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Don’t Recycle, Reuse

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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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Six Ways to Reuse Your Plastic Grocery Bags

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You can even save a few plastic grocery bags and reuse them at your local farmer’s market or grocery store. Many times, people use trash bags to transport used clothing, but grocery bags will work as well. Recycle If none of these circumstances apply to you, you can always recycle your grocery bags.

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Used Furniture – Re-purpose, Recycle, Re-use.

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

In spite of the expense, some of the newer furniture is much less well made than older pieces. However, there are ways to safely and beautifully reuse/restore items such as beds, sofas, chairs and decorative pillows. I used several boxes of baking soda to help sanitize and deodorize them as well. Have you renewed used furniture?

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Go Green This Halloween

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We do put up decorations (ones I buy at garage sales or thrift stores and reuse each year). Tip # 2 Recycle/reuse costumes. Like me, buy them used and then reuse them each year. Put your unwanted Halloween decorations out for reuse by donating them. This idea serves well for the younger crew.

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10 Upcycled Storage Solutions

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Recycled Can Cutlery Holder. Such a cute way to reuse toilet paper rolls (or even paper towel rolls if you have longer cords). Definitely an inspirational way to reuse Tic Tac containers, I would never have thought of it! Definitely an inspirational way to reuse Tic Tac containers, I would never have thought of it!

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How To Pack A Waste-Free Lunch

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

There are well-made reusable and washable containers, bags, drink holders, and even straws sold at places like Reuseit.com. Everything in that lunch bag can be washed and reused or at least an be dealt with in an environmentally-friendly manner. Just stop using disposables. It’s quite simple, really. It’s quite simple, really.

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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. Containers.

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