With both a recession and an environmental movement going on, throwing stuff away is about as popular as a Dick Cheney massage pillow.
I've always had a fear of pack-rats but lately I've been thinking twice before tossing empty glass bottles in the recycle bin. I've been wondering whether there was some way I could reuse them.
Thanks to the powers of the Internet, I've learned that there's no such thing as an ending for a bottle, just new beginnings!
Throw a little paint and a $1 spout on a bottle of wine and you suddenly have a beautiful oil bottle. Considering most people already have an oil bottle this may not seem useful, but then consider that multiple bottles gives you many different options for popular infused olive oils, or vinegar bottles, soap bottles or cool-looking gifts.
If you drink a lot of wine then you should have some wine crates hanging around.
I use one crate to store my shoes by the door but they also make great perches for animals, especially cats.
Then there are trusty Altoids cans, which have been geeked out in nearly every way possible, from clocks to survival kits to a USB charger.
My
favorite ingenious trick involves plastic bags.
I see more people bring their own totes to the grocery store
so they don't have to use plastic bags, but all it takes to turn
several plastic bags into a reusable tote is a hot iron and some scissors.
(Image via Flickr: Unodavide)
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