Archive for May, 2007
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … old “broken” harmonicas?
If you live anywhere near Dewsbury, West Yorks (in the UK) and like music, real ale and sausages, you should head down to the pub in the train station this weekend for their “Beer, Bangers and Blues” festival.
How does this link to recycling, you might be saying to yourself? Well, John’s “acoustic folk-country-scifi-gospel fusion band” […]
7 Comments » - Posted in hobbies, items by louisa
Monday, May 28th, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … old swimming costumes?
We’ve had an email from Becki Marsh Cox:
I go swimming at my gym everyday and even though I rinse them straight afterwards, my swimsuits always begin to thin after a couple of months. I usually go for cheap costumes but have had the same experience with more expensive ones.
I was wondering if you or […]
13 Comments » - Posted in clothes and fabric, hobbies, items, sports by louisa
Friday, May 25th, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … old tyres?
We’ve had an email from Neil Williams:
I’ve just moved into a new house and when I finally hacked through the nettles at the bottom of the garden, I found a set of old car tyres.
They look like they’ve been there for a good few years so probably aren’t any good for a car now and […]
27 Comments » - Posted in garden, items, technology by louisa
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … shaped foam fruit trays?
John bought some apples from a supermarket a couple of weeks ago. He didn’t want a full pre-packed bag and the loose ones were bruised and icky because it was late in the day, so ended up getting four in a shaped foam tray. Said apples got eaten and said foam tray got […]
10 Comments » - Posted in food and the like, household, items, packaging by louisa
Monday, May 21st, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … old test tubes?
An email from Kathy:
OK this probably isn’t going to be a common thing people will need to recycle but I was cleaning out a cupboard at work and found some old glass test tubes. I have no idea where they came from but don’t want to throw them away if there is anything fun […]
