Reuse

Many household articles can be reused rather than discarded. If you don't want to reuse items in any of the ways described here, try contacting your local school, preschool, daycare, community center, or recreation center. Teachers and craft instructors are often looking for household items for art projects.

Either select an article from the following list or scroll through this file.

Aluminum pie plates Bath Mats Belts
Bottle caps Carpet remnants Ceramic tile
Chipped coffee mugs Christmas trees Coffee filters
Corks Detergent squeeze bottles Eyeglasses
Fancy doilies Glass jars Hangers
Ironing board covers Jars with shaker tops Junk mail
Lemon/lime squeeze containers Lone earrings Lunch kits and containers
Memory machines Mesh bags Napkins
Old greeting cards Old cushions Packing cardboard
Paper towel alternatives Party decorations Plastic berry baskets
Plastic trays Polystyrene packing chips Quilts
Rental partyware Sand boxes Scrap paper
Shopping bags Soap chips Shower curtains
Tablecloths and sheets Telephone books Tie racks
Utensils Vases Vinyl Flooring
Watches Xerox Copies Yogurt Containers
Zippers

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Aluminum pie plates

Bath Mats

Belts

Bottle caps

Carpet remnants

Ceramic tile

Use chipped mugs as planters

Chipped coffee mugs

Christmas trees

  • Buy a potted live tree instead of a cut tree for Christmas. Try using it for a number of years before planting it permanently outside.

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    Coffee filters

    Corks

    Detergent squeeze bottles

    Eyeglasses

    Fancy doilies

    Use glass jars for storage

    Glass jars

    Hangers

    Ironing board covers

    Jars with shaker tops

    Junk mail

    Lemon/lime squeeze containers

    Lone earrings

    Lunch kits and containers

    Memory machines

    Mesh bags

    Napkins

    Old greeting cards

    Old cushions

    Packing cardboard

    Paper towel alternatives

    Party decorations

    Plastic berry baskets

    Plastic trays

    Polystyrene packing chips

    Quilts

    Rental partyware

    Sand boxes

    Scrap paper

    Shopping bags

    Soap chips

    Shower curtains

    Tablecloths and sheets

    Telephone books

    Tie racks

    Utensils

    Vases

    Vinyl Flooring

    Watches

    Xerox Copies

    Yogurt Containers

    Zippers