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Reduce &10 ideas on how to reuse things you’d throw away.
Recycle
SUSTAINABILITY AT ISU
1COFFEE GROUNDSReuse
•Ascollegestudentswearealwaysbrewingsomejavatostayuplate.
• Insteadofthrowingthecoffeegroundsaway,useitasfer-tilizer.Yourplantswillthankyouforit.
2ReuseWRAPPING PAPER
COFFEE GROUNDSReuse
•Almostallwrappingpaperisunrecyclable.Savewrappingpaperanduseitagain!
•Agoodalternativeistouseoldmagazinesandnewspa-persinsteadofwrappingpa-per!
3ReuseCLOTH BAGS
•PaperorPlastic?Howaboutneither.Onlyabout5%ofplasticbagsenduprecycledandpaperbagstakealotofresourcestoproduce.
•Reusableclothbagsareafford-ableandmanystoresofferacashincentivetousethem.
Reuse 4ReuseCLOTH BAGS CDS & DVDS
•ScratchedandcorruptCDScanbecomechiccoasters.
•Albumartcanalsoaddsomestyletoablankwallintheapartmentifthedisksarehunganddisplayed.
5Reuse CORKS
•Don’tthrowcorksaway!Theyareharvestedfromthecorkoaktreeandarebiodegradable.
•Feelingcrafty?Useoldcorksforacustomizedcorkboardlikethisone.
Reuse 6ReuseCORKSTAPE DECKS•Unlessyouhaveanoldschooltapeplayerusethenearlyob-soletetapestocreatecoinpursesor(asshown)aconve-nientholderforanipodshuffle.
7ReuseJEANS
•Therearecountlessgreat(andnotsogreat)waystorecycleyouroldjeans.
•Cutupthejeanstocreatepatchesforjeanrepairs.
•Usethepocketstoholdpencilsand
•Easyenoughisthereus-ablecoffeecozy.
Reuse 8ReuseBOOKS
•Stuckwithatextbookthebookstorewon’tpurchaseback?Relievesomehealthyaggressionbyex-actoknifingthecontentsofthebookandplantingsomeofyourfavoriteflow-ers.
9ReuseLIPSTICK CASES
•Emptyanoldlipstickcanisteranditbecomesagreatcarryingcaseforbobbypinsorsewingsuppliesorearrings.
•Oldchapsticktubesworkthesame.
Reuse 10ReusePHONEBOOKS•Everyonegetsthem,andeveryyeartheysitinourroomsgainingdustonamantleuntilthenextonecomes.
•Createapencilholderbychoppingupthepagesinhalfandrollingthem.