Are you like me? Have a bunch of household alkaline batteries sitting in a dusty section of your garage since you can’t bear to throw them out? You know. The ones that power your radios, flashlights, and other electronic equipment? If you don’t live in California, which mandates that all batteries must be recycled, then your […]
Donate Old Blankets and Towels to Animal Shelter Rather than Toss Them
How many of you have torn towels or blankets? Do you throw them away or use them as rags? The other day I noticed that one of the blankets that my kids use had a huge hole in it. Large enough that their entire bodies could shimmy through it. Sewing it back together was not […]
Reusing or Repurposing Broken Plates, Pottery, or Assorted Ceramics
Do you have a bunch of broken, awful looking, glued together, overly chipped plates and saucers around the house? How about some of your children’s ceramic work that is really cute because you love them, but you have no idea what you are going to do with it? (Parents, don’t shoot me. I have four kids […]
Bicycle Recycling: Giving Someone Else the Gift of Wheels
With the weather becoming warmer, I noticed the increase in bicycle riding. Whether people bike for exercise, recreation or commuting to work, over 26 million bicycles were purchased in the United States in 2005 alone. In 2007, more than twice the number of bikes were produced in the world than cars. To the tune […]
TrashNothing: Reduces Freecycle Email Clutter Without Losing the Deal
I absolutely love Freecycle, which is an online community where people can giveaway their once loved possession to someone who can use them. But what I don’t love about my online community is the barrage of emails that I get from everyone’s posts. Your email box could be flooded in just a day (or maybe […]
RecyclingNJ Adds More Features to Expand Recycling Awareness Efforts
Welcome Guest poster, Paul Leonard of recyclingNJ to provide us with an exciting update of how his website is impact recycling efforts in New Jersey. Although his site is New Jersey based, many of his links can be used through the US. As many of you will be aware, the average US citizen throws away 1655 […]
ReadyMade Mag’s Top 20 DIY Decor Projects. Trash to Fab Treasure
Are you the crafty type? A person who can take ordinary trash and make it into something jaw droppingly awesome? Or maybe you are a wanna be like me who just admires from afar, but could never put craftiness into action. Recently, I got to drool like an adolescent adoring Justin Bieber while flipping through […]
Candy Wrapper Napkin Holders: A Sweet DIYer Dream
I love crafty ideas and making your own candy wrapper napkin rings is one sweet idea. TerraCycle explains how to make these unique napkin holders. Anna, who is TerraCycle? They definitely have a cool name. I love the name too. In fact, I gush about TerraCycle so much on the website, you would think I […]
