Interview With Migara Alupathage Part 1

Migara, an upcycle product designer from the Facebook page “I Am Upcycled,” has generously agreed to give me an interview.She has extensive experience in creating upcycled products from tin cans, cardboard and paper.


 pictures from "I am Upcycled" Facebook page 




Migara Alupathage

When I first spoke to Migara, she was very inspiring and eager to answer any questions. Her native language is Sinhala, and since she was out of Colombo at the time, she asked me to send the interview via WhatsApp. She said she will send me answers as audio messages.

Interview questions

  1. Savendi Abeyratna CEO, founder, Green Life Generation shared your contact with me. She mentioned that you are an active member of this group. Could you kindly tell me a bit about yourself?
  2. Can you tell me about your younger years? What was your childhood like? As a young child, did you always have a love for nature?
  3. Was there anyone perhaps a teacher, a family member who inspired you to care about nature while you were in school?
  4. From the Facebook page “ I Am Upcycled and Instagram, I learned that your institute (Green Life Generation) produces a wide range of upcycled products. However, you specialize in creating upcycled items from drink cans, and fabric jewelry from cardboard, paper, How did you first learn to work with these materials?
  5. Where do you source the raw materials for your upcycled creations? Do you collect them yourself? Once you have the materials, what steps do you take to clean, prepare, and transform them into finished products? Could you walk me through your process please?
  6. When you sell your upcycled products, how do you market them?
  7. Who are your biggest buyers? Do you mainly sell to local customers, or do you have an international market as well?
  8. if someone is interested in learning how to create their own DIY upcycled products, what would you recommend as the best way to get started?
  9. When you create these upcycled items, what kind of satisfaction do you experience?
  10. Finally, if someone is looking to start creating upcycled products from waste materials, what tips or advice would you give them?



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