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Unusual Ways you can use Banana Peels [Infographic]

March 24April 5Posted in Food, Garden & Nature, Sustainable Guide, Upcycle / Repurpose / ReuseTagged banana peels, compost, frugal living, gardening, hacks, infographic, tips, zero waste1 Comment

For those of us with gardens or composting bins, the answer is obvious – mulch it and put it back in the ground. But for apartment dwellers – and there are a lot of us – it all too often goes straight into the bin. So what can the environmentally-inclined connoisseur of bananas do with those leftover peels? Well how about polishing your silverware ahead of your next dinner party, or using banana peels as part of your New Year’s juice-detox diet? All you need to do is add the skins to a pot of boiling water, extracting the juices and giving you a tasty addition to your smoothie mixture.

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Reusing disposable Chopsticks

March 5March 14Posted in DIY, Upcycle / Repurpose / ReuseTagged art, chopsticks, disposable, diy, ideas, inspiration, recycle, Recycling, repurpose, reuse, tutorials, upcycle, Upcycling8 Comments

“If you eat Asian food, you have the experience of using single-use chopsticks. Almost 25 million trees and bamboo plants are needed. So, in order to avoid such waste, people started repurposing them.“

ecotip: Have your own set of reusable chopsticks, and whenever you go to a restaurant or order takeout, tell them not to include chopsticks 🙂

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Creative ways to Repurpose Furniture [Infographic]

February 27February 26Posted in DIY, Upcycle / Repurpose / ReuseTagged creative, crib, dresser, furniture, infographic, old, Recycling, reurpose, reuse, stepladder, upcycle, Upcycling2 Comments

Nobody likes getting rid of beloved pieces of furniture, but sometimes they just don’t work for the house anymore! Repurpose your old pieces to keep them and give them a new function in your home. Look over this Bay Area consignment infographic to get ideas.

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Reusing Plastic Pull Tabs

February 20February 16Posted in DIY, Plastic, Upcycle / Repurpose / ReuseTagged crafts, diy, inspiration, Milk, plastic, plug, pop, pull tab, recycle, Recycling, reduce, repurpose, reuse, ring, tab, top, tutorials, upcycle, Upcycling3 Comments

Updated: June 2016

You know these things, you may see them every single day if you drink milk or juice from tetra pak. Since we landed to Heidelberg, I’ve been collecting these plastic pull tabs hoping one day to upcycle / repurpose them, but it has been difficult to find really cool ideas, but today I decided to put together the ones that are really worth sharing. The most common one you find plenty of tutorials about is the ring for kids, but here are others that may be of interest. Now I just have to choose one to start with on my own!

Hope you find them inspirational and if you have an idea of your own or you have seen something not showing here, let us know! Any contribution is welcome 🙂

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Why Recycle Bras? [Infographic]

January 23June 23Posted in Fabric, Sustainable Guide, Upcycle / Repurpose / ReuseTagged bra, bra recyclers, carbon footprint, clothing, donate, eco, infographic, recycle, Recycling, reuse, textile, upcycleLeave a comment

Think Before You Toss Your Bra

Written by: Jana Shaw | @Jana_C_Shaw

According to the Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles (SMART) Association, 95% of textiles, worn or torn, can be recycled but only 15% are actually recycled. The rest of those textiles go into our landfills and add to the growing numbers of post-consumer textile waste. Furthermore, textile recycling not only positively impacts the environment, but also impacts us as a society.

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