What do you reuse?

Chipps

Chipps,they are good to buff up window's,I'm the 3rd generation of my family to use old draws that way[gran's got a lot to answer for:rotfl:]

Oh, I know it can be done. But do I dare??? After all, they are 2 sizes bigger than I want to admit to having been!!!! And would be bound to be left out after a quick dust round when visitors are expected......

JillS_2

julie_d wrote: »

Plenty of things!
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Newspaper to make paper pots for seeds.
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The list could go on and on!

Ooh! How do you make them?

boultdj

Chipps,use old draw's to buff window's as long as there made of cotton,don't get streaks then

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I doubt if my actual thrown away stuff amounts to a small poly bag of rubbish a week.I use almost everything I can think of at least twice if not more.I was given some cones of wool a little while ago which were going to be binned by a friend . They were the sort that were used on knitting machines .Well the wool was wound into balls and the cones went with one of my DGS to his school as the children were making a space project and the thick cardboard cone was ideal to be used as a rocket painted and stuck with different silver bits on it.
My eldest DGS bought a lovely red rose for his girlfriend last Saturday and dropped in to show me it. I said I've got just the thing and found an bottle that I had in the cupboards with a bulbulous round bottom to it and a thin stem neck Ideal for holding a single rose .Its been in the cupboard for several years, and it had originally been used to hold some very expensive olive oil that my brother had brought me over from France back in 2004.It was such a pretty bottle I just couldn't throw it out and it now has a new home with his rose in it on his girlfriends dressing table.Both he and she were delighted with it.I keep a box with all sorts of leads in from various items, and many's the time I have unearthed one and saved a fortune in buying a new lead.I have never thrown out a 13 amp plug either as you never know when you may need one or the fuse out of it.I am definitely a waste not, want not sort of person

jexygirl

great thread and as I am on a mission atm and motivated I thank you all!
On the note of stamps does it have to be stamps or can it be franked post labels as we get alot of these.
On what we reuse, well, I guess the hens made a big difference to my waste as we feed them leftovers and what comes back uneaten, and we even bake eggshells and when we have them on special mussel shells, as its good for calcium and grit.
We now have a compost heap and its amazing what would have got binned that now goes to compost.
In physical terms I use any tubs until they die, i reuse baking parchment, I recently started re using oil for roasting, as in from a roast to do potatoes, i reuse my empty irn bru bottles for either mold for a main course, or over seedlings, (i am new to growing)
there is a limit to what i can legitimately use as I have customers so if they see a co op carrier bag as a bin liner they may not be impressed, but if they cant see it i use it!
my fresh fish is delivered in insulated polystyrene containers... perfect to bring seeds on!
I am open to ideas, as much to save cash as to reduce landfill
Jex

Mrs_Thrify

JillS wrote: »

Ooh! How do you make them?

To make paper pots I use a PAPER POTTER £9.95 from the ethical superstore (on line).

Agapanthus

Chipps wrote: »

Mind you, I think there is one reuse where I draw the line - I have recently lost nearly 2 1/2 stone, & dropped 2 dress sizes, and was looking at a drawer-full of, well, drawers. And wondering whether they would make good dusters??? But perhaps not!!!!!!

Cotton drawers make excellent dusters, painting rags etc. Since they're so big, cut them in half (and throw away the labels) and nobody will know what they were or what size!

Chipps

LOL. There are quite a few pairs - anyone else want some nice size 18 dusters?

Tibbie's_mum

bellaquidsin wrote: »

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Toilet roll middles, to plant seeds that have long root systems, i.e. sweet peas. These can be planted straight into the ground.......

Bella.

Fab idea, must get sowing soon......

Thanks for the tip!

Tibbie's_mum

Chipps wrote: »

........Mind you, I think there is one reuse where I draw the line - I have recently lost nearly 2 1/2 stone, & dropped 2 dress sizes, and was looking at a drawer-full of, well, drawers. And wondering whether they would make good dusters??? But perhaps not!!!!!!

My dad's old pants always got used as dusters!!!