Upcycling and Do-It-Yourself Projects for Reusability and Eco-Friendliness
As part of our position as leaders in the reusables movement, we’ve always encouraged do-it-yourself (DIY) and upcycling projects to fight mindless over-consumption of use-and-toss items. While we offer practical, innovative and high-quality reusables in our store, we also empower our customers to save money and cut back on waste by reusing and upcycling the items they already own.
Check out some of our blog posts on DIY here.
Do It Yourself Sports Drinks and Flavored Water
As of 2006, an estimated 60 billion PET single-use beverage containers were bought. Approximately 45 billion of these were discarded after one use. (Container Recycling Institute) Bottled water is a rip off – people in the U.S. spent over $100 billion on it in 2006 alone. Factor in all the money spent on flavored waters and sports drinks and the waste is overwhelming. Take back control of your spending and consumption of disposable items by making your own flavored waters and sports drinks at home.
Read MoreEco-Friendly Health and Beauty Recipes You Can Make for Yourself
Nearly everything you need to care for your body can be made with a few basic ingredients. By cutting out the middle man you cut out unnecessary steps like processing plants, disposable container, shipping materials and more.
Read MoreEco-Friendly, Healthy, and Flavorful Salad Dressing and Condiment Recipes
Refill empty glass salad dressing jars or use our DIY jars to save money and cut back on waste by making your own dressing. Avoid weird chemicals like high fructose corn syrup and say no to needless plastic packaging by making your own condiments at home and pouring into a GoToob or other small reusable container.
Read MoreSave Money, Your Health and Earth With DIY Household Cleaners
There's no need to waste money on store-bought cleaners that are mostly water, when you can avoid harmful chemicals and save tons of packaging and natural resources by making your own, natural cleaners.
Read MoreStop Tossing Disposable Plastic Bottles and Give Them New Life
As of 2006, the Container Recycling Institute estimated 60 billion PET single-use beverage containers were bought. Approximately 45 billion of these were discarded after use. As these numbers continue to increase it becomes alarmingly clear that it’s time to break our bottled water habit. Rather than sending your garbage on a long trip to the recycling plant, check out these cool and crafty ideas for turning them into something new. From PET bottle purses to water bottle tripods these fun projects are a more sustainable path for plastic bottles.
Read MoreUpcycling Plastic Bags
We believe that bringing your own high-quality reusable bag is the best way to cut plastic bag consumption, but sometimes they are unavoidable. Reusing plastic bags to line your waste baskets or to clean up after pets extends their usefulness by a few days – but using them as materials to create new items extends their usefulness by years in many cases. Check out these smart, sustainable ideas for repurposing plastic bags.
Read MoreUpcycling Disposable Items Keeps Them Out of Landfills
A U.N. study from 2006 stated that every square mile of the ocean has 46,000 pieces of floating plastic in it. In 2006, Starbucks used about 2.3 billion paper cups in their stores. Our landfills are packed to the brim, our oceans polluted and we simply cannot recycle things fast or efficiently enough to make a difference. Switch to reusables whenever possible, and reuse the disposables you end up with using these clever ideas.
Read MoreThe Top Eco-Friendly for Ideas and Inspiration
The best books* we've found for tips, ideas and how-tos for everything from making your own household cleaners, beauty products and snacks to repurposing the stuff you already have. These resources can help you save money and cut back on packaging waste from store-bought items.
Read MoreGeneral Eco-Friendly Resources for Projects, Ideas, and Learning
Our go-to websites for sustainable DIY and upcycling ideas, tips on greening your home using items you already own and resources for gathering craft supplies without spending much or purchasing newly-manufactured items.
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