Things to Reuse Instead of Throwing Out
Useful Things You've Been Throwing Away
Turn a creative eye on the things that you're used to throwing away, and you may just discover that they're worth hanging onto.
Old Baking Soda
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Use old boxes of baking soda to make homemade cleaners with loads of scrubbing power.
Soap Slivers
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Round up all of your soap slivers. Then, melt them in the microwave, and form them into a new bar of soap.
Tip: Use a coffee mug as a soap mold, and you'll end up with a fancy, round bar.
Mesh Produce Bags
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Save the mesh bags that oranges, onions, potatoes and other produce come in. Then, use them as pot scrubbers when you're washing dishes.
Old Spices
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Simmer a pot of old herbs to freshen your house or use them to fragrance your homemade cleaners.
Old Clothing
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Cut up old clothing, and use the fabric and buttons in your craft projects.
Dinner Scraps
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Start a container in your freezer for meal scraps—a couple bites of meat, a few spoonfuls of vegetables. Then, cook up a big pot of soup every time you fill it to the top.
Burned Candles
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Save the wax from your spent candles, and melt it down to create new candles.
Fabric Scraps
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Gather all those fabric scraps that seem too small to use, and fashion them into a colorful rag wreath.
Promotional T-Shirts
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Turn a stash of free t-shirts into a collection of reusable grocery totes: