Shopping at thrift stores, secondhand boutiques and garage sales in your area is a great way to avoid buying new items – saving both cash and virgin resources. Buying secondhand also helps prevent useful items from heading to the landfill, which carries obvious environmental benefits. But, as any thrift store addict will tell you, secondhand finds can often pile up quickly before you find a way to repurpose them. To give you a helping hand in your reuse revolution, Earth911 assembled this list of common thrift store finds, along with more clever and crafty ways to reuse them.
1. 20 Creative Ways to Reuse Milk Jugs
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2. 7 Ways to Reuse and Recycle Old Pillows
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3. Cheers: 8 Ways to Reuse Wine Corks
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4. 10 Ways to Reuse and Repurpose Bed Sheets
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5. 10 Simple Reuse Projects in 30 Minutes or Less
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6. 5 Fun Ways to Reuse Shampoo Bottles
7. 7 Ways to Reuse an Aluminum Pie Pan
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8. 10 Creative Ways to Reuse Office Supplies
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10. 8 Ways to Reuse an Old T-Shirt
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11. 6 Ways to Reuse Plastic Bottles
Some variations include cutting a bottle lengthwise to create a clutch purse. Along those lines you could find a two-liter bottles and make a larger pocketbook. Photo: Paris Tsitsos for Zitta Schnitt Designs
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