Introduction: Make Money and Save the Planet
Low on cash, and want to help out the earth? I have solutions!
Step 1: Reuse
Reuse. A simple word. A simple idea.
Look at all the stuff you are throwing away. Cans, milk jugs, bottles. Think of all the things you could make with those things!
Here are a few ideas to get you started:
Piggy bank
Pencil holder
kleenex box
the body for your next electronic project.
mould making material (I know an instructable that uses milk jugs to vacuum form.)
Look at all the stuff you are throwing away. Cans, milk jugs, bottles. Think of all the things you could make with those things!
Here are a few ideas to get you started:
Piggy bank
Pencil holder
kleenex box
the body for your next electronic project.
mould making material (I know an instructable that uses milk jugs to vacuum form.)
Step 2: Recycle
Man, I really want to buy that instructables t-shirt, but I'm short on cash. How could I make some money?
Recycle. Why throw away all of those beer and pop bottles, when you could take them to a bottle depot and make money?
Have things you aren't using? Sell them on sites like ebay!
Recycle. Why throw away all of those beer and pop bottles, when you could take them to a bottle depot and make money?
Have things you aren't using? Sell them on sites like ebay!
Step 3: Compost
Compost. So simple and easy. Make a compost bin, or buy one. Not only does it help the inviroment, but it makes great soil.
Love to garden? You can save a ton on soil if you compost.
Love to garden? You can save a ton on soil if you compost.
Step 4: Shop Smart
shop for things that dont have much packing material, and are earth freindly.
Better than shopping: Trading. There are websites where you can trade something you don't use or want for something you do. It can save a lot of money.
Looking for a site? You can, sell, trade, barter and give things away on craigslist.
Better than shopping: Trading. There are websites where you can trade something you don't use or want for something you do. It can save a lot of money.
Looking for a site? You can, sell, trade, barter and give things away on craigslist.
Step 5: Going the Extra Mile.
Want to go the extra mile? Set up bottle drives around your area or other earth friendly events. You could make a lot of money for all the bottles you could get, and recycle a lot at the same time.
Going the extra extra mile. Clean up your street or the area around you. Now thats going the extra mile!
You could probably think of a ton of different ways to help the earth, but their just ideas until you put them into action.
Going the extra extra mile. Clean up your street or the area around you. Now thats going the extra mile!
You could probably think of a ton of different ways to help the earth, but their just ideas until you put them into action.