Why You Should Recycle Aluminum Cans
This is the story of a can. The humble can is home to so many different varieties of foods and beverages, but you may not know that aluminum is one of …
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The Complex Issue of Plastic Recycling: Better Just to Refuse to Buy?
When it comes to plastics, recycling may not be enough to take care of the problem. In fact, we’d be better off if more consumers would practice …
Continue ReadingWhy You Should Be Reusing & Recycling Used Clothing & Textiles
What’s the best way to deal with unwanted clothing? Surprisingly, many items of clothing can be recycled and put to use for other purposes. …
Continue ReadingRe-use or Recycle? Take the Quiz and Find Out
In Europe and the US we are fast running out of locations suitable for landfill sites to store our household rubbish. Use of the existing sites is …
Continue ReadingLearn about Plastic Biodegradable Packaging - and Who Uses It
All the world’s garbage ends up in landfills in third-world countries or at home. Plastic manufacturers are doing something about how plastic …
Continue ReadingAre Old Fire Extinguishers Recyclable? Learn the Facts
A fire extinguisher is a valuable appliance that no home should be without. However, the question becomes what to do with a fire extinguisher when you …
Continue ReadingRepurposing an Old Drawer
Upcycling is a way to recycle products so they do not go to waste. An old drawer can be upcycled in numerous ways, and will give you a container for …
Continue ReadingTop 5 Shoes Made from Recyclables for Kids, Toddlers & Babies
Choosing recycled shoes is easier now than it was 10 years ago, but finding them is not as easy as it may seem. Companies vary in the sustainability …
Continue ReadingIdeas for Computer Case Repurpose Projects: Turn that Box into a Planter, Shelving, Storage & More
Most of us have got at least one old PC case laying around the house. Instead of adding that computer case to the local landfill, repurpose it and …
Continue ReadingInnovative Ways to Recycle the Stuff Sitting around Your Home
Sometimes when decluttering our homes, we find things we’d love to recycle, but that we have no idea what to do with. Many objects that we might …
Continue ReadingCleaning 5 Gallon Buckets for Reuse: Easy Tips to Use
Have you ever wanted to reuse that 5-gallon bucket but you were unsure of how to get it clean? Find out the best ways of cleaning 5-gallon buckets for …
Continue ReadingGuidelines for Rag Disposal
Should you throw away your cleaning rags? Before you do so, check and see if you need to follow rag disposal guidelines. Some solvents qualify as …
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