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Recycling Tips...How
To Reuse Everyday Objects |
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Uses For Everyday
Objects
- Best reuses
for a fabric softener sheet: Keep drawers and luggage fresh.
Wipe the lint screen of your dryer. Clean lint and pet hair off
furniture. Eliminate static cling in skirts by rubbing on pantyhose.
- Use old Christmas
cards as Christmas tags by simply cutting out the design on the
card.
- Recycle old
cards by using the front panel as a post card.
- Plastic soda
bottle uses: Make a disposable funnel from the top half Cut a
scoop from the bottom half, Or use the bottom half as a plant
"greenhouse."
- Best use for
an empty pump top handsoap dispenser: Fill with liquid soap detergent.
- Store onions
in old pantyhose or nylons.
- If your fan
belt snaps, use a pair of pantyhose as a substitute. Cut to fit.
- Uses For Old Newspaper
- Protect carseats
from muddy or wet clothing
- Put into loose
shoes to tighten
- Stuff in leather
shoes to preserve shape
- Stuff in wet
shoes overnight to dry and deordorize.
- Crumple and
place in suitcase for couple of weeks to remove stale odors.
- Use as mat
when polishing shoes
- Stuff hats
to keep their shape
- Stuff leather
handbags in storage
- Wrap around
candle bottoms so they'll fit holders tighter
- Cover store
windows when remodeling
- Dampen and
spread over window-panes before painting
- Use to dry
and polish window after washing
- Stuff under
doors and in cracks to stop cold wind from
coming in.
- Use as a bounce
reflector when taking flash photographs or use to reflect sunlight
into shadow areas.
- Start fires
- Sharpen pencils
by rubbing the point on newspaper
- Spread out
between garden rows to discourage weeds
- Use to wrap
green tomatoes to ripen
- Cover plants
during a frost
- Use as a mat
for wet darkroom photographs
- Put under
car wheels when stuck in snow, mud or sand
- Shred and
use for packing breakables
- Wrap and store
Christmas tree ornaments
- Crumple (no
colors) and place in plastic containers to eliminate odors
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Feed the Animals
- BY DIANE
MORGAN, ST. JOSEPH MO. |
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When peeling apples for an apple
pie, instead of throwing the cores and skins in the trash, toss
them in the yard for the birds, they love them. I do this with
stale crackers (for the squirrels) too. The squirrels eat stales
chips, crackers, bread, and even stale tortillas. Great way to
recycle too! |