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She recycled that! Upcycling novelty hats into bunting/pennants
Last September, Karen emailed us about the vast collection of novelty jester hats that her boyfriend had collected at various carnivals and festivals over the years. She wanted to know how she could...
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How can I reuse or recycle large (catering size) food cans?
Sam has emailed asking about large food cans: I have a number of large metal food cans, some zinc lined, which are called #10 size. They hold about 5 or 6 lbs (just under 3kg) of beans, or other...
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How can I reuse or recycle empty bottled gas/propane cylinders?
Lyndon has emailed to ask about reusing – or recycling – propane gas canisters (the ones for heating, barbecues or patio heaters etc): Trying to tidy up the yard at work, what can I do with some old...
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How can I “reuse” fresh eggs that we can’t eat?
(Hi! Sorry to regular readers for the stupidly long break in posting – I’ve been reading all the comments as usual as they come in, just not posting any new content myself due to a combination of...
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How can I reuse or recycle old glass blocks/glass bricks?
We’ve had an email from Whitney, asking about reuse/recycling ideas for glass blocks (or glass bricks , as they’re also known): We just bought a house and making a lot of renovations. We removed some...
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What food packaging & other household waste do you use for starting seeds?
It’s seed-starting time here in the northern hemisphere and my Twitter feed is full of exciting stories about what fruit & veg people are going to be growing this year. I’ve added half a dozen...
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How can I reuse or recycle the nets you get around wine bottles?
Long time Recycle This friend (and very frequent commenter!) Anna has a question about the protective sleeves slipped around wine bottles: Any ideas what to do with the plastic nets they put for wine...
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What can I reuse or recycle as moulds for making new crayons from old ones?
We asked about stuff to reuse/recycle as homemade soup moulds not too long ago but Danell has messaged with a variation on that theme: I want to melt old crayon stubs together to make new crayons for...
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How can I reuse or recycle medical plastic tubing?
We’ve had an email from Janette asking about medical plastic tubing: I need to know how I might reuse/recycle medical plastic tubing. My husband uses an oxygen tank and the cannula (clear plastic...
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How can I reuse or recycle wallpaper samples?
Following on from the paint tester pots the other week , I’ve got some wallpaper samples that have served their purpose too. I really can’t wait for our renovations to be over! Like the paint, the...
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