How To Recycle?
Reuse

Reuse is very different from recycling. Instead of carefully discarding items that can be recycled to make new products, reuse involves using the items in another way, when their primary use is finished.

This reuse extends the life cycle of an item, which may eventually be discarded, but in the meantime, is useful and remains in circulation instead of gracing the top of a garbage pile in a landfill.

Around the hone there are many items that can be used for different purposes. So before you do anything with it think about how they can be reused. Here are some advices of how to reuse those items.

Reusable Items

Carrier bags and twist ties
In the shops or as bin bags the carrier bags can be used around the house. To secure lose items together like paper bags that makes useful wrapping paper and twist ties such as the computer wires can be reused.

Envelopes
You can reuse envelopes by sticking labels over the address and as well old envelopes can be used as a scrap paper to make notes.

Jars and pots
You can use them as small containers to store odds and ends but make sure to clean them before using it.

Newspaper, cardboard and bubble wrap
When moving homes or to store items newspaper, cardboard and bubble wrap are useful in packing the materials.

Old clothes
Old Clothes can be made into cushion covers or teapot cosines.

Packaging
To schools and to nurseries packaging such as foil and egg cartons can be donated where they can be reuse in art and craft projects.

Scrap paper
They can be use to take notes and sketches but do not forget to throw them away when you no longer need it.

Tyres
When you want to recycle your old tires they can be given to your local petrol station or you use it to make swing with the tire.

Used Woods
They can be reused in making woodcrafts such as a spice rack or a bird table and it can be used as a firewood \ too.


Useful Tips

Old Electrical Equipment
Donate the equipments to your schools or community centers so that they can reuse them.

Donate Old Clothes and Books
Donate to charity shops your wanted or unused clothes and books so that others can reuse it.

Car-boot Sale
To get rid of some unwanted items have a car-boot sale. It gives you the opportunity to earn some extra cash as well as for others to find a use for them.

Rechargeable Batteries
Rechargeable batteries can be reused many times before they need throwing away, opposed to regular batteries that create unnecessary waste.

Build a Compost Bin
Using a compost bin you can reuse many waste items such as eggshells and old tea bags. This waste help your garden grow by degrading and turning into a compost that is useful for the soil.

Grass Cycling
They can be reused in making woodcrafts such as a spice rack or a bird table and it can be used as a firewood \ too.

Companies encouraging reuse

Junk King and Maxa provides an easy way to get rid of items you don't want. So if your junk still has some reusable life in it, don't throw it out with the rubbish: someone, somewhere can probably find a use for it and you can still earn some money.

All you have to do is to visit the website and place an offer (you have to add photos) then wait for someone to arrange a time for them to pick up – and it's done.

 

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