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I have neighbors who get upset about people rummaging through their trash to pick up bottles, cans, and other redemption items. I put in a box the redeemable recycled stuff- and let them have at it! It’s good for [...]
I think I got the below definition from wikepedia-
“Dumpster diving is the practice of sifting through commercial or residential trash to find items that have been discarded by their owners, but which may be useful to the Dumpster diver. The practice of Dumpster diving is also known variously as urban foraging, binning, alley surfing, Curbing, D-mart, Dumpstering, garbaging, garbage picking, garbage [...]
With all the fervor over plastic bags, unemployment and the economy, there are plenty of ways you can make some money by reusing a readily available free product- plastic bags. I have already blogged on making money with other available free materials (pallets, sofa’s, chairs) and now it’s time to address the plastic bag issue.
Taxpayer [...]
This is really great- go to Plastic Bag Bag
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I just Gotta Tell Ya:
Every month the landfills in Alameda County, CA, recieve 5,000 couches.
Most material can be reused: Wood, Padding (carpet Pad) springs, (scrap metal)
Another hot Free item on Craigs list are sofa’s and chairs: Today there were 12 Free Sofa’s /Loveseats/Couches listed.
Of course the first option is to donate it, although many organizations [...]
Being a fan of FREE STUFF, thought I would investigate another material that is free for the taking. Cardboard. Every store has cardboard, plus, on craigslist there are about 10 listing a day for moving boxes. So how can you make money with this free material? With a little time/transportation, and creativity you too can [...]
Once again, I review all this free stuff available, and again I think if you are creative and a DYI person, you can make great gifts, clothing, purses and home decor to resell and make some money! All it takes is time/gas and of course space to stock the mattresses.
I just gotta Tell Ya:
Landfills can [...]
Today: 7 listings on Craigslist for Free- Wood Pallets: 57 pallets were listed and 2 other listings stated: come back, we have endless supply. This got me thinking, you could make money with very little investment (time and gas), are creative, to either resell or broker pallets, or make items for resell with free wooden [...]
I just received a message from Retro Renovation. This is a great site that shows you what you can do with ‘Retro’ materials. Re-using is the most eco-green-sustainable-environmentally friendly-earth conscious thing you can do. Re-using your current materials saves you money, saves landfills and the best, you can create a unique and personal look! Retro [...]
