Comments on: Reuse Your Odd Plastic

By: Belinda Benn

Belinda Benn — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:21:37 +0000

some great ideas here , thank you very much .

I will def be implementing the compost collector one ;)

By: Mary Mactavish

Mary Mactavish — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:23:32 +0000

As far as medicine bottles go, antibacterial soap is a nasty option, especially with the evolution of resistant bacteria, and that medicine bottles are probably more mediciney than germy. I’d use hot water and a good scrub with regular ol’ soap or dish detergent, and lots of rinsing. (But I usually just pop them in recycling.)

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In the Bin or in the Trash? | Sustainability | RocEarth.com — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:17:45 +0000

[...] I put it in the bin or throw it away? (or maybe I should save it and make something…check out this link for ideas on reusing plastic) If it goes into the bin, it gets thrown away anyway (I think) [...]

By: shauna

shauna — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:30:58 +0000

I reuse Olvatine and Nestle Quick containers to store small kid toys — marbles, Army men, Bakugans. You can peel off the labels and relabel them with your own labels or a sharpie. Both work great and have no sharp metal edges.

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How to get rid of annoying packaging | DadsGoGreen.com — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:43:32 +0000

[...] to verify if it’s accepted, says Berry. “I hate to say it, but when it doubt, try to find a way to reuse it or throw it [...]

By: Amanda Wills

Amanda Wills — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:04:44 +0000

Thanks Simiya! Have a great holiday weekend, and good luck on your project!

By: Simiya House

Simiya House — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:09:21 +0000

Greens

I love earth911, Amanda awesome research. I will make a mat with my 3 year old this weekend, thank you for this info.

Simiya

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Reuse Your Foam And Packing Peanuts | Savannah at Park Central-Orlando — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:59:26 +0000

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Reuse Your Clamshell Containers | One Norman Square — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:52:45 +0000

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By: Reuse Your Medicine Bottles | Elizabeth Square-Charlotte

Reuse Your Medicine Bottles | Elizabeth Square-Charlotte — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:47:11 +0000

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