Environmental stewardship definitely encompasses more than the buzzword recycling.
Reusing items saves us money, reduces waste, and is a way to do something positive for the environment.
One thing that I love about my best friend is that she passes on her son's clothing to my youngest son. Since he's only 8 and the clothes she passes on are in things he likes to wear, I'm still able to get him to wear the clothes that are in great shape. We use the clothes that have seen lots of wear for play and work clothes. In my home recycling station I have boxes and bags of these clothes to pass on to my sister and another friend.
My mom also does her part for the environment when she passes on loads magazines to me. She gets them from her sister, her gets them from her sister-in-law, who gets them from subscriptions, I guess. I haven't bought a magazine or subscription in over 5 years and have at least 100 in waiting for me to read before I pass them on to appreciative neighbors and friends.
How do use reuse items? Do you have tips you are willing to share?
If you'd like more information regarding reusing go to Squidoo to learn about everyday household items that can be reused. Some of the suggestions are a bit more than I am willing to do, but there were some very useful tips too.
I usually wash ziplock bags and reuse them. The exception is when they've had something really greasy or raw meat in them. I'm actually trying to use containers now rather than baggies because of the environment. I now use cloth grocery bags too, so no more plastic bags at my house - generally speaking.
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