What Have You "Repurposed"?

I use the bags out of my empty cereal boxes. I dust them out and fold them and stick them in a dwarer. When i need to wrap a leftover , i just use the bag and fold it over or wrap a rubber band around the end.

I re-use glass pasta jars- I wash them and then fill them with homemade tomato soup , leave some head space for expansion, and stick them int he freezer. after they have froze up a bit I cap them.

When my bath towel gets a hole in it, it becomes cut down into kitchen rags. Old socks and underwear go into the rag box for painting rags and such.

Scraps of small soap get put into a glass jar. Eventually i will make new bars with it.

When my kids jeans get really holy or too small, I take off the pockets, and then use those pockets as patches on the knees of another pair of jeans. It's cute- i glue them on with fabric glue.

Food scraps and coffee grounds go into a kitty litter flip top bucket just outside my kitchen door. Eventually it makes its way to the compost heap.

We homeschool- so we use yesterdays spelling paper- turn it over, and use the back for todays spelling list.

My shopping list goes on the back of discarded junk mail envelopes. My cupons go inside of it.

ziplocs get washed and reused.

Christmas cards can become next years tags- cut the picture off the front of the cards.
Tuna cans , both sides cut off, become rings for egg molds, or hamburger patty molds. Yopliat cups can be molds for soaps.

Bacon grease ALWAYS gets saved (its the tastiest, best grease ever) put into a screw cap jar and into the fridge.

I save all glass jars. I use them as drinking glasses and for food storage. I've gotten rid of almost all the plastic in my kitchen.

Recycled or repurposed?

I'm also an avid freecycler. Kids' stuff is commonly swapped and the stuff that swaps is usually the stuff in good condition that is made to last, like Little Tykes.

I've also used one of my or my husband's old shirts for smocks. Baby clothes become doll clothes. Plastic coffee containers become drums or art supply holders.

I donate useful items (clothing, toys, furniture, toiletries, etc) to the women's shelter.

I save bacon grease because my dogs love it when I put a little taste of it on their dinner.

I will put paper and some plastic goods in the recycle bin for city pick up.

My garbage can is usually filled to the rim weekly for pickup. I do not reuse plastic ziplocs but I do reuse the plastic grocery bags if they are of decent quality.

Love the responses so far!!!

My old dresses, read saggy boobs, are now material for sewing projects.

Glass jars, esp tall thin will be made into Christmas gifts so I can make my own herb infused oils. Squat shaped jars, outdoor candle holders.

All boxes, like cereal boxes, are shredded and put in my compost. "Brown" is hard to come by in my area so that works great. Same with paper bags and newspapers.

Getting tired but know I can add more tomorrow..