Archive for December, 2006
Monday, December 18th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … old cutlery?
We got into our biennial toasted-cheese-sandwich obsession last weekend and while we were on top of a kitchen cabinet hunting down the toastie maker last weekend, we found a tub full of old random cheap cutlery.
We’ve acquired these random odds and sods over the years but they were superseded a couple of years ago by […]
13 Comments » - Posted in household, items, kitchen by louisa
Friday, December 15th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … thin sheets of packing foam?
We bought a flat-packed side table from Ikea a few weeks ago (to be my home office so my junk doesn’t pile up right across the living room) and its individual flat pieces were wrapped in thin sheets of foam to stop them scratching each other in transit.
The sheets are about 50cm wide and 1m […]
11 Comments » - Posted in items, packaging by louisa
Wednesday, December 13th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … squeezed toothpaste tubes?
A few weeks ago, I wrote a how-can-I on those solid, upright toothpaste tubes and one of the commenters, Cadan, asked what about squeezy toothpaste tubes instead.
So what about squeezed squeezy toothpaste tubes?
They used to be metal (like tomato/garlic puree ones still are) but now toothpaste tubes - or at least the ones we used […]
12 Comments » - Posted in bathroom, items, packaging by louisa
Monday, December 11th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … old jumpers?
I’ve a few old jumpers (aka sweaters, pullovers, woolly warm things) that aren’t really suitable for wearing any more by me or anyone else. I’ve either shrunk them a bit in the wash, or they’re stretched and baggy, or are stained in parts or are, frankly, a bit stinky in (under arm) parts.
I know […]
21 Comments » - Posted in clothes and fabric, items by louisa
Friday, December 8th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … old drumheads?
John used to play drums back in the day and has just started to pick it up again so has been cleaning/refurbishing some of his old kit.
He used to specialise in hitting them awfully hard with sticks so the “skins” are a bit knackered - especially since he uses brushes on them now, therefore needs […]
