Archive for November, 2006
Friday, November 17th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … old toothbrushes?
And from toothpaste tubes to the toothbrushes themselves.
John has a habit of splaying the bristles all over the place in a single use so we go through quite a few. We’ve got a small collection of them in the bathroom cleaning products cupboard with the idea that we’ll use them for cleaning around taps […]
16 Comments » - Posted in bathroom, items by louisa
Wednesday, November 15th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … upright toothpaste tubes?
Every now and then, one of those upright toothpaste dispensing tubes makes it into our bathroom cabinet and when we reach the end of it, I stare at the solid plastic case and wonder if there is any way that it can be refilled, reused or recycled?
Does anyone know if the companies take them back […]
6 Comments » - Posted in bathroom, items, packaging by louisa
Monday, November 13th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … old spectacles?
After some indepth testing last week (closing one eye then the other, note blurriness, rinse, repeat), I suspect it’s time for me to get some new glasses.
I get new specs every other year or so: partly because with the ones I pick, it’s about the same cost to get completely new glasses as it is […]
10 Comments » - Posted in household, items by louisa
Friday, November 10th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … plastic take-out containers?
Because we so often get caught up doing other things (and/or are lazy), John and I have take-out about once a week. Sometimes this is pizza, as I’ve mentioned before, but recently we discovered a new Chinese place open up nearby and we have been partaking in its various offerings.
Long gone are the days […]
25 Comments » - Posted in items, kitchen, packaging by louisa
Wednesday, November 8th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … car batteries?
Had an email from Christine about electric cars and car batteries:
For a year I drove the Think electric city car before Ford called them all back in for crushing (they ended up in Norway after Greenpeace kicked up a stink) and now I’m on a quest to get them back over here. My husband was […]
