Archive for October, 2006
Wednesday, October 18th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … 35mm cameras?
With the mass move to digital cameras these days, the old cameras have become as obsolete as the film canisters.
Nicola Dickinson has emailed us on this very subject - how can the cameras themselves be recycled? Or, I guess, reused?
A lot of old electronics (like phones and computers) are collected for charity and shipped […]
6 Comments » - Posted in hobbies, household, items by louisa
Monday, October 16th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … old nail varnish?
…And moving on from old paint, what about old nail varnish?
From the days when I actually used it, I’ve got quite a few half-bottles left over in all sorts of colours. Some of them have separated but recongeal with a quick shake, but I’ve only painted my nails once this year and can’t see […]
8 Comments » - Posted in bathroom, items by louisa
Friday, October 13th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … old paint?
Posting the paint tins entry last week made me wonder what about paint itself.
I know there are a lot of worthwhile causes out there that collect the half-cans of paint sat around in everyone’s cellar/shed/store-cupboard and put them to good uses - like painting murals, bit of furniture or when there is enough left, decorating […]
8 Comments » - Posted in household, items by louisa
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … the least clingy cling film ever?
A few years ago, I bought a box of supermarket value cling film (plastic wrap) but in the process of making it value, the producers seem to have left out the cling.
I don’t use it much anyway (more of a fan of re-usable tubs) but whenever I do use it, it’s absolutely infuriating because it […]
7 Comments » - Posted in items, kitchen by louisa
Monday, October 9th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … lots of cardboard tubes?
I’ve had an email from Andrew Urban:
I have something that needs to be recycle and actually is recyclable but maybe companies will charge a lot to take them.
It’s a 12″ long 3″ wide non-corrugated cardboard tube. My company uses around 3,000 a week of these tubes and we need a environmentally friendly way […]
