*Garden with Cardboard.. Corrugated cardboard-unbleached, no glue, no staples, no dyes-can go in gardens, between rows of plants, to block weeds, retain moisture. Top with mulch. In a year or two, it will degrade.
*Clean Naturally.. diluted vinegar fights grime; a hint of lemon improves the aroma (avoid marble & granite w/this acidic mix)
*Recharge Batteries.. switch to long-lived rechargeables.
*Donate Eye Glasses.. Lionsclubs.org will guide you to the nearest drop-off for old spectacles.
*New Bounce for Tennis Balls.. Rebounces.com pays shipping for batches of 250-plus used balls in decent shape, to be repressurized & resold. Retirement homes may take smaller-scale donations. Balls are suitable caps for walker legs.
*Old cell phones & most brands of ink cartridges are in demand for recycling. Therecyclingfactory.com and greenphone.com cover shipping and pay for your phone (or donate to charity in your name). They also take phone chargers.
*Melt Old Crayons.. most are petroleum-based, so recycling helps. See crazycrayons.com for one option: mail-in stubs are molded into new crayons and odd shapes for sale. Or parents can microwave stubs in a paper cup in 15-second stints. Meltage hardens into a multihued crayon.
*Control Catalogs.. at catalogchoice.org prune duplicate & unwanted catalogs or limit delivery to, say, holiday time.
*Filter out Filters.. the Brita water filter has now joined the ranks of recyclable products. Details are at preserveproducts.com
*Scrub used Tubs.. curbside recycling often takes only number 1 & 2 plastics (see bottom of container). Number 5 - yogurt & butter tubs-usually aren't eligible. Drop-off sites are springing up; see preserveproducts.com. Or wash out old tubs for storage instead of buying new containers.
GET MORE TIPS about recycling and reusing at thegreenguide.com
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