Archive for November, 2007
Monday, November 19th, 2007
How can I use up or reuse … lettuce?
I read a good article the other day about how to avoid wasting food including bread, cream, rice and pasta.
I’m a big believer in using up leftovers, particularly in the form of soup or soup related products - but as much as I love soupery, I’m a little sceptical about the comment in the […]
16 Comments » - Posted in food and the like, items by louisa
Friday, November 16th, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … bodyscrubbers?
Following on from last week’s soggy sponge post, what about those newfangled body scrubber things?
For those that aren’t familiar with them, they seem to be some sort of nylon (?) net, squished together into a puffy ball shape.
They don’t “sog” up as much as sponges but as a commenter on the sponge post notes, all […]
8 Comments » - Posted in bathroom, items by louisa
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … paraffin candles without making them into other candles?
We covered candles and their wax about a year ago but Chris Petescia has emailled with a more specific query about paraffin-based candles:
I understand that they are not good to burn for health and environmental reasons, and have switched to beeswax and soy. However, I have a decent stock of what MAY be paraffin candles […]
11 Comments » - Posted in household, items by louisa
Monday, November 12th, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … (unused) sanitary towels & tampons?
We’ve had an email from Estelle, asking us if we could promote the mooncup: an environmentally friendly alternative to sanitary towels & tampons. She says: “I’ve had one for three years and am really pleased not to be dumping ‘feminine hygiene’ products into the environment. I’m also happy not to be spending money on […]
21 Comments » - Posted in bathroom, household, items by louisa
Friday, November 9th, 2007
How can I reuse or recycle … soggy old sponges?
This is possibly a bit like the sponge cleaner thing post but I thought it might be worth doing anyway.
Whenever we have (not sea sponge) bath sponges, they seem to be fine for a while then pretty suddenly go “soggy” in the middle - and the sog just won’t dry or wring out. Any […]
