Archive for June, 2006
Friday, June 16th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … um, an expandable thingy?
A suggestion for Bev:
I bought hubby a shaving mirror as a hint but as a hint back, he accidentally (or so he says) broke it while putting it up. So now, while we had to bin the smashed mirror, we still have the expandable bit that holds the mirror against the wall. I’ve […]
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Thursday, June 15th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … water bottles?
Last Friday, before setting forth on an expedition that would involve standing in the sun and shouting for a long time, we decided to gather all the water bottles in the house and refill them to take along.
We’re not fans of bottled water and only buy bottles when we’re in a bind, so it was […]
13 Comments » - Posted in items, kitchen, packaging by louisa
Wednesday, June 14th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … mirror tiles?
There were four 30cm by 50cm frameless mirror tiles on the bathroom wall when I moved in but given there was no storage, I quickly (read: three years) replaced them with a cabinet instead.
Since then, the tiles have been floating around the bathroom/bedroom/hallway storage locations, waiting for us to reaffix them somewhere or get rid […]
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Tuesday, June 13th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … hair clippings?
Every couple of weeks, John shaves his head, resulting in hair clippings and a clump of fuzz in the bathroom sink. Given it makes me want to gip* every time I see it (I start imagining the stray little hairs in my throat and ick), John just usually scoops it up quickly and flings […]
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Monday, June 12th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … narrow-necked glass bottles?
Since jars and the like are kept out for reuse, our glass recycling bin is mostly filled with narrow-necked bottles: olive oil bottles, balsamic vinegar ones, organic squash bottles and if any wine or bottled beer drinkers have been around, those bottles too.
They don’t seem as easily reuseable as wide necked jars or bottles, and […]
