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?

If you buy beverages in plastic bottles be sure to remove the lids before you toss them in the recycling bins.
I’m going to assume you recycle your plastic bottles (correct). The deal is that lids are not a disposable part of that bottle of water or cranberry juice you purchase.
At one recycling plant I used to frequent in New Mexico, one of the workers told me that if they find a bottle with a lid they toss it in the garbage. Great recycling plant huh. I’ve heard other green folks mention this problem with their town’s recycling centers. One flick …read more