Archive for July, 2006
Friday, July 7th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … cd spindles?
As I’ve said before, we go through quite a lot of compact discs. John tends to buy them in 50 or 100 packs and sometimes gets them on a fancy spindle thing.
If you can’t quite see it from the photo or know what I mean, it’s a plastic base with a spindle sticking out […]
25 Comments » - Posted in household, items, office, packaging by louisa
Thursday, July 6th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … plastic cups?
A suggestion from Franto:
My office has a water cooler with a supply of plastic cups. I don’t go anywhere near it and fill my glass from the tap but my work colleagues seem to use a new cup for each sip of water they take, the bin is always over following with the damn […]
9 Comments » - Posted in items, kitchen, office by louisa
Wednesday, July 5th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … matchboxes?
We have an old gas cooker without an integral flint so we go through a lot of matches. We tried one of those clicky flint-on-a-stick things but got too annoyed with it to continue so we went back to good old flame.
We throw the used matches on the compost heap but every few weeks, […]
13 Comments » - Posted in household, items, packaging by louisa
Tuesday, July 4th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … ice lolly sticks?
Cor, it’s a bit on the warm side, isn’t it?
Aside from an excellent storm last night, it’s been silly-hot (for the UK at least) and sticky. I have very much enjoyed hiding in the house and only venturing out in the evening when it’s all a bit more civilised. My house-bound activities have […]
7 Comments » - Posted in food and the like, household, items by louisa
Monday, July 3rd, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … contact lens containers?
A suggestion from Jo:
My husband and I are both on a monthly contact lens package. We are accumulating vast numbers of lenses cases which I do not have the heart to just chuck in the bin! There must be something you can do with them other than make salt & pepper containers for when you […]
