More items are being recycled and finding a use for those materials has become easier. From aluminum cans to glass jars, consumers can find a use for just about anything that was once considered trash. Whether repurposing an item at home or taking items to the local recycling center, the space saved in a landfill is worth the effort.
Glass Jars
Reusing glass jars takes little effort. The smallest baby-food jars to the largest pasta-sauce jars can turn into craft storage. Decorate a medium-size jar and place on your desk as a penholder. Clean a large jar, and place some gravel and a small aquatic plant in the bottom to make a home for a betta fish. Jars are easy homes for bettas because they need less care than other fish, according to Thrifty Fun. The simplest way to reuse glass jars is to clean them and place them with your drinking glasses. This way, you'll continue to use them and save money by not buying new glasses.
Aluminum Cans
Aluminum cans offer a unique recycling option since, within 60 days, a can is used, recycled and back on store shelves. According to Earth911, the aluminum can is the most recycled consumer product in the United States. Aluminum cans can be reused at home for many craft projects. Cut open soda cans to make waterproof, embossed plant tags. When recycled on a large scale, soda cans can even end up as aluminum siding.
Clothing
Clothing is easily passed from one person to another, making it a quick and easy item to recycle. Those clothes that cannot be moved to a new owner because of wear can be cut up and used for crafts. From cleaning rags to quilt squares, a pair of scissors and old shirts and pants can create many household items. Old jeans can be transformed into a denim purse by simply cutting off the legs and sewing the bottom closed. An outgrown baby’s dress makes the perfect-sized clothespin holder when placed on a baby hanger after the bottom has been sewn together.
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