Archive for January, 2008
Friday, January 18th, 2008
How can I reuse or recycle an old steam iron?
We’ve had an email from Judith:
My electric steam iron gave up the ghost last year. I was told it was not economical to repair it and had to buy a new one pretty quickly. The old one has been sitting in the cupboard ever since as I hate to landfill it.
Any ideas?
Yes, irons […]
7 Comments » - Posted in household, items, technology by louisa
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
How can I reuse or recycle old underwear?
Apparently, Victoria Beckham has pledged to reuse a pair of fan’s underwear that was thrown onto the stage during a Spice Girls gig the other day.
While I’m somewhat sceptical of her promise, let’s see if we can come up with some non-”shower-cap” ideas for how she can recycle them.
Our old pants usually go in our […]
29 Comments » - Posted in clothes and fabric, items by louisa
Monday, January 14th, 2008
How can I reuse or recycle tinsel and Christmas decorations?
Christmas and all that seems a distant memory now but we’ve had an email from Alison, saying:
We took our decorations down last week and some of the long chains broke. They’re the shiny foil type - can they be recycled?
Now I’m not sure whether they’re actually made from foil - I suspect it is […]
6 Comments » - Posted in Christmas, household, items by louisa
Friday, January 11th, 2008
How can I reuse or recycle highlighters and felt tips?
We’ve had an email from Emmie, asking:
How can I recycle used highlighters? I am a med student and go through these very quickly…
I bet you do, Emmie. I wasn’t anything as hard working as a med student and I still went through them by the dozen when I was at uni…
So any suggestions?
(I’ve included […]
10 Comments » - Posted in household, items, office by louisa
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
How can I reuse or recycle slightly past-it apples?
We’ve had an email from Katie Beedham, saying:
I found some old apples at the back of my fridge today. They haven’t gone off, but they’re not crunchy enough to eat raw. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas what I can use slightly soft apples for?
My immediate thought was “apple pie?” but […]
