Green living tips and money saving solutions for plastic recycling.
Uses for CD Jewel CasesThis is a page about uses for CD jewel cases. Many of us end up with a lot of empty CD cases. There are many craft and recycling options for these slim plastic cases.
Uses for Plastic Meat TraysWhen care is taken to sanitize these containers, they can be reused to organize, catch water under plants and a wide variety of ways. This is a page about uses for plastic meat trays.
Recycling Plastic Frozen Food ContainersThis page is about recycling plastic frozen food containers. Finding uses for convenience food containers keep them from going to the landfill.
Reusing Keurig K-CupsThese cups can be re-purposed for a variety of projects around the home. This is a page about reusing Keurig cups.
Recycling Prescription BottlesIf you or a family member takes medication on a regular basis, empty prescription bottles can add up quickly. Make sure they don't end up in the landfill by recycling the bottles. This is a page about recycling prescription bottles.
Locating Recycling Centers for Plastics?I have a lot of PETE 1 boxes and some PS 6 plates and trays. The city of Gainesville does not recycle them. Does any one know where to recycle them?
Reusing or Recycling Plastic Baler Twine?How can you reuse/recycle plastic baler twine?
Melting Plastic Containers?Does anyone know how to safely melt plastics to recycle them? I once visited a class in a California high school that was doing that. They cut up and melted down milk jugs and poured them into molds for little games. Then they sold the games to raise money to finance more equipment for their class. I think that would be fun, maybe 2 liter soda bottles, too?
Uses for Plastic Bowls from Frozen Meals?I sometimes buy the frozen meals that come in the black plastic bowls e.g. Lean Cuisine, Weight Watchers, etc. I keep some of them to put other portions of meals in to freeze and would like to know if anyone has come up with ideas for any other uses for the bowls.
Recycling Pill Bottles?Where can I recycle medication bottles? I live near Palm Springs, California.
Recycling a Vinyl Pool?I have an 18x4 Intex pool that has fulfilled its duty as a pool. However, it now has a very, leaky ring that will not hold air. I would love to hear of some ideas for recycling or reusing all of this vinyl.
Uses for Plastic Pour Spouts From Laundry Detergent Bottles?Has anyone come up with uses for the large pour spouts inside plastic jugs of laundry detergent? I discovered they are easily removed with a thumb and that two jugs of "empty" detergent jugs release a whole single load-size of left-over liquid laundry soap when the drip spout is removed.
Recycling Prescription Bottles?Does anyone recycle prescription bottles and how do you do it?
Recycling Plastic Soda Bottle Caps?In the last few years, Aveda Cosmetics started recycling plastic soda bottle caps. They made a strong case for the fact that land and marine animals suffer when the mothers mistake these things for food and feed them to their young, accidentally killing the babies.
Recycling Plastic Bags?How do you recycle plastic bags?
