Comments on: 20 Things You Can Use Twice Before Tossing

By: janet

janet — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:24:27 +0000

Plastic mesh that covers vegetables like onions etc,makes a great gift wrap. Use some tissue or gift wrap first, then stretch and tie the plastic mesh around that. Looks great!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:53:32 +0000

need longer than a minute, add in regular (fried) potato chips to the lint, it is how we get a campfire going. wont that turn your stomach?

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:04:22 +0000

After using a lemon in cooking, take 1/2 and put it in the disposal, It cleans out any odors.

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By: Holly

Holly — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:26:16 +0000

Save broken plates, vases, flower pots, etc. and use to create your own fancy stepping stones. They have more meaning–each time you go out to the garden, you remember that plate, vase etc.

By: Holly

Holly — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:08:16 +0000

I can’t remember the last time I bought garbage bags. Between the dog food bags, cereal bags, and pellets for the pellet stove, I have more than enough. Plastic bags from grocery stores don’t work anymore–they either have holes in them or they aren’t strong enough. Many times I can’t even get my groceries into the house before they fall apart (with my groceries rolling all over the ground.) Now I use cloth bags I’ve picked up at thrift stores or garage sales.

By: Holly Campbell

Holly Campbell — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:40:05 +0000

Couldn’t you have just tossed those pennies into the container at convenience stores? Or toss into the tip can when you get your expensive latte? Or just give them to the first kid you see on the street? You could probably have just put them in your mailbox with a note to the carrier about finding a use for them. Or give them to the first beggar you see on the street. Or even just leave them on the table in the break room for pete’s sake!

By: ckpadma

ckpadma — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:34:24 +0000

You can also nail it to the wall of your closet and use it to hang bracelets, ties, hair bands, necklaces and chains etc

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sat, 09 May 2009 21:41:54 +0000

Last year a friend used newspapers to keep weeds down in her garden. I tried it and what a help it is. Have to use 7-8 layers which eventually break down but in the meantime, keep weeds down.

Also I line outdoor planting pots with packing peanuts in the bottom. Makes it much lighter to move the pot around and also provides drainage.

By: Gretchen

Gretchen — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:39:19 +0000

For the pieces of soap that is leftover in the shower (you just can’t use it any more) save up enough and run through a food processor on grate and if you add a little bit of water and clean sand you mold into a shape (you can mold around a rope if you like) let dry and you have a nice piece of garden soap. This is good for washing hands/feet after being in the dirt, the grit in the sand helps scrub your skin off.

Also, Paper grocery bags, if you have an over abundance (like me) my children make Christmas wrapping paper out of them. We rip them open at the seams and I iron them flat (on low). Once the bags stay flat I make stamps out of sponges for them and they go to town coloring, painting, glittering and stamping the bags. Then we let them dry and wrap gifts in them just like normal. This is an extra special treat for family members and gives the kids something to do. Once that is done they can still be used for fire starters or whatever!!