The misuse of resources is getting serious every year, and the annual cost of domestic wates disposal announced by the Ministry of Environment is appraching 15 to 23 trillion won, Concerns are mounting that if the situation persists, the saturation of domestic waste landfill in 2025 will not be prevented. As the movement to prevent and solve global environmental problems increases, institutions, companies and individuals are increasingly interested in ‘Upcycle environmenal design’ that considers nature and composes spaces. This study explores solutions to environmental problems caused by waste, focusing on upcycle products and describes the uniform characteristics and effects of upcycle products shown through the analysis. The results of the study are as follows. First, upcycle products are not only treating waste but also protecting the environment at another level. Second, manufacturing upcycle products that take advantage of the original characteristics of packaging material. And third, drawing economic profits from upcycle products as well as the environment. The development of upcycle products according to social consciousness is creating a new environmental design for the surrounding environment(architecture, landscaping, interior, etc) and the movement to think and protect the environment leads to many changes in individual lives beyond institutions and companies. As the movement for environmental protection is expected to become more activement the outlook for upcycle products is also expected to rise further.

Environmental issues such as global warming due to fossil fuel use are now major worldwide concerns, and interest in renewable and clean energy is growing. Of the various types of renewable energy, green hydrogen energy has recently attracted attention because of its eco-friendly and high-energy density. Electrochemical water splitting is considered a pollution-free means of producing clean hydrogen and oxygen and in large quantities. The development of non-noble electrocatalysts with low cost and high performance in water splitting has also attracted considerable attention. In this study, we successfully synthesized a NiCo2O4/NF electrode for an oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline water splitting using a hydrothermal method, which was followed by post-heat treatment. The effects of heat treatment on the electrochemical performance of the electrodes were evaluated under different heat-treatment conditions. The optimized NCO/NF-300 electrode showed an overpotential of 416 mV at a high current density of 50 mA/cm2 and a low Tafel slope (49.06 mV dec-1). It also showed excellent stability (due to the large surface area) and the lowest charge transfer resistance (12.59 Ω). The results suggested that our noble-metal free electrodes have great potential for use in developing alkaline electrolysis systems.