9 simple ideas to reuse everyday items
| December 1, 2011 | Posted by load under household |
We have a tendency to go out and buy new items and throw things out when we are finished with them. Often in the garbage since it is not a product we recycle. Finding alternative uses takes a big dent out of our impact on the environment.
There’s also the money saved. If you find a creative use for just 10 items a month that replaces a value of $5 you have saved yourself $50 a month or $600 for the year. There’s your money for Christmas gifts an annual purchase, removal of a debt or instant savings.
So, before you throw anything in the recycle bin or garbage, see if you can find a creative way to reuse it. Here’s 10 great ideas to reuse common household items after the first time round.
- envelopes can be reused as scrap for notes or to store and receipts for when you organize your taxes
- old cd / dvd cases can become a perfect stand for paper or many people make calendars with them.
- jars are great for organizing things and keeping loose items out of drawers. Items like screws and nails in your workshop; paper clips and tacks in your office; buttons in your sewing area ; candles.
- broken wooden ladder can become a garden trellis
- clothes make great rags but you can also reuse the material to make bags, hot plates, dish cloths and scrap for sewing projects.
- bath matts can be relocated to the workshop or even be made into strips for a mop.
- shower curtains become great drop cloths
- egg cartons are great to plant your seedlings. They also make great protectors when packaging things, especially for shipping as they are light weight too.
- tab from a can will make a great picture frame hanger with a simple screw
I’d love to hear some of your creative solutions.
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