I did not know until I read it somewhere that recycling companies manage to salvage a huge 70% of waste from garbage skip hire. Unless you would like to work for such a company and help the eco-system, you will find that you are able to recycle the vast majority of your household waste yourself and send less junk off to the garbage dumps and skip-hire waste management.
The world is becoming overwhelmed by plastic - it washes up on the beaches, it lies around in garbage dumps for ever and very little of it biodegrades even after many years. Mothers, think about using toweling diapers instead of disposable ones. There are many new designs on the market which could mean that instead of using hundreds of diapers over a period of time, you will only need a few. These come with inner linings which are completely washable. Think of the huge amount of saving this will result in! Take those dollars and put them into an account for yourself or your baby to enjoy later or put it to better use that diapers which clog up our sensitive eco-system.
Indulge yourself by spending a relaxing time on the world-wide web finding ways in which you can recycle those soft and hard plastic containers into useful products. For example, a milk bottle can easily be altered into a scoop for a child's sandpit. You can save yourself an enormous amount of money on purchasing toys for toddlers. Make watering cans out of plastic and toys for the bath or an imaginary shop. You are not only stimulating your child's imagination but once again, saving money in a stressed economy.
Invest in an earthworm farm or make your own with instructions from the Internet. Into this recycling wonder you will be able to place not only most of your garden waste but also the wasted vegetables and fruit from your kitchen (except for banana peels, earthworms hate them!). These worms turn your waste into the richest garden mulch you ever saw. This then goes back into your garden to grow your own vegetables and feed your trees, shrubs, flowers and lawn.
Recycle newspaper by using it to shine your windows and shower doors to perfection using simple spirit vinegar diluted in water. Newspaper can also be impregnated with organic pesticide, soaked and placed around plants in the garden and pot plants. This not only keeps them hydrated longer but also keeps destructive insects at bay.
Newspaper mixed with wallpaper glue makes wonderful paper pulp. Place the paper pulp around a wire frame in the shape of a bird or fish or whatever suits your fancy and let it dry. Smooth your creations over with crack-filler and paint them with left-over paint to sell for pin money or to raise money for charities. Keep boxes and cartons neatly opened and packed according to size in the top of your garage. The next time you need a box for mailing use or for moving, you will know exactly where to find it.
Visit glass-cutting factories and ask them to give you the scraps of glass they usually throw into their tip. If you collect them regularly, you may find they will put them aside for you. Paint them if not colored already and create lovely glass objects by gluing them together or hanging them as pretty wind chimes all over your garden. Use them to create mosaics. Do the same at tiling factories. Start a community project. The sky is your limit.
The beauty of recycling and avoiding the tip is that not only do you enhance your environment ecologically but you will also find yourself spending less pennies.
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