Great reusing and recycling ideas from October
We’ve had some great comments on Recycle This over the last month. Here are some of my favourites:
- I’ve seen this idea in a couple of places recently but Paul in Austin, TX was the one to mention it here – use the necks and lids from plastic bottles to make random plastic bags air tight and resealable – great for reusing cereal box liners and bread bags.
- Speaking of plastic bottles, the bookstorebabe showed us how to turn them into fun plastic beads.
- Chyna wrote an interesting summary about plastic identification code numbers and whether or not they’re food safe.
- Bellen was busy a couple of weeks ago – giving us a whole list of ideas for ways to reuse and recycle Nesquik tubs (but as Alice urges, better to avoid them in the first place).
- Similarly, Ron had a great selection of ideas for reusing and recycling plastic kitty litter buckets.
- After working out what they’re called buckeyes in the UK, we came up with a few reusing/recycling ideas for conkers – fishcake_random reports that they can be used like soap nuts for washing delicate clothes and fabrics.
- Dani explained how we can use old aluminium foil (aka tin foil) to clean silverware.
- And finally, when I asked about what I can reuse or recycle to make a money box, MaryH sent us a link to a fabulous how-to – how to turn a plastic bottle into a piggy bank – and Alice dared me to make a chicken shaped one instead… My birdy bank will be revealed soon!
Well, this isn’t so much as “reuse or recycle” question as saying “instead from leaving them there to rot, can conkers be used for anything fun or practical?” It is kinda a “reduce this” question too – can I reduce my use of something else by using conkers instead?
