Upcycling Rationale

I have used train tickets as the disposed material to be transformed in to something more useful fruit basket is made by folding each train ticket to form small pieces that are then joined together to create a the shape of a basket. I have considered a strong joining technique and therefore the basket is highly functional and also aesthetically pleasing.
I think train tickets are successful choice of material as trains are the most widely used public transport and thousands of people pass through the ticket machines every day. I have obtained some statistics from the freedom of information line based on the counts of passes of ticket machines a day. Train stations of city rail counts 998,550 times of passes (from 303 stations) and the largest train station central alone counts 85,260 tickets passing through the machine every day on average. From these numbers, approximately 35% of the tickets get captured. This is an enormous number of counts and therefore there would be no concerning about the amount of resources and where to obtain it from as train stations would be a secure resource provider.
Not all the train tickets are even being recycled as I have observed many times where train tickets bins in the machines are just emptied into black plastic bags with other rubbish that are found around the station that are not recyclable. It may be an issue as the tickets are government property but since the material is only gets recycled and so far there is no method of up cycling the ticket, I think it would be a better option to produce something elegant and durable.
Unlike other ordinary baskets that are produced by weaving technique, using train tickets will appeal to consumers as they have not imagined something functional can be created using train tickets. As well as its strong and well shaped form each tickets are folded to reveal certain sections so that when all pieces of folded tickets make up a form, the repetition of those sections create an interesting pattern. The surface of the basket is treated with diluted PVA glue to provide a glossy surface texture to enhance the high quality of the basket. The form is symmetrical bowl shape but one end is taller than the other for an interesting change from the traditional bowl shape.
Fruit basket with practical utility and sophisticated elegance is achieved by using appropriate material demonstrating an upcycled process.