Upcycling 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.
- Jewelry from Old CDs – a great tutorial for turning unwanted CDs into wearables and giftables
- Coffee Cup Purse – runner up idea in Instructables’ Coffee Cup Challenge this crafty purse can be used again and again, unlike a paper coffee cup
- Styrofoam Cup Flashlight – instructions from eHow on turning a Styrofoam cup, cardboard paper towel tubes and a handful of other disposable items into a functional flashlight
- Ten Dollar Digital Camera– for the hardcore DIY enthusiast, instructions for turning a disposable digital camera into a reusable camera for only ten bucks
- 10 new Uses for Newspapers – smart ideas for extending the usefulness of one of the most-recycled disposables out there
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