Archive for February, 2008
Friday, February 8th, 2008
How can I reuse or recycle broken chairs?
We’ve had an email from Dom, saying:
I just rescued a set of dining room chairs from a skip. With a bit of a sand and coat of paint, two of them will be fine for use in my kitchen but the other two are broken. The supports under the seat have broken on […]
9 Comments » - Posted in household, items by louisa
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
How can I reuse or recycle beer bottle caps?
We already know what to do with narrow-necked glass bottles like those used for beer or lager and plastic screw-on caps, but what about the metal lids?
Like so many little random things, they seem infinitely usable - I just can’t think of many ideas to use them up.
Any suggestions?
(Photo by trelin)
36 Comments » - Posted in household, items, packaging by louisa
Monday, February 4th, 2008
How can I reuse or recycle wetsuits?
Like the post I did about joysticks, I’m not sure whether this one was actually a suggestion or another spam message.
I got an email from one Bradley Boericke with the subject “wetsuit” but without any explanation text (or text at all) in the message itself.
But whether it’s a genuine question or a really, really obscure […]
13 Comments » - Posted in clothes and fabric, hobbies, items, sports by louisa
Friday, February 1st, 2008
How can I reuse or recycle plastic cutlery?
We’ve had an email from Sara R, asking:
What can I do with plastic forks? I always used to carry a proper one in my bag so I didn’t have to pick one up when I got a pasta pot for lunch but now the forks are inside the pot so I can’t refuse them. […]
