Monday, August 3, 2009

MakeMeSustainable Mondays: Is your trash useful?

Welcome to our regular Monday-morning blog feature, where we share easy tips and DIY projects that you can do this week to live more sustainably!

If you haven't already setup your sustainability profile at MakeMeSustainable, you can start by visiting http://makemesustainable.com. If you live in Chapel Hill/Carrboro, you'll automatically join our local group! The Chapel Hill/Carrboro “carbon tree” already has over 280 members who have reduced their annual emissions by over 70 tons. Join us!

This week's project: Giving "trash" a second life
Ever since winning a "trash art" contest as a child, I've been interested in all the creative ways in which folks reuse their trash. If you need some help thinking of new uses for your old stuff, I would like to direct your attention to the following "13 Trash-to-Craft Ideas" post recently written by Kim Carlson. She has fun reuse ideas for tissue box & baby wipe containers, yogurt & cream cheese containers, old photos, glass jars, aluminum cans, old popsicle sticks, crayon nubs, and more!

Check it out at:
http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/reuse-garbage-47072703?src=rss