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What To Do With Old Bed Linens and Sheets

What To Do With Old Bed Linens and Sheets Replacing bed linens and towels is a necessary part of life, one that—with a little effort and creativity—can be done with…

Upcycling IKEA Bags Ideas

Upcycling IKEA Bags Ideas
I see people using old IKEA bags at the laundromat and grocery store all the time. They’re capacious, tough as nails, lightweight, easily folded flat, inexpensive at a buck, and easy…

Fredrika Syren
Zero Waste, Zero Waste Home
Oct, 03, 2022
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DIY Mason Jar Herb Garden

Let’s explore the fun of DIY Mason Jar Herb Garden
Come springtime, I always have a glut of empty mason jars that have been emptied gradually over the fall and winter. They clutter up our…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening
Jun, 29, 2022
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Zero Waste—Upcycled Crayons

If you have kids, chances are you also have a stash of broken and /or old crayons. Most people, I assume, throw them out, so tons of non-biodegradable crayons end up in landfills every…

Fredrika Syren
Zero Waste, Zero Waste Kids
Apr, 08, 2020
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Products Made from Ocean Plastic

By Larraine Roulston:
Approximately 40 years ago, scientists began to study ocean pollution. During the 1990s, they discovered the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch — an array of discarded floating plastics that have formed an…

Larraine Roulston
zWorld
Jun, 19, 2018
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Denim Jeans Recycling

By Fredrica Syren:
This last summer my husband had two of his denim Levis jeans rip and become unwearable. And my kids, well, they go through jeans as if they were being dragged on the ground all day long. Of course I try to patch and repair as best as…

Fredrika Syren
Zero Waste, Zero Waste Clothes
Sep, 02, 2016
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Ways To Repurpose Old Wine Corks

By Kim Robson:
Cork comes from the bark tissue of the Quercus suber (Cork Oak) tree, which is native to southwest Europe and northwest Africa. Because cork is impermeable, buoyant, elastic and fire retardant, it…

Kim Robson
zHousehold
Jul, 23, 2015
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