Archive for June, 2007
Friday, June 29th, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … deflated balloons?
We’ve had an email from Rona:
My daughter turned 13 last week and got some of those helium balloons from members of the family to celebrate her new teenage status. They’re slowly going down now and we don’t know what to do with them when they’re done. Can the foil be recycled like tin […]
14 Comments » - Posted in household, items by louisa
Wednesday, June 27th, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … babies’ dummies?
We’ve had an email from Gary, saying:
I have found a few leftover babies’ dummies and dummy cases whilst doing some tidying in the kitchen.
Rather than throwing them away I wondered if there was any way to reuse or recycle them.
Good suggestion, Gary. There must be millions of those things lying around in […]
7 Comments » - Posted in household, items by louisa
Monday, June 25th, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … the bottoms of fizzy drink bottles?
We’ve had an email from Kate Parsons with a clever idea for using the bottoms of fizzy drink bottles:
I use the bottom 3 or 4 inches of a 2 litre plastic coke bottle to make drawer tidies at work for all my paper clips, staples, etc. You can keep them in place by stapling […]
13 Comments » - Posted in household, items, packaging by louisa
Friday, June 22nd, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … old satellite dishes?
We’ve had an email from Brian Garrett asking about recycling satellite dishes:
I’ve got one in the garage (after upgrading to the latest version). My neighbors have some on their roofs that are unused.
What is the best way to recycle an unused satellite dish? These are the smaller DirectTV/Dish network dishes - not the […]
10 Comments » - Posted in household, items, technology by louisa
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … disposable lighters?
So we’ve covered cigarette packets and ashtrays but what about the related flame devices?
I realise the most obvious answer to this - like with disposable razors - is don’t use them - use a refillable one instead. But, for one reason or another, a lot of people can’t/won’t do that so end using disposable […]
