I have a temp job tidying IT store rooms. We're gonna throw away (I mean recycle) loads of stuf, like hundreds of kettle (power) leads, couple dozen first gen Cisco VoIP phones. Any better ideas?
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posted by yoHighness
on May 29, 2013 -
8 answers
Our house is entirely plumbed in copper. Even the ginormous pipe that leaves the house to go out to the sewer.. whenever people see the maze of pipes in our basement, they comment on how valuable it is. But really? I mean, besides all the work of tearing it out and dealing with the weight, etc etc, how would a normal person like me turn it into money????
[Not that I want to; I just ponder these things sometimes.]
posted by Tandem Affinity
on Apr 27, 2013 -
15 answers
The local garbage collection company is trying to put up a recycling center. Yay! Recycling is good! However, they're putting it smack middle in a rural residential area that, inexplicably, has pieces zoned commercial and the residents aren't pleased.
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posted by skittlekicks
on Apr 24, 2013 -
7 answers
I just bought a pair of shoes that use the rubber from old tires for the soles. The soles seem durable and they're surprisingly flexible. It made me wonder, why don't more companies use tire rubber for shoe soles?
Bonus question: There always seem to be piles of old tires around - what other uses could these tires be put to?
posted by ashworth
on Apr 6, 2013 -
20 answers
How the hell do you get everything out of a bottle that uses a plastic pump dispenser?
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posted by Rewind
on Mar 23, 2013 -
20 answers
I would like to landscape using these empty beer bottles. Basically, I want to set the bottles end down into the ground and have a patio floor of the glass bottle bottoms. Can I do this? Have you ever done this or seen this?
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posted by J0
on Mar 1, 2013 -
20 answers
I'd like to reuse a 5.25" optical drive in an external USB 2 enclosure. Are there any that are USB- or bus-powered? The ones on Newegg are all AC-powered, it seems. Do bus-powered enclosures exist?
posted by Blazecock Pileon
on Sep 11, 2012 -
10 answers
I'm doing a craft project for sale on Etsy that re-uses old book hardcovers, but not the pages. What crafty thing can I do with the pages?
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posted by SampleSize
on Jul 24, 2012 -
20 answers
Just replaced the memory in my MacBook Pro (was 2GB, now is 6GB) - what should I do with the old memory sticks?
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posted by WestCoaster
on Jul 21, 2012 -
11 answers
I have a Betacam-SP UWV 1800-p player/recorder. I cannot think of any use for it. Would it suit a college AV department ? Or a museum ? I'd like to see it find a good home, but I will settle for getting rid of it. Can any Mefiers recommend a next step ?
posted by devious truculent and unreliable
on May 20, 2012 -
3 answers
How bad is it if non-recycling/non-compost items end up in recycling/compost bins? Is it counter-productive to green efforts to give office workers ONLY recycling and compost bins and their desks, no trash cans?
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posted by CruiseSavvy
on May 15, 2012 -
21 answers
My community has recently switched over to a single-stream recycling system. That's cool, but what don't I know?
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posted by 7segment
on May 11, 2012 -
6 answers
I realized recently that I purchase a certain brand of tomato sauce because underneath the label lies a very attractive mason jar. Do you have products that you buy almost as much for the reusability of their packaging as the product itself? The Altoids tin would be another example.
posted by gwint
on Mar 28, 2012 -
92 answers
In this old house in which I find myself living, useless metal bedframes have been kicking around here for eighteen years. What should I do with them?
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posted by shipbreaker
on Mar 17, 2012 -
22 answers
How can I come up with 250 sticks of 1GB DDR2 PC2-4200 RAM? (Our local high school has 150 PCs running Window 7 with just 1GB of RAM.)
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posted by Mike Mongo
on Feb 1, 2012 -
16 answers
What is the proper way to "recycle" the blue plastic pallets that Diet Mountain Dew bottles are sold on?
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posted by aflores
on Jan 21, 2012 -
3 answers
I"ve collected 1200+ magazines since 2005. The intention was to use them as reference when freelance writing for specific publications.
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posted by CollectiveMind
on Jan 2, 2012 -
9 answers
We are in the US - Help me figure out what to do with our kitchen appliances from Australia.
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posted by inquisitrix
on Dec 1, 2011 -
9 answers
Is there any way to make money off an old leather couch -- or at least put the leather to good use?
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posted by monkeymonkey
on Nov 30, 2011 -
6 answers
Are seltzer cartridges recyclable? And/or is there anything cool I can do with them?
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posted by librarina
on Aug 28, 2011 -
7 answers
My place of employment has received several thousand packages of rubber bands that need to be destroyed. Any advice on a way of disposing of these on the cheap?
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posted by charred husk
on Jul 20, 2011 -
17 answers
I have 40 6' lengths of 1/2" steel rod. Is it possible to sell this in nyc and get money worth the hassle of transporting the rods?
posted by edbles
on May 19, 2011 -
12 answers
How can I get my neighbours to stop putting non-recylable food rubbish in my yellow recycling bin?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 27, 2011 -
12 answers
What's the trick to flattening cardboard boxes of varying sizes/thicknesses and bundling them together with twine? I handle the recycling for my building, and I can't figure out how to manage the boxes most efficiently.
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posted by unknowncommand
on Feb 27, 2011 -
10 answers
My local recycling information page says I should rinse out plastic bottles, but shampoo (as an example) does not seem to rinse out very easily and I don't want to waste a lot of water, either. How do other people handle this?
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posted by Glinn
on Jan 31, 2011 -
20 answers
How much hot water can I use washing a re-usable cup before it's a net environmental loss?
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posted by nomisxid
on Jan 14, 2011 -
20 answers
My question has
already been asked, but that was six years ago and I'm wondering what's changed since then. So: is there a good way to recycle nonstick cookware nowadays?
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posted by brett
on Jan 8, 2011 -
1 answer
TrashFilter: Is a specialised drawer under the kitchen sink for garbage & recycling bins a good idea?
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posted by UbuRoivas
on Dec 5, 2010 -
18 answers
Apparently biodegradable plastic bags are causing problems in
my city's waste and recycling/green bin system. I did not know this. What should I do about disposing of my kitty litter?
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posted by analog
on Oct 1, 2010 -
11 answers
How does one go about selling a bunch (and I mean, a LOT) of fitness equipment (good, bad, and unknown quality), and also try to get a return on months and months of storage of this stuff?
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posted by Debaser626
on Sep 20, 2010 -
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