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[Shortpoet-GTD]

Found this on the web-some good idea's.

http://www.countryli...5002744#slide-1

At the end of the slideshow, there are also several other links for more diy recycle projects.

[eds]

Here is some furniture that lends itself to RE-PURPOSE!

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[conor]

Collect your small unused washing soap then remelt them and can utilize the manufactured one.

[eds]

Microwave method:
Add your chunks of soap to a large microwave bowl.
. . . Cover the bowl with cling wrap to prevent moisture loss.
. . . Melt the base soap on high for one minute and
. . . then stir in any un-melted pieces.

Double Boiler method:
This is where a double boiler pan is used,
. .. or a pan of water with a bowl over the top is used.
Double boiler method is the same method used,
. . . for melting chocolate on the stove top.
Bring the water to the boil,
. . . place the top pan or bowl on top and add chunks of the base soap.
. . . It may take 10-15mins to melt the wax down.
. . . Do not leave it unattended.

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[BECostillo]

Do you let the soap harden in the bowl, or pour them into molds afterwards?

[eds]

how to recycle soap bars

[Besoeker]

eds, on 21 May 2014 - 05:05 AM, said:

Microwave method:
Add your chunks of soap to a large microwave bowl.
. . . Cover the bowl with cling wrap to prevent moisture loss.
. . . Melt the base soap on high for one minute and
. . . then stir in any un-melted pieces.

Double Boiler method:
This is where a double boiler pan is used,
. .. or a pan of water with a bowl over the top is used.
Double boiler method is the same method used,
. . . for melting chocolate on the stove top.
Bring the water to the boil,
. . . place the top pan or bowl on top and add chunks of the base soap.
. . . It may take 10-15mins to melt the wax down.
. . . Do not leave it unattended.

Given that the purpose is to save on resources, it seems to me that the microwave method makes more sense.

[conor]

See an article here written by me on office recycling ideas. I hope you would like some of them.

[Shortpoet-GTD]

conor, on 27 May 2014 - 11:26 PM, said:

See an article here written by me on office recycling ideas. I hope you would like some of them.

See also-
http://www.altenergy...her-work-space/

[Besoeker]

conor, on 27 May 2014 - 11:26 PM, said:

See an article here written by me on office recycling ideas. I hope you would like some of them.

Good article. Perhaps a little dated though. CRT monitors for example.

Anyway, pretty much all of it we do already. Then some. Both at home and in the office.I guess most responsible people do.
We have different recycle bins for waste that can be recycled and waste that can't.
We also have to comply with the WEEE directive that requires a documented system for and approved means of the disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment.

We print little and the networked printers at the office print on both sides.
At home, I regularly use both sides if I do need to print something. And a have a guillotine so will cut a page down to the printed part and use the blank part for another time.

But I'm sure that more gets printed than needs to be printed. We seem to be better at spotting errors on a printed page than on the screen. I'm as good at that as anyone. Sometimes for legal reasons we have to keep hard copies of documents. If there are errors I reprint only the affected pages. For internal purposes I correct by hand.unless it affects a lot of pages.

Another thing I often do with correspondence from suppliers is to take out headers and footers, Colourful and impressive they may be but they use up a lot of ink.

We, Mrs B and I work together and so travel to the office together. That is a fuel saving and the car routinely does better than 60mpg anyway. Most days we can and do work from home and avoid the travelling altogether, Zero miles, zero fuel on those days.

But I do fail with the vending machine and accept the plastic cups it dispenses. That said, the cups go in the recycled plastics bin.

[conor]

Besoeker, on 28 May 2014 - 04:43 AM, said:

Good article. Perhaps a little dated though. CRT monitors for example.

Anyway, pretty much all of it we do already. Then some. Both at home and in the office.I guess most responsible people do.
We have different recycle bins for waste that can be recycled and waste that can't.
We also have to comply with the WEEE directive that requires a documented system for and approved means of the disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment.

We print little and the networked printers at the office print on both sides.
At home, I regularly use both sides if I do need to print something. And a have a guillotine so will cut a page down to the printed part and use the blank part for another time.

But I'm sure that more gets printed than needs to be printed. We seem to be better at spotting errors on a printed page than on the screen. I'm as good at that as anyone. Sometimes for legal reasons we have to keep hard copies of documents. If there are errors I reprint only the affected pages. For internal purposes I correct by hand.unless it affects a lot of pages.

Another thing I often do with correspondence from suppliers is to take out headers and footers, Colourful and impressive they may be but they use up a lot of ink.

We, Mrs B and I work together and so travel to the office together. That is a fuel saving and the car routinely does better than 60mpg anyway. Most days we can and do work from home and avoid the travelling altogether, Zero miles, zero fuel on those days.

But I do fail with the vending machine and accept the plastic cups it dispenses. That said, the cups go in the recycled plastics bin.

Thanks i like your printer ideas. Printing both side is optimum use of the paper. Header and footer needs to be colorful as we mainly use information and company addresses. From commercial point of view this is good but offices who are green and recycle conscious then they should not.

[Shortpoet-GTD]

An unexpected item to reuse.
http://www.ecouterre...hilarious-ways/

[Besoeker]

We went to a car boot sale yesterday. The organisers rent a field from a farmer and people can books a space for their car or van - I don't think it's very expensive to do that.. They then set out their stall/displays with the things that want to sell.
It's open to the public with a small entrance fee. The one yesterday cost just £0.5 or about 80 cents per person.

There are quite a number of parents with clothes, toys, books etc that their children grown out of are are too old for but in near perfect condition otherwise. It would a shame to just throw them away when they can be reused.We have a couple of little grand daughters that Mrs B buys for. Typically they are 50p each or three for £1 (about $1.60). At that price, it doesn't much matter if they wear them to play in or just a few times.

Yesterday, we got a few clothes, sticker books, a couple of pot plants (little blue flowers) and some artificial flowers. Why the artificial flowers? Well, Mrs B is making a Tutu for the youngest, aged two, who has just started ballet lessons. The flower was just for the actual bloom to sew on the Tutu.

Sometimes I buy tools or hardware. I once bought a DVD/Blue Ray player. About $16, unused and still its original box.
The variety is amazing.
You can buy (almost) anything from a burger to a bicycle, vinyl to vintage books.

Of course it's very much caveat emptor. No manufacturer's warranties and usually taking it back for an exchange or refund isn't on offer. That said, at the prices you pay, you can afford to take a bit of a punt with few regrets if it breaks, goes wrong, shrinks, or plain just isn't quite what you expected. So far we've had good luck.

I don't think it's the kind of event you have across the pond. Mrs B was trying to explain to a relative.
"In a way, it's like a yard sale but with a hundred sellers, not just one."

[Shortpoet-GTD]

Besoeker, on 01 June 2014 - 06:58 AM, said:

I don't think it's the kind of event you have across the pond. Mrs B was trying to explain to a relative.
"In a way, it's like a yard sale but with a hundred sellers, not just one."

Au contraire-
they're everywhere.
Our "flea" market, just a few blocks from my house has been there for years. Mostly indoors, but there
are also sellers in outdoor booths. It's most of the year, except in bad winter months.
Everything from soup to nuts, as they say.

Find one near you (USA)
http://www.fleamarke...age/2384133.htm

[Besoeker]

Shortpoet-GTD, on 01 June 2014 - 08:54 AM, said:

Au contraire-
they're everywhere.
Our "flea" market, just a few blocks from my house has been there for years. Mostly indoors, but there
are also sellers in outdoor booths. It's most of the year, except in bad winter months.
Everything from soup to nuts, as they say.

Find one near you (USA)
http://www.fleamarke...age/2384133.htm

It isn't actually the same.
We also have what you'd call a flea market not so far from where we live.
In fact it's about a couple of miles from the car but sale I mentioned.
It's a quite a different event.

I don't know quite how to explain.Mrs B will know. I'll ask.

[Shortpoet-GTD]

No it's not the same at all.
Both sell things.
Both have used items for sale.
Both have booths.
Both have vendors.
Both have buyers.
Totally different.

[Besoeker]

Shortpoet-GTD, on 01 June 2014 - 02:20 PM, said:

No it's not the same at all.
Both sell things.
Both have used items for sale.
Both have booths.
Both have vendors.
Both have buyers.
Totally different.

Like I said, I don't know quite how to explain.
The car boot sale has no booths.Nor covered stalls. And not indoors.
It is very much a temporary, even transient, event. Typically just a few hours. Four maybe.
Then its completely gone. Drive past an hour afterwards and not a vestige remains.
Usually they are on a particular day of the week but may be gone for weeks or months at a time.

It's just seems to be a peculiarly British take on it. Perhaps English rather than British.

[Longbow64]

Besoeker,

Don't be so pedantic, you know full well what SP means, do you not respect different cultures, your arguing just for arguing sake.

[Besoeker]

Longbow64, on 04 June 2014 - 11:36 AM, said:

Besoeker,

Don't be so pedantic, you know full well what SP means, do you not respect different cultures, your arguing just for arguing sake.

It's the very fact that they are in different cultures that reflects the differences.
And of course, I respect cultural differences. Mrs B is American so actually, I have no choice.....

[Longbow64]

Americans have 'Trunks' not boots, my mother still calls them flea markets as that really is what they are.