Archive for February, 2007
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … old frying pans?
A couple of months ago, John read something about how poisonous Teflon is when it gets scratched and starts flaking - and immediately our two old frying pans were cast from the pan cupboard onto, well, the dining table where they’ve sat for the in-between weeks waiting for me to take a photo of them […]
13 Comments » - Posted in household, items, kitchen by louisa
Monday, February 26th, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … old dentures?
We’ve had an email from Diana Meyrick-Thomas asking if there are any recycling schemes for false teeth - anyone got any ideas? Are there any groups collecting them for redistribution overseas?
And what about reuses? As a veteran humourologist, I’d be tempted to make them into gag items for around the home (bottle opener? […]
9 Comments » - Posted in household, items by louisa
Friday, February 23rd, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … a bag of plaster?
We had our leaky roof fixed last week and needed to replaster the leak-damaged part of the ceiling in the attic room. Our plasterer could only find giant bags of plaster for sale but it was only a small bit that needed fixing, so we’ve got about 20kg of powdered plaster left.
The plasterer said […]
5 Comments » - Posted in household, items by louisa
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … tiny jam jars?
For my birthday last year, my friend Katherine bought me some little organic jams and chutneys in sample size jars. They were yummy. Even the cat agreed.
But now we’ve got the little jam jars left over. We’ve also got a couple of those hotel-breakfast-room ones lying around too.
The glass could be recycled […]
19 Comments » - Posted in food and the like, items, kitchen by louisa
Monday, February 19th, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … old remote controls?
Robert Adler, one of the guys that co-invented the remote control, died last week.
I suspect when a piece of remote-controlled equipment dies, people just sling out the remote too but are there any way to reuse them? Let’s assuming getting the equipment fixed isn’t possible or feasible, are there any uses for the now-redundant […]
