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10 Upcycled Storage Solutions

Couponing 101

After my “tidying up” adventures , I was inspired to find other ways of using everyday items to organize my life, otherwise known as my upcycled storage solutions! Recycled Can Cutlery Holder. Coffee Creamer Storage. This is an way of organizing your condiments, PLUS you’re using leftover egg crates!

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Reusing Glass Jars | Kitchen Economics

Family Balance Sheet

I have a grandmother who would never dream of buying containers to store leftovers or food for the freezer. She has always reused food containers, such as glass pickle jars or plastic cool-whip and sherbert containers, so I am not quite sure how or why I got started buying plastic food storage containers. It seemed a bit wasteful.

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How To Re-use Common Items

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Zip lock bags are routinely washed and used again for food (or other) storage. Plastic containers from sliced lunch meat are great for leftover vegetable or casserole servings. Plastic bags are used as trash can liners, food carriers on trips, package stuffing for shipping and re-wrapping precious Christmas keepsakes for storage.

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Ten Paper Products To Cross Off Your Grocery List | Kitchen Economics Link Up

Family Balance Sheet

Instead of using aluminum foil or plastic wrap to cover casseroles and leftovers, store the food in re-usable containers. I love my Pyrex Glass Storage Containers with the blue plastic lids. Re-use glass jars instead of buying plastic storage ware. I have 4 different sizes. I learned this one from my Nanny.