge

The submissions are in, the festivity is flowing, and the holiday magic is officially underway! Makers of all ages have transformed repurposed and upcycled materials into festive masterpieces including wreaths, advent calendars, hats, trees, and more. Now we need your help to decide which dazzling creations take home the prize!

Browse all the inventive entries and cast your vote for your favorites in both the Youth and Teen & Adult divisions. Two talented creators will each win a $250 cash prize from ecomaine, just in time for the holidays!

1. Voting opens: December 3 at 12:00 AM
2. Voting closes: December 9 at 11:59 PM
3. Each participant gets one vote per division
4. Don’t forget to spread the cheer! Share the voting link with friends and family to help support your favorite upcycled creation.

ELIGIBILITY:
The challenge was open to all ages and to anyone living, working, or attending school in a community serviced by ecomaine. Find our list of ecomaine communities here.

• • $250 for winner of the Youth Division (12 & under)
  • $250 for winner of the Teens & Adults Division

• The Upcycle Holiday Challenge invites individuals in ecomaine’s member communities to use items that ordinarily would have been disposed of, to make all-new, functional ones with a holiday twist and submit them by Sunday, November 30th, 2025.
• From the submissions, ecomaine’s team will select a group of finalists, based on the incorporation of discarded materials, the ingenuity and functionality of the new creation, and relevance to holiday theme. Submissions will be judged based on a single photo and short description.
• Teamwork is fine, but keep in mind that there will be only one prize per division (teams of mixed ages will be judged in the category applicable to the oldest member of the group).
• Finalists will be put to a public online vote by the public: December 3, 2025 through December 9, 2025.