Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 17, 2014
Ah, recycling. It’s been around forever in one form another, whether back when your grandmother reused glass bottles for canning or in 2014 when a truck comes around to pick up all those empty soda cans you put out at the end of your driveway. Let’s take a look at a few items you may not have known were recyclable. Your Old Car.
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. Two liter soda bottles.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 19, 2012
Below are four quick, simple ways to build a bird feeder from recycled materials that you probably have laying around the house. Soda bottle and spoon bird feeder. You will need: Washed soda bottle. If you have used a large soda bottle, repeat this process on the other side of the bottle. Build a bird feeder. Craft knife.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 11, 2016
I used several boxes of baking soda to help sanitize and deodorize them as well. photo by: The post Used Furniture – Re-purpose, Recycle, Re-use. Just the thought of it turns your stomach, right? To solve those potential issues on the mattresses, I let them sit out on several sub-zero days and nights, to kill any living bugs.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 2, 2012
Earning from trash through recycling is a great way to earn some extra cash and help save the environment at the same time. Excess trash has been a common problem of all societies for decades, and recycling is a way to transform trash into something useful. However, you might not know that there are ways to earn while recycling them.
For the Mommas
FEBRUARY 2, 2013
Recycling aluminum is one of the best things you can do. For one thing, aluminum cans are both 100% recyclable and infinitely recyclable. That means that soda can you’re drinking from can be turned into a new can – not just once, but over and over again.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 2, 2011
Re-use, recycle or re-sell. So instead of just dumping the lot, categorize your clutter into things that can be recycled, things that can be given away and things that can be sold on. Baking soda is another great ingredient to get rid of grime that can be used as either a scrubbing agent or even as a drain cleaner.
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