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.

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Reuse Recycle Recycled Recycling 100

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.

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Recycle Recycled Recycling Reuse 217

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. I used several boxes of baking soda to help sanitize and deodorize them as well. So, if you have the time and the patience, you can safely and economically reuse furniture of almost any type.

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Re-use Used Furniture Furniture Recycle 100

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.

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Recycle Recycled Recycling Electronics 187

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 16, 2013

Think about what goes in to a bagged lunch: paper bags, plastic bags, aluminum foil, styrofoam, napkins, waxed paper, disposable forks, knives, and spoons, juice boxes, soda cans, etc. Everything in that lunch bag can be washed and reused or at least an be dealt with in an environmentally-friendly manner. The list goes on and on.

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Lunch Lunches Reuse Compost 201

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

Because they can be washed and reused they are much cheaper in the long run. Reuse Bags You can save a little money by reusing your plastic storage bags. Baking soda and vinegar mixed together makes a good cleaner for kitchens and bathrooms. You can even make your own dish towels out of old bath towels.

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Saving Money Kitchen Money Reuse 202

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 12, 2011

Using just bi-carb soda and vinegar there are a range of things you can do from cleaning the bathroom right through to the oven. Ny taking your own bags, reusing plastic bags you already have or even sewing some fabric bags from old t-shirts and things you can save a lot. Learn to reduce, reuse recycle everything.

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Saving Money Money Reuse Home and Garden 220