Comments on: Reuse Revolution http://earth911.com/blog/2009/01/05/reuse-revolution/ Make Everyday Earth Day Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:02:55 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Steave http://earth911.com/blog/2009/01/05/reuse-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-33536 Steave Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:15:38 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=10988#comment-33536 Cool article you got here. I'd like to read a bit more about this matter. Cool article you got here. I’d like to read a bit more about this matter.

]]> By: Cheryl Anderson http://earth911.com/blog/2009/01/05/reuse-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-29883 Cheryl Anderson Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:43:06 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=10988#comment-29883 Hubby and I went awhile without garbage service... During that time we inventoried our waste.... We got more into composting, we changed our shopping habits and recycled more and our waste went from a full 60 gallon container every week to two 32 gallon containers every 3 or 4 months minus the cat litter...... I now get compostable cat littter to compost (I learned the hard way to never flush the cat litter no matter what the bag says). So that rids alot of myy weight.... Now my garbage is picked up again and I put out a 60 gallon container once a month or garbage and a 60 gallon container of recyclables twice a month..... As far as free stuff from nieghbors.... Be sure to get thier permission or give them a heads up so they don't feel trespassed and no feelings hurt.... fabric left overs I want to make a quilt... I reuse as much as possible and donate what I don't need. Waste Not, Want not they say.... Hubby and I went awhile without garbage service… During that time we inventoried our waste…. We got more into composting, we changed our shopping habits and recycled more and our waste went from a full 60 gallon container every week to two 32 gallon containers every 3 or 4 months minus the cat litter…… I now get compostable cat littter to compost (I learned the hard way to never flush the cat litter no matter what the bag says). So that rids alot of myy weight…. Now my garbage is picked up again and I put out a 60 gallon container once a month or garbage and a 60 gallon container of recyclables twice a month…..
As far as free stuff from nieghbors…. Be sure to get thier permission or give them a heads up so they don’t feel trespassed and no feelings hurt…. fabric left overs I want to make a quilt… I reuse as much as possible and donate what I don’t need. Waste Not, Want not they say….

]]> By: Colette Gabriel http://earth911.com/blog/2009/01/05/reuse-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-29076 Colette Gabriel Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:52:38 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=10988#comment-29076 Check out www.neighborrow.com if you're interested in borrowing and lending items. My husband started the "Chicago's Original North Side" group. There is also a "Chicago" group. Anyone can join and list items they're willing to lend. You can search for items you're looking to borrow and request them from the owner. The more people that sign up, the more items there will be to lend/borrow. Check out http://www.neighborrow.com if you’re interested in borrowing and lending items. My husband started the “Chicago’s Original North Side” group. There is also a “Chicago” group. Anyone can join and list items they’re willing to lend. You can search for items you’re looking to borrow and request them from the owner. The more people that sign up, the more items there will be to lend/borrow.

]]> By: 8 Easy Ways to Start Being Green « The Daily Thoughts and Musings of Joseph Nicholas http://earth911.com/blog/2009/01/05/reuse-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-25426 8 Easy Ways to Start Being Green « The Daily Thoughts and Musings of Joseph Nicholas Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:14:32 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=10988#comment-25426 [...] particular “R” offers fun and interesting potential. Think about inventive uses for items that you’re discarding. Here are some fun ideas to spark [...] [...] particular “R” offers fun and interesting potential. Think about inventive uses for items that you’re discarding. Here are some fun ideas to spark [...]

]]> By: martin tobias http://earth911.com/blog/2009/01/05/reuse-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-25393 martin tobias Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:33:41 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=10988#comment-25393 a new upcomming site for free stuff is http://kashless.org. You see CL, FS and other listings all in one place with some helpful workflow and tools to make the process easier. It is too hard to find and give stuff away for free! a new upcomming site for free stuff is http://kashless.org. You see CL, FS and other listings all in one place with some helpful workflow and tools to make the process easier. It is too hard to find and give stuff away for free!

]]> By: LindaB http://earth911.com/blog/2009/01/05/reuse-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-23706 LindaB Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:41:13 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=10988#comment-23706 I have always been a "recycler" because my parents taught me how to be by setting examples. I love to "repurpose" things I already have rather than adding to our landfills and buying new. The challenge is fun. One of the things I repurposed was our son's baby crib. It was never a good, sturdy one but I could never part with it. Three years ago I became a grandmother and once the baby outgrew the pack and play we had here for her I had to come up with a solution for a bed for her for when she'd stay the night. We don't have a large house so I needed something compact. I turned our son's crib into a "one of a kind" youth bed that is stronger than ever and fits in a corner of my bedroom. Why spend lots of money on a new youth bed made out of plastic? My daughter-in-law gave me the new crib mattress when our granddaughter went into a big bed. A few other things I repurposed recently was that I made a table for our deck out of an old window and a door and I also re-made a picket fence craft show yard decoration into a picket fence address sign for my front yard but adding old porch spindles on either side to give it more character. I picked up a demilune table (3 legged) at a garage sale for $10 that was without the drawer. I added a piece of beadboard from a paneling project for the bottom area that held the drawer and piece of "rope" wooden molding to the front edge. I painted it and it's in my livingroom as a one-of-a-kind piece of furniture. We all need to get creative! I love having pieces of furniture no one else has. A friend of mine found an old chicken coop for free, cleaned it up and mounted it from the rafters in her basement and it now holds her crafting materials. I have always been a “recycler” because my parents taught me how to be by setting examples. I love to “repurpose” things I already have rather than adding to our landfills and buying new. The challenge is fun. One of the things I repurposed was our son’s baby crib. It was never a good, sturdy one but I could never part with it. Three years ago I became a grandmother and once the baby outgrew the pack and play we had here for her I had to come up with a solution for a bed for her for when she’d stay the night. We don’t have a large house so I needed something compact. I turned our son’s crib into a “one of a kind” youth bed that is stronger than ever and fits in a corner of my bedroom. Why spend lots of money on a new youth bed made out of plastic? My daughter-in-law gave me the new crib mattress when our granddaughter went into a big bed. A few other things I repurposed recently was that I made a table for our deck out of an old window and a door and I also re-made a picket fence craft show yard decoration into a picket fence address sign for my front yard but adding old porch spindles on either side to give it more character. I picked up a demilune table (3 legged) at a garage sale for $10 that was without the drawer. I added a piece of beadboard from a paneling project for the bottom area that held the drawer and piece of “rope” wooden molding to the front edge. I painted it and it’s in my livingroom as a one-of-a-kind piece of furniture. We all need to get creative! I love having pieces of furniture no one else has. A friend of mine found an old chicken coop for free, cleaned it up and mounted it from the rafters in her basement and it now holds her crafting materials.

]]> By: Anandi Premlall http://earth911.com/blog/2009/01/05/reuse-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-23701 Anandi Premlall Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:42:57 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=10988#comment-23701 Love the article! We share this with our community. Love the article! We share this with our community.

]]> By: Curtis Miller http://earth911.com/blog/2009/01/05/reuse-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-23624 Curtis Miller Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:51:47 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=10988#comment-23624 Great article! I particularly liked the Real Simple column you mentioned. LifeHacker also has some great articles about repurposing. There tends to be a lot of focus on recycling, but like you said it's "an energy-intensive process". Not only is reuse good for the environment, but in these tough economic times it can also relieve some pressure on your wallet. There are many opportunities to practice reuse in your daily life and some great resources to help you get started. Thanks also for the Freebootr mention! Great article! I particularly liked the Real Simple column you mentioned. LifeHacker also has some great articles about repurposing.

There tends to be a lot of focus on recycling, but like you said it’s “an energy-intensive process”. Not only is reuse good for the environment, but in these tough economic times it can also relieve some pressure on your wallet. There are many opportunities to practice reuse in your daily life and some great resources to help you get started.

Thanks also for the Freebootr mention!

]]> By: Justin Robinson http://earth911.com/blog/2009/01/05/reuse-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-23556 Justin Robinson Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:50:56 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=10988#comment-23556 We've been hacking away at the reuse revolution over in blighty too. Don't panic, our new site works wherever you are in the world and makes the whole process as easy as it can be. Please do try us out and tell us what you think, we're all ears. The reyooz.com team. We’ve been hacking away at the reuse revolution over in blighty too. Don’t panic, our new site works wherever you are in the world and makes the whole process as easy as it can be. Please do try us out and tell us what you think, we’re all ears.

The reyooz.com team.

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