Comments on: Take the Time to Recycle http://www.makeandtakes.com/take-the-time-to-recycle Craft Ideas, Kids Crafts, Recipes and More Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:22:44 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Beth http://www.makeandtakes.com/take-the-time-to-recycle#comment-18119 Beth Tue, 05 May 2009 06:48:24 +0000 http://www.makeandtakes.com/?p=3405#comment-18119 I was so happy to find out that we can put paper in our green yard waste dumpster for city pick up - makes it so much easier for me to recycle cardboard boxes which it seems like I use to throw away so many!! I was so happy to find out that we can put paper in our green yard waste dumpster for city pick up – makes it so much easier for me to recycle cardboard boxes which it seems like I use to throw away so many!!

]]> By: Amber http://www.makeandtakes.com/take-the-time-to-recycle#comment-17582 Amber Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:21:32 +0000 http://www.makeandtakes.com/?p=3405#comment-17582 Love the links for reusing items. That seems to be my greatest weakness in saving Mother Earth. Love the links for reusing items. That seems to be my greatest weakness in saving Mother Earth.

]]> By: Gina http://www.makeandtakes.com/take-the-time-to-recycle#comment-17512 Gina Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:57:13 +0000 http://www.makeandtakes.com/?p=3405#comment-17512 These are great tips - good reminders and surprising recycling tips that a lot of people don't know. It's so important that recycled containers don't have any food left in them - it contaminates the "batch" and in some areas they'll just throw that batch out because there's not the resources to sort and clean. Most areas also have recycling centers that will take large items that your garbage/recycle service won't. Things like electronics, metal, furniture, etc. Since we haven't tackled a compost bin yet, we put what we can in our yard debris can. As long as it's what we would typically put in the compost (carrot tops, broccoli stems, eggshells, etc.) then they'll take it. Not all cities do this so check with yours. We love toilet paper tube art in our house too! Just last night, my daughter spent the time she normally would have watched TV (since it's Turn Off week) making beautiful pictures on an empty tube. Here's a few more ideas for those tubes that we all end up with: http://twurl.nl/ff250a Thanks for sharing these tips and ideas! These are great tips – good reminders and surprising recycling tips that a lot of people don’t know. It’s so important that recycled containers don’t have any food left in them – it contaminates the “batch” and in some areas they’ll just throw that batch out because there’s not the resources to sort and clean.

Most areas also have recycling centers that will take large items that your garbage/recycle service won’t. Things like electronics, metal, furniture, etc.

Since we haven’t tackled a compost bin yet, we put what we can in our yard debris can. As long as it’s what we would typically put in the compost (carrot tops, broccoli stems, eggshells, etc.) then they’ll take it. Not all cities do this so check with yours.

We love toilet paper tube art in our house too! Just last night, my daughter spent the time she normally would have watched TV (since it’s Turn Off week) making beautiful pictures on an empty tube. Here’s a few more ideas for those tubes that we all end up with: http://twurl.nl/ff250a

Thanks for sharing these tips and ideas!

]]> By: Julie Griffith http://www.makeandtakes.com/take-the-time-to-recycle#comment-17504 Julie Griffith Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:15:17 +0000 http://www.makeandtakes.com/?p=3405#comment-17504 I love to get crafty with little things that aren't as easy to recycle. I have a bin for my kids with little plastic bottle caps and things they can create with. Another item that preschool teachers always find fun uses for are toilet tissue tubes. I even made some little scrapbooks with them. Yes, it's true! http://paperjewels.blogspot.com/2009/01/toilet-tissue-tube-book-and-tutorial.html Jewels I love to get crafty with little things that aren’t as easy to recycle. I have a bin for my kids with little plastic bottle caps and things they can create with. Another item that preschool teachers always find fun uses for are toilet tissue tubes. I even made some little scrapbooks with them. Yes, it’s true!
http://paperjewels.blogspot.com/2009/01/toilet-tissue-tube-book-and-tutorial.html
Jewels

]]> By: Melissa http://www.makeandtakes.com/take-the-time-to-recycle#comment-17502 Melissa Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:18:56 +0000 http://www.makeandtakes.com/?p=3405#comment-17502 I need to do better at recycling. I keep every plastic container and they just sit in my cupboard. I need to do better at recycling. I keep every plastic container and they just sit in my cupboard.

]]> By: Cynthia I http://www.makeandtakes.com/take-the-time-to-recycle#comment-17495 Cynthia I Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:30:59 +0000 http://www.makeandtakes.com/?p=3405#comment-17495 We recycle weekly here and we fill a big rubbermaid (it has a lid) every week! Lots to recycle. We also started to compost and that cut down our trash a lot. You would be amazed at how much you can reduce by doing small things. We recycle weekly here and we fill a big rubbermaid (it has a lid) every week! Lots to recycle. We also started to compost and that cut down our trash a lot. You would be amazed at how much you can reduce by doing small things.

]]> By: Onna Holland http://www.makeandtakes.com/take-the-time-to-recycle#comment-17493 Onna Holland Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:00:18 +0000 http://www.makeandtakes.com/?p=3405#comment-17493 I love the double garbage can, too! We all have to recycle more! Onna I love the double garbage can, too! We all have to recycle more!

Onna

]]> By: Jen http://www.makeandtakes.com/take-the-time-to-recycle#comment-17491 Jen Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:50:50 +0000 http://www.makeandtakes.com/?p=3405#comment-17491 Love the double garbage can! Great post- so important to recycle!! Jen Creative and Curious Kids! Love the double garbage can! Great post- so important to recycle!!

Jen
Creative and Curious Kids!

]]> By: Fawn http://www.makeandtakes.com/take-the-time-to-recycle#comment-17490 Fawn Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:31:27 +0000 http://www.makeandtakes.com/?p=3405#comment-17490 I've been called the recycling Nazi before, and I don't mind it at all. However, I think we need to remember that even more important than recycling is first REDUCING the amount of waste we produce, and second RE-USING things. I always feel rather guilty when I bring perfectly good cardboard boxes for recycling; they'd make great moving boxes and it's much better use of energy to reuse something than to shred it down just to make another perfectly good box! I’ve been called the recycling Nazi before, and I don’t mind it at all. However, I think we need to remember that even more important than recycling is first REDUCING the amount of waste we produce, and second RE-USING things. I always feel rather guilty when I bring perfectly good cardboard boxes for recycling; they’d make great moving boxes and it’s much better use of energy to reuse something than to shred it down just to make another perfectly good box!

]]> By: Kara http://www.makeandtakes.com/take-the-time-to-recycle#comment-17489 Kara Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:34:06 +0000 http://www.makeandtakes.com/?p=3405#comment-17489 I also get lazy about rinsing out cans and things that I could recycle. I really should be better about that. I really like that double garbage can, that would look much nicer than our recycle box by the overflowing garbage can lol. I also get lazy about rinsing out cans and things that I could recycle. I really should be better about that. I really like that double garbage can, that would look much nicer than our recycle box by the overflowing garbage can lol.

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