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Old 06-28-2007, 03:39 PM   #1
Question What do you re-use (that isn't intended to be re-used)?  
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When my kids were in diapers I'd reuse the Huggies Little Swimmers. SImply wash them in the machine and air dry. I'd get 3-4 uses out of each one.
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Old 06-28-2007, 03:46 PM   #2
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I'm working on stopping this one and it's hard, but I have a thing for containers (inheirited this trait from my father). I have the hardest time throwing away things like yogurt containers, strawberry containers, sherbet containers (they are the best!). But my cupboards end up looking like a mess and since you can't see in most of them, the little bits of leftovers get forgetten about.
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Old 06-28-2007, 03:51 PM   #3
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Ziplock baggies (if they haven't had meat in them)
Water bottles
pop bottles ( for art projects or funnels, or for freezing a big amount of water for our cooler)
pot pie tins (art projects or to make homemade "personal pies")
nice candle jar holders (I'll re-use them to make my own candles)
aluminum foil
paper (my hubby brings big sheets home that have a few things printed on one side- there is a "throw/recycle pile" and he grabs a small stack once a week- my girls draw on the other side, work on their names, letters and numbers. When they are done with it, it goes into our recycling can.)
I am sure there are more things, these are just the ones I thought of right now.
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zip lock bags
envelopes received in the mail (especially large manilla ones) and photo ones
used computer paper (when you print something out and it takes up ONE line of one page ~ the kids can still use that for art projects etc)
coffee cans ~ to store office and art supplies
crayon stubs ~ melted down can become new to us crayons!!!
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Old 06-28-2007, 04:07 PM   #5
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My contact lenses. They are only supposed to be 2-week disposables, but I've been wearing this pair for two months.
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Old 06-28-2007, 04:24 PM   #6
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My contact lenses. They are only supposed to be 2-week disposables, but I've been wearing this pair for two months.
I do this too
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Old 06-28-2007, 04:31 PM   #7
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disposable razors
coffee tins
twistie ties
rubber bands from asparagus and etc.
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Water bottles (the one I'm using now I've had for a month now)
coffee tins (great for screws and bolts, etc)
contact lenses (I too keep them in longer than they are supposed to be in)
Rubber bands
Zip-locks
containers from lunch meats, etc
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water bottles
milk jugs
newspaper (mostly comic section) - as wrapping paper/art projects
lotion bottles / soap bottles
glass jars (such as the ones you get naturally fresh salad dressing in or frappuccinos) I use them to plant herbs in on my window seal.
cd cases
tin foil and plastic baggies as long as no meat has touched it

the list goes on and on...
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Old 06-29-2007, 01:07 AM   #10
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plastic folgers coffee containers for old grease
i'm a big hoarder of margarine containers... who needs tupperware?
candle jars - good for odds n ends in dd bedroom (she's a packrat too)
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