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

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However, there are ways to safely and beautifully reuse/restore items such as beds, sofas, chairs and decorative pillows. Sometimes you might need to replace or repair parts and pieces of the furniture. So, if you have the time and the patience, you can safely and economically reuse furniture of almost any type.

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Simple But Effective Steps of Waste Management

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For example, you should at least have separate bins for recyclable and non-recyclable waste. Recycling . The next step will be to recycle some products that are going to be helpful to you. If you cannot be able to reuse something, you should work on recycling it.

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How to Go Green Witout Going Broke

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The old phrase “reduce, reuse, recycle” is crucial when it comes to small, and inexpensive, ways of going green. For example, rather than purchase water in plastic bottles, invest in a faucet-mount water filter that retails for less than $40 and reuse glass juice and milk bottles. Start Small. Larger Changes.

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Ways to Make Do With What You Have

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Get some shoe polish and shine up those old shoes, take them to a shoe repair shop to have the re-heeled or soled if they are worn down. This used to be a common occurrence with a shoe repair shop on every main street. Learn to hem and patch and sew on buttons to repair minor issues with clothing. Go Frugal Go Green'

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