What do people reuse

It is always great to see more people reusing things rather than just throwing them way! Thanks for encouraging it! Great lens! I make jewellery using recycled products, so I am all for green living!

Great stuff :. Interesting lens. I always bring my old towels, sheets and blankets to the animal shelters, oh my gosh they are always so thankful. Thanks again Earth Day is coming, and we all need to know these things, so we can integrate them into day to day life! I like your lenses because they promote the only effective way we can improve our environment--one individual at a time choosing to do things more wisely.

Your lens is full of great ideas about how to do this. I just created a lens about "Repurposing Books". Check it out and let me know what you think, Dan. I love your lens I recycle or reuse or breath new life into everything I learned a lot of my tricks from my parents, who were immigrants and did the same. My father even reused bent and rusty nails I think that in today's society most people are too eager to discard and buy new Recycle your old Bread - when it is no longer edible, put it outside for the birds!

Thanks for the cool tips! We ought to all be doing our bit, whether or not it be recycling our trash, walking or using public transportation more repeatedly or trying to be more economical with the power we consume. I'm an avid recycler myself, so I appreciate all the green ideas I can find. You have done a great job of sharing your expertise I love your use of the green and blue fonts! I reuse everything I can. I haven't found anything yet that I haven't been able to find a second life for.

Great lens. Saving earth by doing small good deeds, and that's something more people should know! Well we reuse old greetings cards for gift labels and recycle the leftovers. Brilliant suggestions here. I'm glad to say we do many of them already. I absolutely being able to minimize waste but putting things into use again.

I always wash my butter containers and reuse them for leftovers. So what if we all open it for putting it on toast every now and then ; Great job! Plastic bags can be used a pet waste bags, or trash bins, or you can reuse them at the grocery store.

Better yet, upcycle those plastic bags into nice-looking, sturdy reusable grocery totes! Save old toothbrushes to scrub hard to reach places, like grout and underneath the fixtures on faucets. Or clean old toothbrushes and reuse as eyebrow brushes, hair color applicators or for cleaning tools, electronics or other delicate or hard to clean items. Empty toothpaste tubes can be re-purposed as a funnel by cutting off the bottom, or as a frosting tube for icing cakes.

Collect broken china to re-tile outdoor tables, flower pots , paths, or as a unique border for your garden. Use broken china to make a key fob or jewelry. Plant small plants in old stained coffee mugs. Refinish or repair rather than tossing old furniture. Re-purpose broken furniture or disassemble and reuse the wood. Hang drawers on the wall to create shelves, shadowboxes or bulletin boards.

With just a little ingenuity, you can cut down on your ecological footprint, save your pennies and re-purpose your trash! What clever home items can you think of to recycle and reuse? Being publicly-funded gives us a greater chance to continue providing you with high quality content. Environmental Protection Agency and others, as a priority method of handling materials. In many cases an item can be reused several times, then sent to the recycling center for processing.

The list of reused items is virtually unlimited, and reuse centers can be found in nearly every community. Building Materials — Lumber, tools, windows, doors, light fixtures, paint, plumbing supplies and fixtures, architectural pieces, fencing, hardware, and many other items needed for constructing or refurbishing a building can be found used.

Office Furniture and Supplies — Desks, tables, chairs, filing cabinets, credenzas, shelving units, stacking trays, tape dispensers, notebook binders and other equipment and supplies can be reused in offices, schools, hospitals, non-profit organizations and others. Computers and Electronics — Personal computers, printers, fax machines, televisions, video cassette recorders can be reused in business, personal, and non-profit environments.

Art Materials — Fabric, paint, lumber, stage props, and a wide variety of other items can be used for school or cultural organization creative projects. Medical Equipment and Supplies — Equipment and supplies that are obsolete to one hospital, clinic or organization may find a home in another facility, especially those in less-industrialized nations.

Surplus Food Items and Equipment — Boxed, bagged, canned and even prepared food from grocery stores, warehouses, manufacturers' over-runs and discontinued items, catered events, restaurants can be reuse by homeless shelters, soup kitchens, and other organizations serving disadvantaged people.

Stoves, refrigerators, freezers, and other items can also be found used. Household Items — Appliances, clothing, furniture, dishes, vehicles, paint, and virtually anything else for the home can be found by shopping reused instead of brand new. And in most cases, at a significantly lower price. Another form of reuse is shopping specialty stores that sell antiques or vintage items.

Shopping and holding garage and yard sales are other popular forms of reuse. Reuse Means Value-Added! Reusing an item means that it continues to be a valuable, useful, productive item, and replaces new items that would utilize more water, energy, timber, petroleum, and other limited natural resources in their manufacture.

Businesses can save significant dollars in disposal by reselling or donating items that are no longer needed. Many chemicals and solvents that are no longer useful to one organization, can be used in other applications by other organizations. Items like butter tubs and yogurt containers come in a variety of sizes and are perfect for a range of foods, from sandwiches and fruit.

Some have tight enough seals to accommodate soups and liquids. You can also reuse some take-out containers. Reuse dryer sheets to dust off electronics. Because dryer sheets reduce static cling, they can keep electronics free of dust longer.

Plus, you can eliminate the need for dusting products. Keep your old dryer sheets in a gallon-size bag and grab them as needed. Cassette cases are largely a vestige of old music formats.