Dumping things in your garbage bin for collection by the local municipality\’s refuse truck means that along with everyone\’s litter, workers are forced to delve through a mountain of stinking debris in order to recycle a whopping 70% of the garbage that comes in via skip hire. Let us take a look to see what we can do about recycling in our homes and avoiding the skip as a dumping ground as much as we can.
The world is becoming overwhelmed by plastic – it washes up on the beaches, it lies around in garbage dumps for ever and very little of it biodegrades even after many years. Mothers, think about using toweling diapers instead of disposable ones. There are many new designs on the market which could mean that instead of using hundreds of diapers over a period of time, you will only need a few. These come with inner linings which are completely washable. Think of the huge amount of saving this will result in! Take those dollars and put them into an account for yourself or your baby to enjoy later or put it to better use that diapers which clog up our sensitive eco-system.
Indulge yourself by spending a relaxing time on the world-wide web finding ways in which you can recycle those soft and hard plastic containers into useful products. For example, a milk bottle can easily be altered into a scoop for a child\’s sandpit. You can save yourself an enormous amount of money on purchasing toys for toddlers. Make watering cans out of plastic and toys for the bath or an imaginary shop. You are not only stimulating your child\’s imagination but once again, saving money in a stressed economy.
Make a compost heap in a corner of the garden and add earthworms to eat away at your wasted vegetable and garden matter and produce mulch for your plants, or produce/purchase an earthworm farm instead. Grow your own plants. Don\’t throw away the eyes of potatoes and the tops of carrots – re-grow them!! While they are starting to sprout, they make a show of attractive greenery on your kitchen windowsill before you re-pot them into your vegetable garden.
Old hand-knitted sweaters can be unpicked, the wool tied into skeins, washed and re-used for knitting new garments. Frayed and worn-out clothing make wonderful rags for use in the kitchen or for your car. Sheets that have worn thin with age make great bandages once torn into strips and rolled up ready for use in the first-aid box.
Old greeting cards can be cut out and recycled into gift tags. They can also be easily re-used as greeting cards by sticking the picture onto a piece of card with a tiny square of two-sided tape. Cover trays with pictures cut from old magazines and newspapers and varnish over the top after gluing them into a pretty collage. Weave rags into rag mats for the bathroom and shower. All you need is some old sacking and a crewel needle. See how to on the Internet.
Shredded paper from offices can be boiled in a large pot until a pulp forms, then cooled, mixed with a few tiny flowers and some essential oil and placed through a wire netting press to make homemade paper which in turn make beautiful greeting cards. Fabric from well-worn out clothes can be used as dusters and wiping cloths. Stronger fabric scraps can be stitched together by hand or machine to form tablecloths, table-mats and quilts.
Can you imagine the feeling of pleasure you will get in seeing your recycling bring such pleasure, money-saving and earning capability and know that you have done something admirable for your town and eco-system?
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