Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 14, 2015
Recycling is great for the environment and we should all be doing it (in spite of my title), but reusing is even better. When you can reuse or re-purpose an item, you are not only saving it from the landfills, but you are also saving the expense and energy which would have been expended when you recycle. Clothes pins.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 9, 2011
Did you know that Americans dispose more than 700 billion pounds of paper, plastic, glass, wood, food, metal, clothing, electronics, etc. Today, I am going to share with you 8 ways you can recycle, reduce, and reuse. Reuse what you can. In our house, we use rags for cleaning, cloth napkins, and washable dish cloths.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 17, 2012
You can even save a few plastic grocery bags and reuse them at your local farmer’s market or grocery store. Clothing Bags If you donate clothing to your local thrift stores , then these bags can help you out. Many times, people use trash bags to transport used clothing, but grocery bags will work as well.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 17, 2014
Ah, recycling. It’s been around forever in one form another, whether back when your grandmother reused glass bottles for canning or in 2014 when a truck comes around to pick up all those empty soda cans you put out at the end of your driveway. Let’s take a look at a few items you may not have known were recyclable. Your Old Car.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 11, 2016
However, there are ways to safely and beautifully reuse/restore items such as beds, sofas, chairs and decorative pillows. Often older cloth furniture retains the smells from its prior life. Furniture with cloth components can also harbor things you don’t want to even think about. Dealing with smaller cloth items.
Couponing 101
JANUARY 12, 2015
Grab an old t-shirt and check out this tutorial for a DIY Recycled Layered T-Shirt ! If you like recycling projects, here are some others you might enjoy: DIY Toilet Paper Art (I’ve tried this and love it!) Creatively Reuse Old Magazines (100+ Ideas!) The post Daily Frugal Tip: DIY Recycled Layered T-Shirt!
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 2, 2012
Earning from trash through recycling is a great way to earn some extra cash and help save the environment at the same time. Excess trash has been a common problem of all societies for decades, and recycling is a way to transform trash into something useful. However, you might not know that there are ways to earn while recycling them.
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