Archive for May, 2008
Friday, May 30th, 2008
How can I reuse or recycle unwanted hairspray?
The post about hair gel last month reminded me that I’ve got an almost full canister of hairspray in the back of our bathroom cupboard.
I bought it way back in the day one summer when I was trying everything and anything to try to stop my curls turning instantly to frizz. It didn’t work […]
17 Comments » - Posted in bathroom, household, items by louisa
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
How can I reuse or recycle ground coffee cans?
We’ve had an email from Chelsea, who has very nicely been pimping this site to her family:
I told my mom about this site and she asked if there was anything about coffee cans. She saves all the ones she has, and just uses them for storing nails and such. Any better ideas?
In the UK, most […]
11 Comments » - Posted in household, items, kitchen, packaging by louisa
Monday, May 26th, 2008
How can I reuse or recycle a damaged children’s car seat?
We’ve had an email from Sam, saying:
I have a child’s car seat that has been involved in a minor accident, so can no longer be used as a car seat. I don’t want to put it in landfill. Any suggestions?
If car seats had been around when I was a kid and we’d been […]
5 Comments » - Posted in baby, household, items by louisa
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
How can I reuse or recycle a bike saddle?
We’ve had an email from Jenny (who makes cool stuff out of old bottlecaps), asking about saddles:
i got a nice new soft bike saddle to replace my old hard one so i can cycle in comfort. but i was trying to think of what i could do with the old one.
any ideas? […]
9 Comments » - Posted in hobbies, items, sports by louisa
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Recycling bottle tops, caps and that sort of thing
Following my post at the start of the month about Jan turning pop bottles into flowers, Jennifer Houck got in touch about some art she’s made out of old rubbish.
I have made quite a few things out of plastic bottles and caps. Our recycler only comes once a month, and will not take bottle caps. […]
