Recycling things

I agree with angadp's views. Food is indeed energy of god that is the only reason why it can energise us. A very efficient barter system still exists as he described and it eliminated the wastage and also provides for some useful items.

wow, all i do with the used papers (usually the computer printed drafts) is to use the other side for scraps. thanks for sharing that info, that's cool!

That's nice. I've told someone about using wet newspaper, then a dry one, to clean mirrors. See/note other suggestions from the rest. Everyone has good ideas.

Never too late to start! Read others' comments/tips and do your bit.

It's really nice to know the growing number of people who practice recycling. Let's pass it on not only to our family but also to the rest of our communities. Oh yes it seems unforgivable to just put usable things in the garbage.

my way of recycling is by collecting seeminlgy useless stuff, which ppl just trash away. i use that stuff in my craft designing and creative stuff that i come up with. you should see what wonders trash can do at times. for instance once i made a lamp shade out of caps of fizzy drink bottles like 'pepsi', 'coke', 'mirinda', 'fanta' or any brand whatsoever! however, i also end up collecting waste this way at times. recently i opened up my drawer to find a huge collection of dried n used up highlighters, had been hoping to get some idea on how to make an effective use of them. couldn't use them in making table mats, coz the chemicals in them, cud be highly toxic if orally consumed by mistake. so finally today i ended up throwing them away!!

You're so right. It feels good that you don't have to keep buying things that you already have in hand. My problem sometimes is, if I need something that I know I did not throw away, I can't find it. Then I find it when I don't need it anymore. Part of growing old, maybe.

Why not? It's not too late to start. See suggestions and comments from others who have participated in this discussion.

Good practice of recycling water, especially in hot countries. We do that too in the Philippines. Thanks for your useful comment.

Thanks for the excellent tips. I'm sure everybody can learn from you. You are a very special nobody. Keep up the good work!

Correct. You really never know when some things come in handy so I also keep small stuff somewhere easy to find for as long as I have room for them.

Yes it's my photo. Thank you for your comment. I hope you will learn/get ideas from the other members' comments and join us in recycling.

Hey thanks. I learned new things from you and so do the others too I'm sure. Sometimes I use paper towel rolls for tidying up pieces of strings or wires, or for storing small plastic bags in. I'm so glad I raised this discussion because I have learned so many tips and suggestions from everyone. Merry Christmas!

Hey, that's recycling too! At least you don't throw away useful things. Thanks for your comment.

That's very good. People can learn from your ideas. Keep up the good work!

That's very good. I also keep and reuse plastic bags. They always come in handy and re-usable many times. Thanks for your contribution.

That's something new! This practice should be noted by government and people doing the road works. Thanks for contributing to our knowledge.

I know, coz I'm Filipino too and quite stingy like you. Little scraps of food end up in fried rice, di ba? Thanks for your comments.

Thanks for the useful tips. I recycle food too, of course making sure these are not rotten yet. Like leftover fish, I make into a sweet-sour dish, and small bits and pieces of pork, chicken, etc, I put together in fried rice. I love shopping in thrift shops. We need more 'weird' people in this world.

Yes it is and we all should practice it, learning from each other different useful tips and suggestions. We all can work together to save Mother Earth from all the trash created by man.

Right. But usually I just give them away to the poor children in our community who roam around collecting recyclable items. They sell these things to junk shops. Sometimes I leave it for my maid to collect the money and she keeps it for herself.

Good comment, Red. You are so right. I have just put out 2 old tv sets gathering dust at my backyard. We need to pass on to the younger generation this important practice of recycling in this dying world.