Broke? Recycling What You Have into What You Need (Part 2)

Recycling involves more than taking plastic bottles to a different container; it also involves reusing as much refuse as possible. This helps out our waste sites, our pocketbooks, and Mother Earth. Welcome to Part 2 of: Broke? Recycling what you have into what you need

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: An Easy Household Guide (The Chelsea Green Guides)

What you need: Fire Extinguisher

What you have:

• Baking Soda: Pour on flames to suffocate fire.

What you need: A trivet or potholder
What you have:

• Magazine: Place magazine onto table or cupboard under hot bowl or pan to prevent discoloration or burns.

What you need: Goo Gone
What you have:

• Baking soda: Mix with a little water making a paste. Rub onto residue until gone.

 The Frugal Millionaires - 70 millionaires anonymously share their ideas about money to help each other & you. [PB,2008]


What you need: Mulch
What you have:

• Corks: grind corks into little pieces and add to soil to help retain moisture.

What you need: Small amount of paint primer
What you have:

• Shellac: Before painting, brush shellac onto the stain to prevent bleeding through the new paint. Works on burn marks, residue, and other stains.

What you need: Painters Plastic
What you have:

• Magazines: Tape pages along floor as you paint the molding, or wet magazine pages then stick to windows. Peels off easily!

What you need: Organizer to help keep Christmas string lights, extension cords, ribbon, or other cords untangled
What you have:

• Magazines: Roll up a magazine, tape the edge to hold, then wrap cord, lights or ribbon around. Tape the end of the cord to keep it neat.