Yes, you can recycle that tin can, but there are also plenty of ideas out there for repurposing them into useful items. Here are nine projects we found.
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The DIY Biogas Plant: Turn Your Organic Wastes Into Cooking Fuel
Want to get more out of food & organic wastes than soil amendment? Consider building a DIY biogas plant for cooking fuel, too.
DIY Pallet Furniture: 9 Projects Reusing Freely Available Waste Wood
These DIY pallet furniture projects take “waste” wood that’s freely available, and turn them into beautiful, distressed-look furnishings for your home.
sustainablog’s Best Of 2014: Our Top Ten Posts
Our best of 2014 included a lot of DIY upcycling projects, from building your own wind turbine to repurposing discarded electronic devices.
Easy Upcycling: Light Bulbs As Holiday Ornaments
Want new holiday ornaments for the Christmas tree? If you’v got burned-out incandescent bulbs laying around, try this easy upcycling project.
Composting In Small Spaces: An All-Ages Win-Win Project
Don’t have yard space? That doesn’t eliminate composting from your options for dealing with food wastes – just set up an indoor worm bin.
DIY: 10 Ideas For Creating Custom Ornaments From Trash
Give your home a unique look with these ideas for custom ornaments made from materials you’ll find in your recycling bin or trash can.
Recycling Cans from Holiday Football Binges into Aluminum Siding & Shingles [Video]
While recycling cans is pretty easy in most places, you can also upcycle beer & soda cans into shingles & siding for small structures like chicken coops.
DIY: How to Use Burlap to Upcycle Unused Glass Candle Holders
Burlap may not immediately strike you as decorative, but with a little imagination, this fabric can make old glass candle holders stand out.
DIY: Turn an Old Sweater into a Winter Head Wrap
Want a new look for the cold Winter months? Turn an old sweater you no longer wear into a fashionable & hair-friendly head wrap.
What’s the Best Compost Bin for Your Yard?
I tend to start thinking about composting – changes to my system, etc. – in the Spring: that’s when I’m planning my planting for the year, and trying to take [ … ]
DIY Laundry Detergent: Make Your Own Liquid or Powder
These recipes for diy laundry detergent won’t irritate anybody’s skin or leave unsafe chemicals in anyone’s clothes.
The Human-Powered DIY Washing Machine: 5 Plans
Want clean clothes & opportunities to exercise? Check out these diy washing machine plans that only require a little arm or leg pumping to operate.