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From Trash To Teasure

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Electronics TVs, mobile phones, computer paraphernalia, laptops, cameras and other gadgets can be sold as used or even broken. Many people have old electronics lying around the house that are deemed useless, but they can be a good source of extra cash. Numerous websites are dedicated to buying these used electronics.

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Six Ways to Reuse Your Plastic Grocery Bags

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These days most grocery stores no longer offer paper sacks, and if you have forgotten your reusable bags, you are probably going to go home with anywhere from one to two dozen little plastic sacks. 5 Products That You Should Avoid Using If you would like to help conserve energy and protect the environment then you have to be sure to avoid.

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How To Re-use Common Items

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Paper clips and rubber bands are corralled into containers and re-used multiple times. Old paper from things such as newspapers, magazines, discards from the printer and etc are used at our house to start fires, make notes and for grocery lists. Miscellaneous. Christmas cards are cut into gift tags and/or used for craft projects.

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