RECYCLING REIMAGINED Innovative Ideas for Repurposing Household Items
While not everything you throw away is “another man’s treasure,” as the old saying goes, much of it can still be put to better use. The “treasure” may just be the money you save and the help you provide to the environment by utilizing discarded materials. If you have ever wondered if what you are tossing out may still be useful, this article is for you. Here are five everyday items you can reuse to help the environment and your wallet! Cardboard Boxes All of us have spare boxes from moving or an online order. Rather than breaking them down and throwing them out or stacking them up sight unseen, why not use them for organization? Boxes make for great
economical option may be sitting in your car’s cup holder or on a fridge shelf. If you cut the tops off, plastic bottles are the perfect size and shape to contain the soil and roots necessary to start your garden strong and at a pittance of the cost of traditional options. Toilet Roll Tubes Are tangled wires making an eyesore out of your home office space? The cardboard tubes from toilet paper rolls we throw out make for a practical solution. You can turn these tubes into cheap wire organizers, and their shape and length make them perfect for HDMI cords, power cords, and phone chargers alike.
Wine Corks Your wine corks are useful for more than keeping your finest red from going bad. After celebrating with a bottle of Prosecco, you can make these corks into noise dampeners for cabinets and drawers. By cutting up the wine corks and gluing them onto the corners of your cabinets and drawers, you can turn them into impromptu soft-close bumpers, reducing the noise when you close those doors and drawers.
organizers in drawers or closets and can be easily labeled to make managing your possessions easier. Plastic Food Containers If you have ever bought a tub of yogurt, cream cheese, or other foods in large plastic resealable containers, you should know you can reuse them to store various foods, like sandwiches, fruits,
vegetables, and sauces. Whether for storing your lunch or a midday snack, plastic food containers come in multiple shapes and sizes to fit your needs — and you’ve already paid for them. Bottles If you have a garden or are thinking of starting one, you may have realized that planter pots and boxes can be expensive . Luckily, a more
Although you can repurpose some waste for your benefit, that does not mean everything you throw out
is worth the effort. None of us want our houses to look like something out of a post-apocalyptic movie like “Mad Max” or “Waterworld.” However, reusing certain items, typically considered disposable, can be a boon and lead to a more organized, happier household.
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