Giving materials and objects an additional life by using them again, rather than [recycling] or discarding them.
Giving materials and objects an additional life by using them again, rather than recycling or discarding them.
Questions tagged [reuse]
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Reuse or "dollar vote"?
I'm a big fan of reusing and if I really need to buy something, I buy it used. For example, I've been using second hand or refurbished phones for many years. However, while that is good for the environment (because fewer phones need to be produced),…
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How can I extend the life of mobile phones that can't be used in my country anymore?
I own two "dumbphones" that are now useless in Australia because they rely on the 2G network, which is being phased out entirely this year (2017).
The two phones work perfectly fine, an I'd rather see them further used before being recycled.
Is…
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What are useful uses for orange peel?
Lately, I'm getting more or less addicted to oranges and I'm collection way too much orange peel compared to what my starting compost heap can handle.. Is there something I do with it, other than throwing it in the garbage can?
I read about using an…
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Which dishwasher program is best to conserve the plates?
I was arguing with my wife over which dishwasher program to use. I want to use the eco program because it is most environmentally friendly, but she countered that the long program (3:30h) puts more strain on the dishes and results in them having to…
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How to avoid planned obsolescence when buying a second hand smartphone
Since I think buying a second hand smartphone will please the environment more than buying a new one I am planning to buy one. I already considered things like quality, battery etc. But there is still one more thing I am not sure about: Planned…
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Ideas for Altoid cans?
My wife is 'addicted' to Altoids. We have hundreds of empty cans and have already recycled thousands. I was thinking I could put them to good use at home. Looking for ideas.
'altoid tins' by 'secret agent josephine' on Flickr
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How I use/clean this old SIGG bottle that makes water taste bad?
In my furnished apartment I found a 0.6 litres SIGG bottle from unknown year and previous tenant.
It makes the water taste bad (not clearly a metallic taste, somewhat different or more in addition to that) and also I found out that old SIGG bottles…
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What is more sustainable than putting peanut butter jars in the trash?
Given two courses of action a1 and a2, there exist times such that we can classify action a1 as more sustainable than a2 (relatively speaking).
Suppose that one of the two actions is to put peanut butter jars in the trash. By "trash", I mean that…
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