Archive for February, 2008
Friday, February 29th, 2008
How can I reuse or recycle packaging cushions?
We got some computer hardware bits delivered a few weeks ago and the box was filled out with those inflated cushion things.
When we’ve had them in the past, I’ve always thought “I wonder how I can recycle th- oh, they’re compostable corn starch type plastic. Great!” but this current load is regular plastic so […]
10 Comments » - Posted in household, items, office, packaging by louisa
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
How can I reuse or recycle an broken dance mat?
We’ve had an email from Joanna, asking:
My (soft) X-box dance mat is slightly broken - I think the connection from one of the pads is busted. Any ideas how I can reuse or recycle it?
I’ve only ever seen the solid ones so I don’t know how thick/malleable the soft ones are but if it’s reasonably […]
5 Comments » - Posted in hobbies, household, items, technology by louisa
Monday, February 25th, 2008
How can I reuse or recycle floppy disc boxes?
We’ve had another email from our good suggesting friend, [Am]/Delusion:
Me again, I have just managed to find a company that will recycle floppy discs (as well as shred the confidential information) however now that the mass of floppies have gone I am left with several different shaped floppy disk boxes.
Any suggestions on what I could […]
7 Comments » - Posted in household, items, office, packaging by louisa
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
How can I reuse or recycle styrofoam containers?
We’ve had an email from Renee, who left just about a billion re-use suggestions around the site a couple of weeks ago (thanks Renee!):
How can I reuse Styrofoam cuts/containers and things? I don’t buy anything that comes with this junk but find it by the road and on the beach all of the time. I’d […]
11 Comments » - Posted in items, packaging by louisa
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
How can I reuse or recycle Tyvek overalls?
We’ve had an email from Jane, asking:
I just wondered if you are aware of how to recycle Tyvek overalls?
My first question when I received this was “what are Tyvek overalls?” and Wikipedia informs me that Tyvek is the brand name for those “disposable” overalls that look like they’re made out of tough paper but are […]
