Archive for January, 2007
Friday, January 19th, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … printer paper?
This is another of those that I can’t believe we haven’t thought about yet: printer/photocopier paper.
It can, obviously, be recycled: as far as I know, most doorstep recycling schemes offer paper recycling and in all the places I’ve worked, there has been a green bin in the office for at least recycling white paper products, […]
15 Comments » - Posted in household, items, office by louisa
Wednesday, January 17th, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … old televisions?
A couple of weeks ago, my mum and dad’s tv died after seventeen years of faithful service.
Before I could say “ooh, I wonder how that could be reused…”, they whisked it off to the tip for the dutiful tip people to (hopefully) send it for recycling.
But still the question remains in my head - how […]
12 Comments » - Posted in household, items, technology by louisa
Monday, January 15th, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … old potatoes?
I bought a big bag of “reduced for a quick sale” potatoes a few of weeks ago and despite eating a good number of the starchy tubers, there are a few left at the bottom of the bag going quite, quite green.
Potatoes are one of the few things that grow in our clay-y north-facing garden […]
23 Comments » - Posted in food and the like, items, kitchen by louisa
Friday, January 12th, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … popped bubble wrap?
The moulded polystyrene post last week reminded me that we haven’t thought about that other packaging staple yet - bubble wrap.
The most obvious re-use is to, well, just re-use it for its intended purpose again - but has any one got any interesting suggestions other than just packing up items for the mail or for […]
18 Comments » - Posted in household, items, office, packaging by louisa
Wednesday, January 10th, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … in-ear headphones?
I can’t stand anything in my ears but I have a few friends who love their music delivered right to their ear drums.
For one reason or another, they go through headphones like billy-o. Sometimes the wires break or get damaged and sometimes it’s one or other of the ear pieces that goes - and […]
