Recycling – Articles Revisited
Recycling involves more than simply hauling things to the recycling center or dropping them off into large containers for reprocessing. It often involves creating a new purpose for an item that would otherwise be discarded as waste. Today, let’s look at how some of us deal with waste. The more we start to shy away [...]
FreeCycle – A Great Way to Give and Receive
I’ve taken advantage of FreeCycle in my community. It’s a way for people to get rid of things they don’t want. It’s also a way for others to obtain things they’re interested in having. All of this is done on a voluntary basis at no cost to those giving or receiving. Think of it as [...]
Recycle Denim: Make a clothes pin bag
It’s time to make a hanging clothes pin bag from recycled denim. This bag is handy so you can hang laundry out to dry in the sun using both hands and without having to worry about a fistful, and possibly a mouthful, of clothes pins.You should know by now to recycle the denim from your [...]
Homemade Smoker Plans – Well, Almost
Are you interested in homemade smoker plans? Well, my neighbor described some “plans” to me recently that are so simple, they probably won’t pass for plans of any sort. So, let’s just call it a discussion of how you might create a homemade smoker without the need for any formal plans. If you’re serious about [...]
Recycling and Reusing Pants
I love the Thomas Carlyle quotation: “Trust not the heart of that man for whom old clothes are not venerable.” I have lived these words all my life, recycling and reusing clothing since I was a child. When I find an item of clothing that works for me, particularly a pair of pants, I hang [...]
Emergency Fuel: Clean-Burning Newspaper Logs
I think nearly everyone, at one time or another, has made newspaper logs – as a Boy Scout, Girl Scout, 4-H member, or just because. Maybe it’s time to make some again – for emergencies. The “clean-burning” method eliminates the problems of smoldering, flying ashes, and popping. Here’s how: Divide a day’s worth of newspapers [...]
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