Archive for June, 2006
Friday, June 23rd, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … coat hangers?
Wire ones? Easy peasy of course; I often find myself craving wire coat hangers just so I can reuse them.
But plastic ones from shops? With those, I’m at a loose end. I would say at least 80% of the few clothes I buy these days are casual tops (because I’ve never been that smart […]
15 Comments » - Posted in household, items by louisa
Thursday, June 22nd, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … old towels?
For some reason, all our towels have decided to go threadbare at exactly the same time. Well, when I say “ALL our towels”, I mean the top two bathsheets and handtowels that are in the endless use/wash/cupboard/use/wash… cycle - the ones underneath those in the stack are, presumably, fine since we’ve not used them […]
17 Comments » - Posted in bathroom, clothes and fabric, items by louisa
Wednesday, June 21st, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … muffin packaging?
Oh, I hate trying to photograph transparent things but oh how I love muffins. Sweet, sweet muffins with your sugar and your chocolate and your ability to crumble all over my clean white t-shirts (thanks muffin, thaaaaanks).
How I love the way you’re there for me in the morning when I want a snack and […]
3 Comments » - Posted in items, kitchen, packaging by louisa
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … wine corks?
Another suggestion from SaraR:
Hi guys. Thanks for the great ideas for what to do with the leftover coffee - I told one of my colleagues and now she’s taking it home to use on her garden.
Anyway, I have another one for you based on another of my naughty addictions - red wine. We […]
27 Comments » - Posted in food and the like, items, kitchen, packaging by louisa
Monday, June 19th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … plastic carrier bags?
I know, we all hate them with a passion. But despite taking cotton bags when we go shopping (most of the time…) and using them as bin liners, we still have about seventy-nine billion plastic bags in the house.
We have two of those bag tidy things full, another load wedged between the freezer and […]
