Almost all items at your house have more than one possible use. Many have reuse possibilities. Before you toss (or even recycle) consider some reuse options. Here’s two weeks worth of ideas to get you going.
1. Aluminum foil
2. Vinyl record use:

Use 1
Use 2
Use 3

3. Plastic Jugs
4. Newspaper Plastic Bags
5. Old bathtubs
6. Baby blankets
7. Frozen juice lid containers:

Use 1
Use 2

8. Toilet paper tubes
9. Coffee grounds
10. Wine corks
11. Umbrellas — if you’re brave and if you’re not.
12. Microwaves
13. Broken crayon:

Use 1 (scroll down to #4)

Use 2

14. Wilting flowers
What’s your favorite alternative use for a home item?

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