Archive for July, 2006
Friday, July 14th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … big squash bottles?
Mmm, orange squash. I go through a litre of it a week. I just can’t get enough of the water, orange fruit from concentrate (12%), Glucose-fructose syrup, sugar, citric acid, acidity regulator (Sodium Citrate), Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Metabisulphite), Sweeteners (Aspartame, Saccharin), Flavourings, Stabliser (E466), Vitamins (Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, B6, B12) and Colour […]
17 Comments » - Posted in items, kitchen, packaging by louisa
Thursday, July 13th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … foam packing ‘peanuts’?
A few years ago, a neighbour of ours decided to make it ’snow’ in her front garden by spreading from packing foam all over the place. Then, thoughtfully, she didn’t brush it up after Christmas and instead left it to get blown by the wind until the whole street was covered.
I bring this up […]
12 Comments » - Posted in items, packaging by louisa
Wednesday, July 12th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … sponge cleaner things?
Another suggestion from Em:
Thanks for the light bulb ideas – really great.
Here’s one that I have been considering for a while……how to reuse/recycle those spongy washing up scourer pad thingies. They are the ones that come in different colours of spongy rectangles with a scoury bit on the top layer. We use ours until they […]
6 Comments » - Posted in household, items, kitchen by louisa
Tuesday, July 11th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … old phone books?
Now that the lovely internet is here for my every need, I can’t remember the last time I used a phone book. But still, every year or so we get phone books, Yellow Pages, Thompson directories…
They sit on our shelf for a little while, gathering dust and taking up space, then, during one of […]
11 Comments » - Posted in household, items, office by louisa
Monday, July 10th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … old bras?
I find it strange how attached I get to a couple of bits of cloth and a bunch of straps. Some bras I’ve worn to absolute death - until the underwire had been sown back in countless times and the elastic in the cloth is decidedly inelastic - and then I’ve been sad that […]
