Reuse in the Workshop

Written by Lillian & Dave Brummet


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Any clothing or towels too ragged to donate to a thrift store still have value. Cutrepparttar material into squares of different sizes to use as cleanup rags. Many garages, cabinet shops and backyard mechanics will gratefully accept excess rags. Sewing groups would gladly acceptrepparttar 105344 buttons and zippers gleaned fromrepparttar 105345 clothing. Children’s programs and daycare centers also use buttons for crafts.

Small household appliances that are no longer working can be salvaged for parts. If you are not familiar with this type of operation don’t attempt it - you can always donate them to handymen types that you may know, or appliance repair classes in your community. Handles from pots and pans can come in handy for fashioning custom tools, or they can be used to make a storage box easy to carry. Old utensils can be bent and made into various picks and scrapers.

The workshop can become a veritable stew pot of reuse ideas. As it is not a place commonly viewed by guests or neighbors it will not matter so much ifrepparttar 105346 look is compromised byrepparttar 105347 reused items. Of course,repparttar 105348 most important thing isrepparttar 105349 fact that you are reducing your landfill contribution by takingrepparttar 105350 matter into your own hands and making a difference!



-- Written by Dave and Lillian Brummet based on the concept of their book, Trash Talk. The book offers useful solutions for the individual to reduce waste and better manage resources. A guide for anyone concerned about their impact on the environment. (http://www.sunshinecable.com/~drumit)


Efficiency in the Office

Written by Lillian & Dave Brummet


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We often use sheets of adhesive labels in our office printer. The edges, top and bottom of each used sheet have 1/4" of remaining unused material. These can be trimmed to convenient lengths and stored in a small jar (or other storage container of choice). These labels come in handy when labeling items destined forrepparttar freezer, jam jars, bulk foods or shop and craft supplies.

Keep computer equipment such as external drives, printers and scanners powered off when they are not in use – turn them on only forrepparttar 105342 duration that they are needed. Stand-by power (lights or clock displays) can be eliminated by either using a power bar or by manually unpluggingrepparttar 105343 equipment. Sleeprepparttar 105344 computer duringrepparttar 105345 day when not in use (lunch, coffee, or meetings) and turn all equipment off before leaving atrepparttar 105346 end ofrepparttar 105347 day. These are some simple suggestions, yet they will save time, money, and resources, which is inrepparttar 105348 best interest of any office.



-- Written by Dave and Lillian Brummet based on the concept of their book, Trash Talk. The book offers useful solutions for the individual to reduce waste and better manage resources. A guide for anyone concerned about their impact on the environment. (http://www.sunshinecable.com/~drumit)


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