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.

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Reuse Recycle Recycled Recycling 100

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. The toy ice cream table and chairs from my Mom’s childhood have an iron frame, which I stripped and spray painted. It had way too many coats of paint on it to ever be pretty again otherwise.

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Re-use Used Furniture Furniture Recycle 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

We do put up decorations (ones I buy at garage sales or thrift stores and reuse each year). Tip # 2 Recycle/reuse costumes. Mom’s black cape, some makeup and a piece of cardboard cut and painted black to make bats ears can make someone into Dracula. Like me, buy them used and then reuse them each year.

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Halloween Green Reuse Garage 138

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Below is a list of things I (or hubby) have personally saved and reused. Empty coffee cans are great for holding paint or turpentine or bacon grease. Shopping bags are reused as carry alls for gifts and travel needs. Decorated bags (such as those you put gifts in) are just reused for gift giving. Containers.

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Re-use Used Reuse Amusement Park 235

Couponing 101

MARCH 19, 2019

Even recycling has its environmental costs. It’s always better to reuse than recycle! You can paint and decorate it to fit your decor exactly, rather than hunt around for a store-bought design that kind of works. And finally, another benefit of upcycling is the fun of actually doing it!

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Flowers and Plants Recycle Recycled Recycling 72

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Here are some ways we recycled our moving waste: Creative Ways to Use the Excess Supply. So far we’ve used the paper for the kids’ drawing and painting. Building a fort out of the boxes is another way to recycle and keep the kids entertained. We hauled all the excess out to recycling on our curbside recycling day.

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Moving Company Making Recycle Recycled 189

Saving With Shellie

JUNE 26, 2014

We all hear it – “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”. Recycling can often be easy but I love finding opportunities to Reuse. Obviously, an easy recyclable item, it can also be used to make many fun crafts and other clever ideas. You can paint the rolls different colors and personalize it however you’d like.

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Paper Used Matchbox Binoculars 99