Recycling: Creative ideas for household discards 17 Articles

by Madison Ogashi

Don't Throw Away that Can - Recycle it! If your like me, when I need a measuring cup, and it's the one I need... you can't find it! Here is a short list of some of the cans that you throw away everyday in the trash....read more

by SKetcham

4 Uses for Your Old Shower Curtain Make certain to hang onto your old shower curtain if you plan to redecorate your bathroom in the future. There are many alternatives to throwing away your plastic shower curtain. Som...read more

by EMoore

Recycling: It often becomes necessary to use resources at hand rather than buy new items. This is especially so when money is scarce. A good practice is to think twice before buying. Soon this will become a habit and the f...read more

by Cyndee Kromminga

Everybody is thinking green, now days, and thinking twice about what they throw away. Recycling at the curb has become a common practice. But what about putting those discards to good use by creating gifts or holiday dec...read more

by Melissa Neiss

I'm what people would call a "dumpster diver" or "trash picker". I prefer to use the nomenclature "Junker". I like to define the act of "Junking" as the practice of rescuing people's castaway or second-hand items from the ...read more

by Pamela Kay

Sixty-five Creative Uses for Household Discards. "Wait! Don't throw that away, I can use it!" My friend looked at me as if I had lost my mind. Her look said plainly, what she was thinking: What normal person would want ...read more

by M Tyler

Much to his disgust, my husband has had 7 years of learning what creative things one can do with household discards! But he has learned! He first gave up on "WHERE did you get that?" He no longer ASKS "What are you...read more

by Athenable

Reusing paper products in your home Have old books you don't want? -Take torn-out pages and cover things with them. Glue them to anything: boxes, chairs, vases. This gives a neat effect whether it's done wi...read more

by John B

My wife and I recently purchased a property that was a home with the intention to turn it into a nursery school. Since this is a long process involving by-laws and major renovation, the property has undergone a lot of chan...read more

by Cheryl Munger

Have you ever thought about the many things you can do with windows? I have many but this may spark some of you to try. Take all shapes and sizes, you can buy these at garage sales or stores that recycle home parts etc.....read more

by GraMarie Walker

I recycle lots of stuff and bet you do too! The handiest recyclable family throw-away around here simply has to be socks! Socks are like wire coat hangers. They either multiply randomly without reason or disappear as if a ...read more

by Francesca Collins

My husband gets a little testy sometimes, with my creative use of throw aways but - he also does not approve of the amount of waste, that goes into the landfill. On any given morning, we can look out across the yard a...read more

by Marika Azzopardi

Frugal Frugality Wouldn't you just love to learn how to stretch your pay packet beyond end of month? There are hundreds of simple ways frugality can be fashionably brought back into the picture. Here are some tried and...read more

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by Betty Jo Petty

Creative ideas for household discards. This brings to mind many ideas. I have almost always watched for ideas to "make" something with. Usually living in a small, rural area, with no discount nearby, I used my imaginati...read more

by Susan Gillihan

Excerpts from Po' People's Guide to Su...read more

by Karen Iwicki

Recycling is a topic we should all get on board, as the need to keep items from filling up the area landfills becomes increasingly important ecologically. For decades, Americans, and others as well, became used to our "stu...read more

by Lisa Bonanno

When we began a compost pile, our recycling opportunities mushroomed. We didn't have to store newspapers until municipal collection day. Instead, we tore them into big pieces, using them to cover wetter ingredients like co...read more