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How To Re-use Common Items

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We also used the 40 year old burnt orange coffee pot to make coffee that day as well as the 20 year old ice chest and 25 year old rain ponchos from the local amusement park, old plastic forks and spoons, unused condiment packages from fast food restaurant stops and plastic tablecloths used at last years wedding shower.

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Don’t Recycle, Reuse

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I don’t freeze food in the used bags, but do use them for leftovers in the frig. If you want to get fancy, draw, paint or sew buttons on it for eyes. The leaders had us use vinegar and water along with newspaper to clean, dry and polish the windows. Two liter soda bottles. Clothes pins. Popsicle sticks.

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