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Step 1Reuse

Reuse. A simple word. A simple idea.

Look at all the stuff you are throwing away. Cans, milk jugs, bottles. Think of all the things you could make with those things!

Here are a few ideas to get you started:

Piggy bank
Pencil holder
kleenex box
the body for your next electronic project.
mould making material (I know an instructable that uses milk jugs to vacuum form.)

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15 comments

Apr 4, 2008. 8:49 PMGorillazMiko says:

Smart. I think this contest is going to be awesome.

Apr 4, 2008. 9:05 PMMr. M (author) says:

oh ya! I cant wait to see some of the instructables!

Apr 4, 2008. 9:10 PMlawizeg says:

I just entered one, and i'm SOOO looking forward to the others! Nice one!

Apr 4, 2008. 10:47 PMMr. M (author) says:

thanks! I cant wait to see all of the interesting ways people have thought of to be green

Mar 29, 2011. 8:40 PMBlindJax says:

I use some glass jars to store left over food in the refrigerator, even some veggies,pasta,seeds. I don't like using plastics all the time and couldn't see throwing away the jars, I use them for nuts and bolts too.

Mar 8, 2010. 5:19 PMAcepilot42 says:

TREE HUGGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Apr 20, 2009. 8:54 PMamericangeiko says:

That's one of the only things I missed about SoCal, the bottle depots. There's NONE of them here which I guess is why we have such a bad trash problem.

Apr 6, 2009. 5:05 AMunknown24 says:

Is the bottle Minute maid pulpy orange? the juice?

May 31, 2008. 1:18 PMtony stark says:

Where I live there are NOplaces to recycle at all! Have any other ideas because I never recycled a bottle like that in my life! But, I really care about the Earth and I don't know what to do with all this stuff and I don't want the ice bergs to melt and flood the Earth.

Jun 11, 2008. 1:37 PMrptbandgeek1707 says:

Save up ALOT of cans and whatnot, rent a youhaul, and make a road trip. I'm not exactly sure about how much the recycling of the cans will of-set the emissions from the truck, but you could probably make a few bucks!