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Uses for Small Styrofoam Ice Chests

How can I recycle small Styrofoam ice chests? Medication is delivered in these ice chests once a month and they are really piling up. Inside the ice chests are ice packets that I can't find another use for. Any advise on how to recycle the Styrofoam?

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Uses for Shower Caps

My Dollar store sells like 10 shower caps for a dollar. They have endless uses. Great bowl covers at a picnic. I cut 2 little holes in them slide one over my hand when I paint, when I take a break, pull the cap over the brush to prevent drying out.

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Uses for Old Trophies

I am looking for ideas on recycled trophies. One was for lamps and the other for special Olympics. Could you let me know any more?

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Uses for Pizza Boxes

My sister family and mine have to order 4 to 6 pizzas every time we want pizza to feed our large families, we would like to know if anyone has any ideas on what we can do with the pizza boxes (besides throw them away)? We welcome any ideas you may have. Thanks

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Uses for Oatmeal Containers

I have a lot of round oatmeal boxes. Any ideas of what I could make or use them for? Thanks

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Recycling Birthday and Greeting Cards

Any suggestions for recycling old birthday and greeting cards?

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Uses for old computers and equipment?

Hello Frugal Friends, I've got a question for you. I bought a new computer last year, and now I want to know what to do with my old one. It's become a eye sore in my computer room. How do I go about disposing it properly? Thanks for all the help.

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Uses for Liquid Laundry Detergent Caps

The question this morning about laundry powder scoops got me to thinking about the amount of plastic in my house.

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Uses for Laundry Soap Scoops?

Looking for ideas to use those plastic laundry scoops from powered detergent. Any ideas?

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Uses for Old Tires

Ways to reuse old tires as posted by the ThriftyFun community. I made a hanging table with a tire. I bought a wood round the size of the tire. I drilled 4 holes through the wood and the tire. and hung it with heavy duty chain.

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Use for Crystal Light Canisters

I am on Nutrisystem and using Crystal Light like it is going out of style. Any ideas on what to do with the containers? They are a nice weight with a lid and other then storing little things in I just can't think of something else to do with them.

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Uses For Old Calendars

What do you do with old calendars? Here are ideas submitted from the ThriftyFun community. What I like to do with the old calendars is to cut out the photographs and then use them in various crafts such as decoupage or paper crafting.

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Uses for Tuna Cans

Tips for reusing empty tuna cans from the ThriftyFun community. Post your own ideas here.

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Uses for Old T-Shirts

What do you do with old T-shirts?

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Uses for Cat Litter Buckets

Does anybody have any ideas on what to do with the 35 lb. buckets cat litter comes in besides the obvious storage containers. I have given a lot away but hate to throw them out.

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Uses for Glass Pot Cover

I am looking for ideas of what can be done with a glass pot cover. it is about 9" in diameter and has a plastic round handle in its center. Long ago I had to get rid of the pot (the Teflon was all scratched). But the lid is perfectly good. It does not fit any other pots.

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Uses for Old Watches

Creative ideas for reusing old and broken watches from our ThriftyFun community.

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Uses for Used Tea Bags

I'm finding that I'm going through a lot of tea bags lately, and as good as it is to throw them in for composting, I was wondering if anyone here knows of any other uses?

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Uses for Frozen Juice Concentrate Lids

Hate to throw out the metal disks that come from the ends of frozen juice concentrate "tubes"? They're such a nice heavy-duty metal with no sharp edges. Here are some recycling ideas from our creative ThriftyFun community.

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Uses for Napkin Rings

Are there any other uses for napkin rings? I received 12 pewter ones many years ago as a wedding gift, and I have never used them.

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Uses For Old Calendars

Uses For Old CalendarsWhat do you do with old calendars? Here are ideas submitted from the ThriftyFun community. What I like to do with the old calendars is to cut out the photographs and then use them in various crafts such as decoupage or paper crafting.


Uses for Tissue Boxes

Uses for Tissue BoxesHere are some creative ways to reuse tissue boxes. Post your own ideas below.


Uses for Frozen Juice Concentrate Lids

Uses for Frozen Juice Concentrate LidsHate to throw out the metal disks that come from the ends of frozen juice concentrate "tubes"? They're such a nice heavy-duty metal with no sharp edges. Here are some recycling ideas from our creative ThriftyFun community.


Uses for Old Tires

Uses for Old TiresWays to reuse old tires as posted by the ThriftyFun community. I made a hanging table with a tire. I bought a wood round the size of the tire. I drilled 4 holes through the wood and the tire. and hung it with heavy duty chain.