Giveaway: Greenlite Environmentally Friendly Light Bulbs
Now here’s a product I can really get behind. The Greenlite lighting company has offered three winners an environmentally friendly light bulb.
I can’t sing the praises of this product enough. Each Energy Star rated bulb may cost more at the checkout, but they last five to eleven times longer than your average 60 watter. The best part is, they only use 30% of the energy.
I screwed one of these puppies into a lamp yesterday and it works just fine. Some of the eco-friendly bulbs can be rather long and therefore hang out above or below the lamp or fixture. I like the Greenlite bulbs because they’re not too big at all. I used the 18 watt bulb and it was fine for my needs, especially since it has a 75 Watt output. In fact, I’ve slowly been replacing all my regular bulbs with those that are more environmentally friendly.
Would you like to win a Greenlite 18 watt environmentally friendly lightbulb? Here’s what you have to do…
You know how I say everything has two uses? Tell me what are some of the things you find more than one use for. For instance, newspapers are for reading, but you can also use them for mulch. My three favorite responses get the bulbs. You have until Sunday night.
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185 opinions for Giveaway: Greenlite Environmentally Friendly Light Bulbs
Kimberly
Apr 23, 2008 at 5:45 am
Empty boxes such as shoe boxes or cereal boxes can also be used to mail things in.
Coffee grinds are great for plants.
Yogurt cups with the seperate plastic lids are great to keep small things in like bobby pins, earrings and if you slit a hole in the top you have a piggy bank for the kids.
Those horrible “pretend” credit cards that come in the mail are fun for kids to use to pretend play with. My son actually lines them up to make a road for his Matchbox/Hot Wheels cars.
The HUGE containers that the kitty litter and cat food comes in (from the wholesale store) are great for storage and to give to the kids to put their toys in. They are great for the beach too because they have a handle and the kids can store their beach toys in them.
Louise Brouillette
Apr 23, 2008 at 5:56 am
We compost our leftover vefegetable matter….eat what’s edible and return the rest to the earth!
Karen M
Apr 23, 2008 at 6:29 am
Canvas bags can be used for groceries and for toting day-to-day items!
DramaMama
Apr 23, 2008 at 6:29 am
Those plastic non-recyclable boxes from store-bought cupcakes (my neighbor gets them!) double as great lunch boxes. The snap lid is very helpful. They stack well when you take more than one, too. Not only that, but they are clear and it’s easy to tell which lunch belongs to each person. It drives me nuts that they are not recyclable so my neighbor brings them over! Now if only I could get her to stop buying the cupcakes…
dizey_anna
Apr 23, 2008 at 7:12 am
Drywall buckets. After doing the walls, the buckets can be used as composters, planters (for big tomato plants), garbage or recycling bins, mop or cleaning buckets, cut off the bottoms and put around the bottom of trees to keep them from being eaten by rabbits, stepstool/sitting stool, storage for petfood to keep rodents and insects out, carrying stuff from here to there, drip watering (put a couple of nail holes in and set it up to slowly drip), Get more than one and build a low table, tool buckets. Smaller spackle containers as nail buckets.
Laura Emerson
Apr 23, 2008 at 7:35 am
I use newspapers for cleaning windows in the house and the car. They work great! I also use vinegar and water for the cleaning solution so there as it is pollutant free.
April Landschoot
Apr 23, 2008 at 7:37 am
The body of white plastic cottage cheese type containers can be cut into strips to use as seeding plant identification stakes. Use a permanent marker to lablel them. Unlike paper or cardboard they are unharmed by wet soil.
jeanne
Apr 23, 2008 at 7:49 am
Large yogurt containers. I usually put a little wallpaper border around them. They are great for hair items, desk items and lots more. The tops I put a circle of the same wallpaper border inside and use for coasters on my desk or cork if I have some laying around and paint the sides and underside.
Carol
Apr 23, 2008 at 7:50 am
I would love to win this prize. I reuse newspapers to clean my glass doors and mirrors. Thanks for the chance to win.
Susan
Apr 23, 2008 at 8:08 am
I use paper from the paper shredder for bedding for the gerbils!
Shaunalynn
Apr 23, 2008 at 8:14 am
I save plastic bottle tops to 20oz drink products. I have a large collection that is currently used as a toy and for sorting lessons. It will also be used for teaching math lessons, patterns, and any other school lessons I find I need them for.
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Julie Nusbaum
Apr 23, 2008 at 8:21 am
We re-use AOL Cds in our cherry trees to keep the birds away. String two together with fishing line, shiny side out and hang so they catch the wind. They also make great medals for small kids. Just put yarn through the hole to make a necklace and decorate with craft paints.
I reuse those non-recyclable store cake containers for bake sales. They stack easily for storage and eliminate the need for baggies, saran wrap or paper plate waste.
We donate all our usable old clothes to charity. The rest are cut up for cleaning rags or knotted up for dog chew toys.
charmed
Apr 23, 2008 at 8:22 am
tin cans can be cleaned out, painted, or put shelf liner around them and used as a pencil cup, or as a base for an artificial flower!
Amber Utpatel
Apr 23, 2008 at 8:28 am
This is from my 6 year old who suffers year round allergies. He uses empty tissue boxes and makes Army bases/forts for his lil’ green army guys with doors and windows.
Any plastic lid gets saved for when we do crafts for paint and glue. It rinses easy and can be used forever.
CrystalGB
Apr 23, 2008 at 8:31 am
Sour cream and margarine bowls make great food storage containers.
Egg shells and coffee grounds are great for the garden.
Metal coffee cans can be made into pretty canisters if you cover with material.
Plastic shopping bags can be used as small trash can liners.
Toilet paper rolls can be made into seedling starters for garden plants if you cut in half horizontally and tape up the bottom.
kristen
Apr 23, 2008 at 8:37 am
Here are some we use:
Coffee grounds make a great pot of coffee then when used up also make a great fertilizer.
Coffee filters (we now have a permanent one so we need to use up the paper ones) make great cloths for cleaning windows. No lint!
Big Popcorn tins (someone always manages to get one for XMas!) make great bins for bulk food items such as flour, sugar, and rice!
Ronnica
Apr 23, 2008 at 9:03 am
I reuse plastic bags to take my lunch to work and donate ink cartridges to my mom’s school (she’s a principal) and they get money for them as they are refilled.
Emily
Apr 23, 2008 at 9:14 am
I reuse all plastic shopping bags that come into my house. Thanks for offering it!
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ANNA FRANKS
Apr 23, 2008 at 9:15 am
SAVE ALUMINUM CANS. HAVE YOUR NON-PROFIT GROUP ARE CHURCH SAVE CANS. THE MONEY CAN BE USED FOR THE CHARITY BENIFIT YOU ARE WORKING ON. OUR V.F.W HAS A PLACE FOR THE MEMBERS TO DROP OFF CANS. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RAISE MONEY FOR OUR BENIFITS. PLUS HELP RECYCLING.
Lisa
Apr 23, 2008 at 9:20 am
I use my Florida Crystals Organic Sugar containers for storing baking soda in after the sugar is gone. I mix up baking soda and cinnamon or herbs to put on the floor before I vacuum and these were great for storing and putting it on the carpet. I store all may baking soda in them because I keep baking soda all over the house and buy it in 12 lb bags lol.
My MIL has even started doing this after watching me do it.
I use garlic powder or cloves that aren’t fresh anymore to keep bugs away from my garden, also has kept the bunny from eating my flowers.
Not sure if this counts but I use grey water for watering my flowers.
Empty tissue boxes can be used to store plastic shopping bags in so you can reuse the bags.
I reuse the bags for trash bags.
Paper bags can be used to store recycling in and the bags can be recycled most places as well.
(I have more but I will stop lol)
my4lambs
Apr 23, 2008 at 9:55 am
I try to buy food in glass jars that have good lids (or better yet that can be fit with canning lids) and re-use them for dry food storage - oats, pasta, beans, or other things I buy from bulk bins.
Brown paper that comes wadded up as packing material - I flatten and re-use to wrap packages - you know - to cover that re-used cracker or cereal box! My children have also made these into great works of art.
Cloth products get many new lives in my home - from rags (the totally tattered) to bags, torn - then knit, crocheted or braided into coasters, placemats, rugs, bags, whatever you can think of!
Word of caution on eco-friendly bulbs - do dispose of properly as many contain non-enviro friendly mercury - and for the same reason - use caution if one breaks in your home -
DO enjoy the energy savings! :)
Jennifer Barnett
Apr 23, 2008 at 9:55 am
I use take-out food boxes and trays from microwave meals to germinate seeds for my garden. They make great “mini greenhouses”.
Marilyn Wons
Apr 23, 2008 at 10:06 am
I use plastic paper plates to cover my drain in the shower - why? My husband sprays the drain each morning to be sure no fire ants are collecting there. By covering the drain with an inverted paper plate, the strong smell of the spray does not penetrate into any other area.
Tuesday
Apr 23, 2008 at 10:14 am
I reuse the wipes containers for crayons or hair clips!
Johannah B
Apr 23, 2008 at 10:36 am
I re-use coffee cans for storing all manner of items - so they were good for the coffee and now they are great storage containers. I have also put contact paper on them to decorate them and used them as planters on my deck. However currently I am using large diameter drain pipe (cut into appropriate sizes), and painted for hanging planters off my deck. These are so cool — now if I could just get more sun to the area!!
jennifer bowen
Apr 23, 2008 at 10:40 am
i could realy use some thanks and i reuse all my butter bowles and well just about every thing in my home when you come from the hills you learn to do with what you got
jen smith
Apr 23, 2008 at 10:40 am
did you know you can also use newspaper instead of paper towels to clean mirrors and glass. spray some vinegar and water and wipe with newspaper. there is no fuzz left over from paper towels and vinegar and water is non toxic.
Andrea
Apr 23, 2008 at 10:47 am
I am using a pretty square tissue box with a hole in the top to hold pencils on my desk!
Linda Ellis
Apr 23, 2008 at 10:55 am
I reuse plastic containers & lids as saucers for underneath plants.
Tania Wisner
Apr 23, 2008 at 10:58 am
We reuse plastic bags and recycle them during garage sales and vacations.
Lesha
Apr 23, 2008 at 11:08 am
You can substitute shredded or crumpled paper for styrofoam since styrofoam peanuts are petroleum-based.
Beth
Apr 23, 2008 at 11:18 am
A pillowcase can cover a pillow or make a little girl’s dress…
DIYMommy
Apr 23, 2008 at 11:24 am
Cereal boxes (cut at a diagonal) are great for storing magazines!
dizey_anna
Apr 23, 2008 at 11:28 am
More drywall bucket ideas:
Catch water when the ceiling leaks (happened)
Cut a hole in the side and put a paper target over it so that you can catch the pellets inside.
Use it to hold water when the electricity runs out so that you can pour it down the toilet and flush (happened)
Carry your vegetables into the house from the garden.
Poop bucket for collecting the good stuff when you’re on poop patrol.
store hats and gloves for the winter.
Hold water near the firepit or grill - safety reasons.
fill with ice and use as a cooler
Clean it out and fill with fruit salad for a party (maybe).
Carry ashes out of the stove or fireplace outside.
sewing basket for the rugged sewer
Carry dirt, compost, manure, etc to the garden whereever you need it.
mix and carry mortar.
Bucket to hold garden tools.
Bucket to hold kindling for the stove or fire.
Lee R.
Apr 23, 2008 at 11:59 am
I use dryer sheets after they’ve been through the dryer cycle to dust. They’re also great for soaking baked on messes in casserole dishes - the same thing that keeps dust from settling back on furniture right after you dust helps loosen the icky stuff off of dishes.
Stacy
Apr 23, 2008 at 12:05 pm
I compost the dryer lint.
Broad Horizons
Apr 23, 2008 at 12:16 pm
I’m getting great ideas from some of the comments, but also realizing how few of the products that most people “recycle” I use in the first place (plastic bags, paper plates, etc) LOL.
So, something I do . . . my kids use the back of printer paper for their art projects. I re-use glass jars (peanut butter & such) for food storage. I compost all our (compostable) food scraps, but also when I rinse out the french press I use that water to water the house plants since the coffee grounds are good for the plants.
Tonsofsons
Apr 23, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Coffee filters can be used for snacks, too. Cheaper than bowls.
Pick me! Thanks for the chance to win.
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Shannon Baas
Apr 23, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Reuse the paper to clean windows and mirrors.
Margaret Smith
Apr 23, 2008 at 12:23 pm
We made Christmas ornaments for our family this past year with the old light bulbs that we replaced with energy efficient ones.
Thanks for this giveaway.
Dan Smith
Apr 23, 2008 at 12:32 pm
I reuse bags when I go grocery shopping.
Susan
Apr 23, 2008 at 12:34 pm
I reuse baggy’s
Jennifer
Apr 23, 2008 at 12:45 pm
I use baking soda instead of harsh cleansers to clean in my home. I use an old parmesean cheese shaker container to put it in to shake into my sink, tub, etc.
We also recycle all paper by taking it down to a local church who has a recycling program.
We buy all our meats directly from a farm and they come in plastic ziplock bags. We wash the bags and reuse those until the little zippers break. I haven’t had to buy bags in years!
We get paper bags on the occasions that we shop at the grocer, and we use to line our garbage cans.
I use old kitchen bowls for garden slug catchers…put some beer in it at dusk and set it out, and in the morning you will have a bowl of dead slugs! This works great!
I have so many more but I don’t want to take up any more of your time! Thank you for offering such a nice, environmentally friendly prize!
janeh
Apr 23, 2008 at 1:14 pm
household items that you don’t use, or are tired of, that are still in good condition can be donated to the local agencies responsible for setting up new living situations for families who have been victims of domestic abuse…….furniture, kitchen items, linens……..just about anything!
Adrienne Gordon
Apr 23, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Shamed to sya, but we reuse the bags form the grocery store…to put our dogs’ poop in when she has accidents.
Suzanne Lewis
Apr 23, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Newspapers are for reading, but they are also great for cleaning glass. Talk about streak-free!
Michelle
Apr 23, 2008 at 4:02 pm
I have a few different ones. I save and wash some of the plastic containers that salads or baked goods come in and use them to deliver food items to families that I provide meals to, so they don’t have to worry about returning plates, etc.
One time, when I was hanging a valance, I realized I didn’t have enough tissue paper to puff it out, so I used plastic shopping bags instead. It worked great.
I also reuse glass jars, like the ones canned peaches and other food products come in, to store various mixes, that I have assembled. The mixes help me to save time when I’m making dinner and the jars store easily, prevent bugs from getting in, and keep the mixes fresh.
lisa
Apr 23, 2008 at 4:03 pm
eggshells can be used as starter pots for seeds and seedlings. just crush the egg cup slightly right before you plant it!
Kristie Belding
Apr 23, 2008 at 4:21 pm
We use newspapers for packing material, craft stuffing, and project drop cloths.
Outgrown/worn go through a sort before they are donated. Some are turned into rags, but quite a few are used as scrap material for other clothing or base patterns.
The families old bed pillows make great stuffing for throw pillows and plumping up recovered couch cushions.
Our washer and dryer are out in the garage and tend to collect more dust and bug bits then any other item we own. Which can be somewhat blamed on the husband’s tinkering with the doors open and the lights on. I finally wised up and started using the accumulated dryer lint to dust down the machines and kill the nastier of the visiting bugs.
Denise
Apr 23, 2008 at 5:38 pm
I like to reuse plastic diaper wipe tubs to store small toys. I’m all about containers. I can never have enough!
Theresa Shafer
Apr 23, 2008 at 6:08 pm
1. Dog fur over 2 inch can be spun into dog-yarn.
2. plastic bags can be cut into plarn to knit with into reusable tote bags.
3. the cloths to wash your face / take off make-up have a second life as wash cloth and wipe-cloth until they are so soft and thin then they become stuffing in handmade toys.
4. old cloths can be cut into quilt squares / sewn into totes / purses / given to others
5. Paper rolls cna be filled with lint to make fire starters.
6.non-meat product food can be compost
7. fresh Corn cobs / old bread / make for great doggie chew toys.
8. Know you will be bring part of your restaurant food home - carry a plastic compartment with you.
9. A LOT of your trash can be used in crafts. Toys. Planters. EXP toilet rolls are great as plant starters. Bury it with new plant.
10. Plastic liter bottles can be turned upside down, buried 1/3 in a large planter, hole in top to fill with water and you have a self-watering devise that is great to figure out if plant is OK or needs more water.
Have fun.
thanks for asking.
Just be creative. Or find out what groups can use which trash to make treasures. Disabled groups. Ask what they need. Be part of the solution.
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Andrea
Apr 23, 2008 at 7:27 pm
Rubber bands…they are good for all the normal stuff (like keeping things together) BUT they are also good for keeping your fishing bait ON the hook when you are fishing! Just cut off a little piece of rubber band and put it on the hook after you put the bait on…and it’ll keep that bait from slipping off all the time! Hey..bait’s expensive sometimes…so why not use a rubber band to make it last a little longer?! ;)
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Apr 23, 2008 at 7:56 pm
I keep a huge pile of clean wash clothes in the dining room sideboard drawer. I use all white - using all one color is a good idea - you can wash them all together and you know what they are. We use them for everyday napkins. I keep a mini-laundry-basket in the kitchen for the dirty ones. It’s a wicker basket that cost a quarter at the thrift. For company we use regular cloth napkins. I use the cheap thin dollar-store type colored wash clothes for cleaning and for dishrags. I rarely buy paper towels. One roll lasts me a few months. I never buy paper throwaway napkins.
Karmyn R
Apr 23, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Yogurt containers make great seed starting holders.
Eggshells and coffee grinds are great for compost.
Those partner-less socks make great puppets AND dust rags (put your hand inside and start dusting)
Ripped up Pantyhose make great strainers (after being washed, of course)
Most of my other ideas have already been taken.
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coffee cans make great drawer organizers.
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Apr 23, 2008 at 8:33 pm
I reuse everything possible or recycle. Plastic bags are used for waste containers or I use plastic containers from sour cream, etc. to freeze individual portions.
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Apr 23, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Almost everything in my house is reused. We don’t throw out any clothing or household items. I have a garage sale every year. Things that I no longer use or want can be a blessing to somone else. I also give freely after the garage sale to the Salvation Army, or similar organization. I buy bags of soft cover books at my public library. I usually go on the last day of their bi-annual sale and can get a bag of books for $2.00. After I read them I put them out at my garage sale. I get passed on magazines from a friend at work, when I’m done with them the go my public library for their magazine exchange.
I try to do my part.
Bailey's Leaf
Apr 23, 2008 at 8:53 pm
A lemon is great in my tea or water and wonderful to clean my garbage disposal!
Thanks!
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Tammy
Apr 23, 2008 at 10:22 pm
We carefully resealed cereal boxes, cake mix boxes, and washed out plastic margarine containers etc. for use for playing. My daughter had a “store” then that she could play in, and we would buy groceries and other things from her, teaching her money skills (with Monopoly money of course),and change made from aluminum foil.
Laura Ch.
Apr 24, 2008 at 12:17 am
I use my individual plastic yogurt cups for starter plant pots. Just poke a few holes in the bottom with an ice pick. When I’m completely done with the cups, then they are also recyclable! :)
Joanna Connor
Apr 24, 2008 at 12:35 am
Use news paper for wasing windows. it leaves a streak free shine.
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Emily
Apr 24, 2008 at 4:30 am
I reuse a few things, but the two most notable are:
Plastic grocery bags: used as lunch bags, school bags anything bags, until they start to tear. Then I cut them into strips and make new bags out of them.
CDs/DVDs: Oops disks and the junk from magazines and the mail make up the bulk of our coasters.
Belinda
Apr 24, 2008 at 4:42 am
I use large dog food and wild bird sacks instead of trash bags when I have them.
Cynthia C
Apr 24, 2008 at 4:44 am
The large plastic bags from water softener salt make great containers for recycling glass and plastic. The are big and very strong.
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Carol G
Apr 24, 2008 at 6:01 am
The small snap lid containers my Accucheck sticks come in make great containers for small beads if you do that type of handwork.
A Landschoot
Apr 24, 2008 at 6:21 am
When our cedar fence had to be replaced I used the good boards to make bird houses. I even reused the nails.
Vicky Boackle
Apr 24, 2008 at 6:32 am
i reuse plastic grocery bags as garbage bags.
CanCan
Apr 24, 2008 at 6:56 am
Recently on my blog I turned old crayons and babyfood jars into candles, and an old stuffed animal with it’s head ripped of into a cool pirate hand puppet!
Elizabeth S
Apr 24, 2008 at 7:14 am
I donate my plastic grocery bags to the Hospital thrift shop.
When brushing my teeth, I only run the water when I rinse.
I have a large barrel outside to collect rainwater that I use to water my garden.
If I have to water my lawn, I only water in the morning so that it does not evaporate in the heat of the day.
If my milk has passed the expiration date, I pour it in my potted house plants - they love it :-)
Deborah Rosen
Apr 24, 2008 at 7:22 am
I like to use egg cartons for garden seed starter pots.
Lots of great tips here…thanks!
Donna Pfeifer
Apr 24, 2008 at 7:39 am
I use a doctor to mow my yard after he’s finished working for the day.
No?
Okay, then, we use our grass clippings as mulch in the flower beds to keep weeds down and hold in moisture.
Deborah Ng
Apr 24, 2008 at 7:40 am
Awesome idea for multiple uses, everyone! Keep them coming. Next week I’ll do a giant list featuring your tips.
Thanks so much for your awesome participation.
- Deb
Marlene
Apr 24, 2008 at 7:53 am
When I stop for my Starbuck’s coffee, I ask them for a bag of coffee grounds. They give these to customers for free. When I get home, I place the grounds around my plants and when I water or it rains, the plants get extra nutrition.
Squeezeable mustard containers make great glue containers for kids.
Containers from butter/margarine or plastic pudding containers make great planters. Decorating them and planting seeds is also a great project for kids.
gS49
Apr 24, 2008 at 7:58 am
Cats are good for catching mice
and cuddling.
hazel hunt
Apr 24, 2008 at 8:03 am
nice
Jennifer M.
Apr 24, 2008 at 8:34 am
Our old T-shirts get two uses. The image part is carefully cut out, and is used as a cloth napkin (so we can continue to enjoy the slogan or picture). The rest is torn up into cleaning rags.
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Apr 24, 2008 at 9:45 am
I fill up empty milk and juice bottles with water and freeze. Helps my freezer be more energy efficient and we are ready when it is time to ice something down!
Pamela Kline
Apr 24, 2008 at 9:53 am
I tear out those perfume samples in the magazines and put them in the dresser drawers its just like putting in perfume. All the clothes smell wonderful and it’s cheap…
Stephanie Chance
Apr 24, 2008 at 10:06 am
My daughter told me this morning that another thing you could use a bottle for is to hit someone in the head if they are being bad. Probably if they are not recycling you should do that. :)
Patti
Apr 24, 2008 at 10:16 am
I don’t know if this counts, but I throw my hair from my brushes outside in the spring for birds to use in their nests!
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Apr 24, 2008 at 10:55 am
Orange peels in the winter for water on top of the woodstove,it creates a nice smell and puts humidity in the air
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Apr 24, 2008 at 11:25 am
Years before the plastic containers for leftovers, etc. I used the tub oleo containers for leftovers. I do save the outer plastic bags some breads come in for bread coating chicken, etc.
Marcia
Apr 24, 2008 at 11:49 am
The Chinese place here serves the take-out combos in these flat stackable containers. I save them and use them at holidays to send leftovers with relatives and they end up keeping the containers because they’re perfect size to dish up a pre-made meal and store it in the refrigerator.
Similac (or any formula brand) cans make great little banks. I cut a slit (not a hole) in the top large enough to tuck a folded dollar in it and underneath the label is just shiny silver. We use these for my daughter’s money we save up for her. The lids come off easily and stays on tightly so she can’t shake it apart and send money flying into oblivion.
Barbara Fox
Apr 24, 2008 at 12:12 pm
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tim brown
Apr 24, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Environmentally Friendly Light Bulbs
THANK YOU GOD BLESS
Amanda Perron
Apr 24, 2008 at 12:25 pm
I recycle everything possible and try to reuse whatever I can!!
I open all shades in the house to allow sunlight in and don’t turn on the lights until it is necessary!!
Annette
Apr 24, 2008 at 3:13 pm
We take dryer lint and put it in small plastic container that 35mm film comes in and pour some melted wax in with it with a small wick. We use them to start a fire when camping.
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Apr 24, 2008 at 4:52 pm
I reuse all containers instead of buying plastic ware at the store
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Apr 24, 2008 at 5:47 pm
More drywall bucket ideas…
Worm bucket or minnow bucket for fishing… or carrying the caught fish.
Worm bin for vermicomposting (is that how it’s spelled?)
Next to the washing machine to hold lint to put out for the birds (I save my lint and throw it out into the garden, which looks weird, but not as weird as when the kids hung it in all the trees).
Fill the buckets with sand to hold up tiki torches for a summer party.
It’s getting harder to think up more.
Emily
Apr 24, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Forgot my favorite one. The tops from various packages like Pringles and Crystal Light make excellent spoon rests. Keeps the messes of the counter.
Elaine
Apr 24, 2008 at 7:03 pm
We chose to get our young son a tortoise as a pet because first, he thought it was cool, second, he was ready to learn about responsibility, and third, because we could feed it all our scrap fruits and veggiees!
amber
Apr 24, 2008 at 7:05 pm
we just used newspaper in our flower beds saturday…ummm lets see.
1. i save my sons baby food containers the newer plastic kind. i use them in my luch for salad dressing…
2. my duaghter uses toilet paper/paper towel rolls as a parascope and plays pirates…
3. i save country crock containers for leftovers
4. hubby uses the kids old recieving blankets for wax rags for the car
5. old tee shirts for dusting rags
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nottryingforaboy
Apr 24, 2008 at 10:11 pm
Egg cartons for paint containers.
Lori Harrison
Apr 24, 2008 at 10:17 pm
Instead of buy a gift bag for giving someone a present, use a re-usable grocery bag, they cost about the same and now they get two gifts
Christina
Apr 24, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Empty toilet rolls covered with scraps of cloth and embellishments for dolls.
Suzanne Bastien
Apr 24, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Olive oil and lemon make a great marinade, or great on fish.
Also wonderful furniture polish!
Cindi
Apr 24, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Hi, Eggshells ground up are great for flowers, you can ply Legos loose with a nail file and empty drywall buckets that you add a spout to makes a great way refill for water guns and balloons. You don’t waste nearly as much water. Thanks,Cindi
Dawn Hudgins
Apr 25, 2008 at 12:22 am
Milk jugs - first we drink the milk, and then my husband fills them with water hangs them from a tree in our backyard. My kids use them as moving targets for their BB guns! They can see when they’ve hit them because the water starts to run out. We then recycle the jugs!
Stretch Mark Mama
Apr 25, 2008 at 12:32 am
The waxy cereal bags have a multitude of uses. Flattening or pounding meat. Crushing cracker crumbs. Storing green leafies in the fridge to keep them fresh. Cutting into a flat sheet and using them to roll cookie dough into logs. Using the flat sheet as a drop sheet for cookies. Using the flat sheet as a play doh mat. Use as a bag to throw stuff in the trash that is messy or wet (like bones). Doggie poo-poo pick up bags. Laying the bag on the counter as a place to put meat packages or other stuff heading to the trash. Cover food in microwave.
Wear as a hat? :)
BobV
Apr 25, 2008 at 1:56 am
Newspapers for window cleaning, also make logs out of them for the fireplace, vinegar for cleaning.
Richelle F
Apr 25, 2008 at 6:20 am
I like to use cereal boxes and other empty boxes to help me organize. Cover them with white contact paper and they look great, too!
Audrey
Apr 25, 2008 at 7:19 am
Canvas bags have many uses. They can be used for groceries, to go to the gym, as a diaper bag, as a craft bag to go crafting with friends and to carry lunches. I love canvas bags. I’m audreyoka at cox.net
Ginny
Apr 25, 2008 at 8:27 am
I like to use cereal boxes for magazine storage. Just cover with some pretty paper.
LeahSB
Apr 25, 2008 at 8:58 am
I keep t-shirts my boys have outgrown under my kitchen sink and use them to wipe up messes rather than using paper towels.
Jennifer Bogart
Apr 25, 2008 at 9:07 am
In Canada :) - we use compact flu. here because we are off-grid and need to save energy! We use cloth baby wipes for 1. wiping bums and 2. wiping up any sort of spills (not at the same time though!)
And we are having a giveaway for them at our blog until the end of the day, just click on my name :).
jennifer
Apr 25, 2008 at 9:27 am
Baking soda:
Baking
Cleaning
Laundry
My fave all time all purpose item,woohooo!!!
Thanks for the giveaway!!!
Lisa Fosses
Apr 25, 2008 at 10:31 am
I reuse plastic grocery bags to bag things up for donations
Susan Smith
Apr 25, 2008 at 10:47 am
I reuse baggies
Jen
Apr 25, 2008 at 12:36 pm
I reuse plastic grocery bags, plastic sandwich baggies. We use newspapers to clean windows and mirrors, also use mixture of vinegar and water as the cleaning solution. We have been slowly swapping light bulds.
trudee carreiro
Apr 25, 2008 at 1:05 pm
I reuse bags and have bought the green bags from the stores
Gayle Morgan
Apr 25, 2008 at 2:59 pm
We recycle, reuse, compost everything we can. I also pick up trash on the road where I live. I starting selling stuff on eBay so other people can use the items.
Alan Saxon
Apr 25, 2008 at 4:19 pm
I recycle cans, plastic bottles, paper, batteries and would love to win this prize as long as these bulbs don’t contain any mercury. The area I live in doesn’t have a hazardous waste recycling facility. People around here just throw those bulbs in the landfill poisoning our ground water.
Chrysa
Apr 25, 2008 at 5:07 pm
I save all my egg cartons and use them to start garden seeds in the spring. Great prize! Thanks for the giveaway!
Cindy McLalin
Apr 25, 2008 at 6:47 pm
Use a brita filter for you water, not more bottles of plastic in the landfill.
Susan Chester
Apr 25, 2008 at 10:16 pm
I wrap all birthday gifts in the Sunday comics.
Joni Frances
Apr 26, 2008 at 2:55 am
I’m for everything that helps the environment! Thanks for the great contest!
gail
Apr 26, 2008 at 5:57 am
An oldie but a goodie, cardboard boxes are my favorite multi use items. I use them to get the initial purchase home, keep some in the trunk to transfer groceries into so that I don’t run out of my homemade cloth shopping bags, use them for moving (in the past for other people, and soon for me!), and then turn them over to my grandkids to use as trains or spaceships, before using them as a mulch layer in my ‘lasagna’ style planting beds. (I’ve had very good luck keeping weeds down this way)
I am selling my house will every light fitted with a cfl bulb, but I have never been able to find the really small wattage, so this sounds really great. Thanks for doing this!
Tom Showers
Apr 26, 2008 at 6:21 am
I try to always remember to turn lights off in rooms I’m not using.
Marilynn
Apr 26, 2008 at 6:53 am
I recycle everything I can, donate old clothing and household items to my local Head Start program, give some away on Freecycle or Reuseit, and the stuff I can’t part with gets put up in the attic for my kids to go through when I am no longer on this planet. Seriously I am a packrat!
Janice Wright
Apr 26, 2008 at 8:07 am
There’s a great website available to anyone across the country. It’s http://www.freecycle.org. You give away usable items that you would normally throw away. That way they stay out of the landfill!
phillip stacy
Apr 26, 2008 at 9:19 am
Everyone should use these to reduce oil consumption.
reeva
Apr 26, 2008 at 10:44 am
i reuse holy socks as rags for cleaning instead of just throwing them away
Great giveaway! I hope i’m the lucky winner! :)
Sheree Warner
Apr 26, 2008 at 12:24 pm
I use fabric softener sheets to ward off gnats, just put one in your shirt pocket or hanging out the neck or sleeve. It works great without toxic poisons! I also wash out old two liter bottles to store cold water in the fridge.
Elizabeth M.
Apr 26, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Those annoying styrofoam peanuts that are used in packaging are great for re-using as packaging but I also put them in my outside pots. I fill the pots about halfway with the peanuts and then put dirt on top of that. I don’t have to use as much soil in the pot and they are great for drainage as well.
Suzanne Denys
Apr 26, 2008 at 2:04 pm
I buy Method products (no harsh anything), compost kitchen scraps and use in my garden, recycle all my paper, give to thrift shops things I can’t use, buy furniture from IKEA (no harsh glues or fumes there), use a green plug, plant lots of organic plants, fill a water bottle and put it in the tank to use less water, I re-use bags for garbage, presents, stinky diapers, I buy chlorine free diapers, etc.
Veggiemomof2
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:11 pm
How about vinegar & it’s 150,000 uses? lol My fav use for it is fabric softener. I wouldn’t use anything else even if it was free!
Ann Babenco
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Old tired nylon stockings? I use them to tie up my tomato plants…they are stretchy and give so the plant has room to grow!
Catherine copeland
Apr 26, 2008 at 4:56 pm
We use freecyle to get things we need and pass on things that we no longer use so less lands in the dump
Kari Colledge
Apr 26, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Reuse newspaper to clean mirrors and any glass. Also use the funny pages as wrapping paper :)
Alecia Gibson
Apr 26, 2008 at 7:02 pm
I take reusable bags to Wal*Mart with me when I go grocery shopping.
Sarah Stern
Apr 26, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Comics make great wrapping paper!
Brenda F
Apr 26, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Now that we are in a house we are recycling almost everything and have energy efficient bulbs in most, but not all rooms. I plan on replacing the appliances with the most energy efficient models as soon as possible. We are also going to grow our own vegetables.
tricia cecil
Apr 26, 2008 at 9:27 pm
My daughter packs her lunch for school, so instead of using Ziploc bags for her sandwiches, I bought a reusable sandwich container. Also, I don’t even buy paper plates or plastic forks or spoons, I just send her with a spoon from the house, and she brings it home at the end of the day. Oh yeah, and I try not to buy too much papertowel, because if it’s not in the house, people will use the cloth napkins.
Sylvia Belle
Apr 26, 2008 at 9:43 pm
I reuse all packing material
Sand
Apr 26, 2008 at 11:12 pm
All magazines are donated and then recycled.
Rachel
Apr 27, 2008 at 12:02 am
I am a paper crafter and today I got an adorable thank you card in the mail from a baby shower. Instead of throwing it away, as I may have normally done, I cut out the cute little creature on the front to use in a scrapbook page, card or calendar. I also make book marks out of cards that are sent to me.
Another thing I do for my classroom is reuse those CD samples you get in the mail. I attach a ribbon to them and write my name and classroom on them. We use them for bathroom passes and hall passes for my classroom! They work great and its not a big deal if one gets lost or broken.
Jennifer H
Apr 27, 2008 at 12:20 am
Cloth Baby Diapers!
Not only are they a great alternative to the disposable kind that fill up the landfills, but they have soooo many other uses! After you no longer need them for baby, clean them up and use them for your little girls baby dolls. They also make excellent dust cloths and cleaning cloths since they are lint free!
Katherine Frazier
Apr 27, 2008 at 12:44 am
I reuse metal clothes hangers in my garden to help my plants grow straight.
Terri P
Apr 27, 2008 at 12:54 am
Coffee filters for covering food in the microwave and catching splatters…also slip one under a popsicle or paintbrush to catch drips.
Cereal boxes can be made into magazine holders and the inside wax wrap for sticky dishes like making Rice Krispie treats or when drizzling melted chocolate onto pretzels or fruit…it easily comes off.
Oh and last the great trick of getting wax out of carpet by laying down a brown paper bag over it and ironing it into the paper.
Betty C
Apr 27, 2008 at 1:25 am
Old pantyhose are great for staking plants. I recently found bacon in a snap tight container and used the empty container for deli sliced lunch meat.
Pamela Kline
Apr 27, 2008 at 1:41 am
i use comics magazines and maps to wrap packages..
jen gersch
Apr 27, 2008 at 4:38 am
recycley grocery bags
A Casson
Apr 27, 2008 at 6:39 am
Less toilet flushes when possible
Dawn Bates
Apr 27, 2008 at 6:45 am
After finishing up the Altoid Sours (the ones that come in a round tin, they make an awesome storage for PSP games. Since the cartridges are so small, it’s nice to have something to put them in so that they aren’t lost (they are far too expensive).
All Altoid tins can be used for several things. I like to keep needle and thread and a few extra buttons as a travel size sewing kit. Also a travel sized first aid kit with a few Band-Aids, small anti-bacterial cream, and OTC medicines.
Thanks for the giveaway!
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Deci Worland
Apr 27, 2008 at 6:49 am
Cut used T-shirts into cleaning rags, saves on paper towels.
dorothy lazorchik
Apr 27, 2008 at 7:56 am
I use old sheets to make curtains and new skirts and dresses
Bobbye F
Apr 27, 2008 at 8:06 am
I love to plant things in my garden so I have started planting plants that are not only pretty, but help with the breeding and survival of the butterfly!
We love cokes in the cans, but have started to also recycle them… a little cash to buy more cola is great!
I also use boxes and left over Christmas cards to make postcards, and use the wrapping paper to make envelopes!
* * ALiesa * *
Apr 27, 2008 at 8:24 am
* * Used old colored wine bottles to make yard art. We placed a 12′ pole in the ground, drilled holes around the top, put 9″ doweling in each hole and placed the neck of each wine bottle on the doweling. This art catches light and attracts curious birds!
* * Took metel gates (4×7) and put legs on them so they could stand erect. Set the legs in the ground and planted climbing plants at the base. The gate acts as a wall for plants to adhere to.
* * Took half an old wine barrel and made it into a planter.
sally wess
Apr 27, 2008 at 9:05 am
canvas bags, instead of alternatives- seperatye plastic etc. from regular garbage- walk more instead of driving- removed dishwasher– energy efficient appliances—- i can go on forever. it is everyones duty to help our environment.
Amy
Apr 27, 2008 at 9:58 am
We reuse or recycle everything almost. Living out in the country, it just makes sense. We’ve got a compost heap, reuse all wrapping paper and boxes, use the plastic containers food comes in for storage, metal cans for coffee and other items we turn into gifts that the kids make for friends, family, and teachers. Everything that can not be reused in our house is usually recyclable and we put in the recycling receptacles at the kids schools so the schools can get credit/cash for them to help with school programs.
Janet
Apr 27, 2008 at 10:02 am
we save papers after we read them for my mom to put down for her doggie.
Tesa S.
Apr 27, 2008 at 11:26 am
We reuse aluminum foil until it falls to pieces.
dawn horns
Apr 27, 2008 at 11:56 am
Use shop rags in kitchen instead of paper towel.
Sabine Blanch
Apr 27, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Put your kitchen sponge into the dishwasher of regular washer to extend the use of it.
Michael Blanch
Apr 27, 2008 at 12:59 pm
We reuse pasta jars for canning, no need to buy lids and we never had a problem with jars not sealing right. After the final use, the jars then will be recycled.
SHEILA HENIGAR
Apr 27, 2008 at 1:19 pm
I - re use Plastic Bags- From The stores for my little trash cans, Plus I carry to the store my cloth bag to hold items so I have less going in the trash dump.
Donna Kozar
Apr 27, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Reuse plastic bags
Timothy Sternberg
Apr 27, 2008 at 5:40 pm
Empty boxes such as shoe boxes or cereal boxes can also be used to mail things in.
Lori Berman
Apr 27, 2008 at 8:10 pm
I always resuse zip lock type bags
Marie N
Apr 27, 2008 at 8:44 pm
Canvas totes replace paper or plastic when shoppping ans is the best tip I can give anyone…Mother Earth will love you for it.
Miranda Allen
Apr 27, 2008 at 10:03 pm
I collect rainwater
Laura Lee
May 2, 2008 at 9:18 am
The paper that office paper comes wrapped in is thicker and more flexible than normal paper and it makes a great wrapping for packages especially for mailing books.
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