8 responses for this post

1. suz on Thursday, May 01, 2008 at 8:50 am

   the empty kleenex box as plastic bag dispenser might just revolutionize my world.

2. freakgirl on Thursday, May 01, 2008 at 8:53 am

   I know. So smart!

3. Soosan on Thursday, May 01, 2008 at 9:21 am

   I actually have an empty kleenex box plastic bag dispenser. It’s like… the shit.

   Thing is… I have a full supply of re-usable bags, so my dispenser doesn’t get my action these days.

4. jon on Thursday, May 01, 2008 at 11:42 am

   Some of these are really interesting but most are kind of obvious - my favorite is that you can re-use newspaper for packing moving boxes (who would have thought?) Also packing peanuts are great for sending gifts in the mail- again this is not a revolutionary idea.

   I do use the paper towel cardboard rolls thing because I have a huge grip of electrical cords and other gear from work. I wrapped the tubes in tape so I can use them longer. I don’t know if re-using them is much better than recycling them but they are great for storage because the tubes stack up nicely.

5. Soosan on Thursday, May 01, 2008 at 11:44 am

   Re-using is waaaaay better than recycling!

   All 3 R’s are important, but reduce and reuse always seem to be the underdog, when I think they really what people should focus on (when possible, naturally)

6. mindy on Thursday, May 01, 2008 at 2:15 pm

   I’ve been using empty 12-packs of beer as my plastic bag dispenser since they both seem to end up in the same place in my kitchen.

7. oolookitty on Thursday, May 01, 2008 at 4:24 pm

   I can’t believe I’m the first one to mention the homemade BUBBLE MACHINE.

8. freakgirl on Thursday, May 01, 2008 at 5:22 pm

   Calling it a “machine” is kind of pushing it, isn’t it?

   I’ll have to try that, though, next time I have kidlets visiting.

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