26 things you can reuse at home

Tips for a more sustainable life and knowing how to reuse materials

Check out tips for reusing items from home

Even though it is very important, the recycling process uses energy, fuel and transport time for trucks that collect garbage in homes, and then take the waste to cooperatives and recyclers. Not to mention the energy from the machines, the transport of the recycled product to new factories, etc. All of these tasks are necessary to mitigate environmental damage, but they also generate emissions that can unbalance the greenhouse effect, contributing to global warming. Therefore, before sending an item for recycling, it is very important that it has been used to its fullest. By extending the useful life of objects through reuse, the recycling process becomes much more qualitative.

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O eCycle portal shows you below how to reuse various items present in your daily life:

  1. Reuse blankets and towels. If you have pets, spread out old blankets and towels you no longer use where they can sit and sleep. Old towels can also become floor cloths;
  2. Fruit and vegetable seeds do not need to go to waste. Plant them in the backyard or in small pots, make a home garden or start your home composting, reducing your organic waste generation, greenhouse gas emissions and alleviating landfills;
  3. This one is to reuse heat energy. In cold weather, after using the oven, leave its door open to heat the room, after turning it off;
  4. Coffee grounds can be a great ally for the healthy growth of your plants;
  5. Imagine adopting the use of a natural Christmas tree, reusing it throughout the year as well as habitat for other beings, decorating your garden or porch of your home and waiting for birds and insects to visit;
  6. Reuse cardboard boxes and bubble wrap to store dishes and fragile items when organizing a move;
  7. Carpets are items that are difficult to recycle. If you have one of those that is already stained or smelly, try removing the stains with a homemade recipe. If the problem is that your rug is quite old, it can be restored and given a second life. There are specific stores that do this service;
  8. Reuse food scraps and husks and all the organic material in your home or practice composting at home. Know what not to go to the composter and follow the step by step to apply this sustainable technique in your daily life;
  9. Reuse butter and margarine containers or other pots of this nature to store food leftovers in general;
  10. Old clothes can become cleaning cloths. It's also possible to turn your old t-shirt into a sustainable bag;
  11. Reuse the stuffing from old pillows and comforters to make pillows. Also take the opportunity to transform pillowcases into rags;
  12. Keep the wrapping paper from any gift you received to use it again when giving someone a gift;
  13. Use newspapers, magazines and other paper products to help transport fragile items;
  14. After children play in mountable children's pools, which do not use chlorinated water, reuse the water to water plants and shrubs;
  15. Did you find a paint can that's been in the closet for a long time? If it is no longer within the expiration date, know what to do with the leftovers of paints, varnishes and solvents, but if you are still alive, look for rooms and objects in your house that can receive a new look;
  16. Glass containers with a lid can be used to store leftover food or to hold a candy such as jelly. Learn how to remove adhesive glue from glass jars;
  17. Reuse your old toothbrush when cleaning hard-to-reach places (see more);
  18. Don't know what to do with stale bread? Cut them into slices and put them in the oven to make delicious toast. You can also make a bread pudding or chop them up and throw them in the yard to feed birds;
  19. With PET bottle caps it is possible to make your own checkers game, for example. Just collect pieces of two different colors;
  20. Plastic straws should be avoided, but if you have some at home, you can turn them into beads, as shown in the video;
  21. Aluminum foil can be carefully cleaned so that food can be repackaged;
  22. CDs can become mosaics, mirrors and other things;
  23. Dry leaves, twigs, and shrubs in your yard can be great for fertilizing the soil;
  24. The toothpaste tube can be transformed into a small purse;
  25. Seafood shells can be broken off to decorate the garden;
  26. Toilet paper tubes can be used for children to make crafts or even play bowling, replacing the pins. They can be used as seedbeds, as gift boxes or even a pen holder. And if you don't have the patience for a upcycle, your dog or cat may also enjoy playing with them.

Many of these items, once reused, can be recycled. Know where and how to properly dispose of or donate items you no longer use.



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