Archive for March, 2007
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … old padded envelopes?
I’ve just started making my own jewellery and have been ordering various bits and pieces, earring findings and whatnot, over the internet - resulting in a slew of padded envelopes plopping onto our doormat.
We’ve already addressed normal envelopes and bubble wrap, but what about the jiffy envelopes that combine the two?
I’ll keep some around to […]
11 Comments » - Posted in household, items, office, packaging by louisa
Monday, March 26th, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … random shaped sticking plasters?
We’ve had an email from Andrea:
Sometimes I buy assortment packs of adhesive bandages (we call them Band Aids whether they’re Band Aid brand or not) and when I’m through with all the regular ones I’m left with the small round spot ones. I haven’t figured out why that size and shape exists to begin with. […]
6 Comments » - Posted in bathroom, household, items by louisa
Friday, March 23rd, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … out of date soy sauce?
We’ve had an email from Katy Duvall:
I was cleaning out my cupboards yesterday and found forgotten nearly full bottle of soy sauce. It was so forgotten about that it went out of date nearly two years ago! My boyf thinks we should just bin it but it’s such a big bottle that I’d […]
6 Comments » - Posted in food and the like, items, kitchen by louisa
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … poster tubes?
We’ve looked a little toilet tubes and giant big tubes in the past but what about ones more in the middle of the size range?
I got sent a (freebie promotional) tshirt from the US a couple of weeks ago and for some reason they decided to send it in a solid cardboard poster tube instead […]
18 Comments » - Posted in household, items, office, packaging by louisa
Tuesday, March 20th, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … energy saving lightbulbs and tubes?
We’ve already looked at reuse ideas for old fashioned lightbulbs but what about recycling for the supposedly greener variety?
A friend of ours, Denyerec, has prodded me a couple of times about recycling energy saving light bulbs and tubes because he’s got a growing pile of them:
I have a fear that the energy saving madness is […]
