$5.52 for all this at Austin Creative Reuse. Vs. $22.79 from Target So $5.52 vs $22.79 to get the exact same thing which you can’t because Target doesn’t have the small legal pads in the same quantity. Everything from Austin Creative Reuse is pre-owned and by purchasing these items you keep them out of the…
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Save Milk Tabs and Rubber Bands for Creative Reuse
Save your milk tabs and rubber bands! Austin Creative Reuse is accepting these items for reuse at the counter. This is so great because the tabs are too tiny to catch in recycling even with bailing and most grocery stores don’t collect rubber bands from the products they sell. #reuse#creativereuse#milk#milktabs#rubberbands#repurpose#upcycle#alittlemoregreen#lesslandfill#broccoli#carrots#asparagus#crafts#zerowaste#austintx
Pollinator Day April 19, 2024
Pollinator Day in Mueller! This was the 3rd Annual Pollinator Day which occurs the Friday before Earth Day. This was my second year tabling. I was asked to focus on Planet vs. Plastics, the international Earth Month theme and since I knew that when I made my new board for the Care of Creation Fair,…
Care of Creation Fair April 13, 2024
Earth Month y’all! Woo! I’m behind on posting content because I was running and driving all over the place for zero waste, school and church. Woo! So one of the coolest things I got to participate in this month was the 2nd Annual Care of Creation Fair at Triumphant Love Lutheran Church (TLLC) on Saturday…
Porch Recycling
I had the idea to do a little pilot program on my porch for some of the things I get asked about or that I end up taking for my neighbors. It was largely inspired by one particular neighbor who saves everything to talk with me about and how she can find a greener alternative…
Libby Book App: Free Reading
Free Reading/Library Books August’s “read” (yes I’m behind on posting) for the Austin Public Library Keep Austin Reading challenge was to listen to an audio book. I chose Change Sings by Amanda Gorman. This is a powerful, beautiful and inspiring listen or read. I’ll have to check out the images at some point. I chose…
Candle Consolidation
I spent an hour moving candles around church this morning. This included checking for melted and discolored candles, as well as consolidating candles into fewer containers and putting them all in one spot. Proper storage of candles: These tips will save money, time and wax. Old candles can’t be composted and I’m not sure what…
Austin Creative Reuse Trip 07.09.23
Austin Creative Reuse is a 2 minute drive down the street from my new church, Memorial United Methodist Church. If I need to go to ACR, I stop over on the way home after church. The trip to ACR is most efficient this way and ends up being on the way home. I apply zero…
Austin Creative Reuse
Last Saturday the City of Austin Zero Waste Block Leaders were offered the opportunity to tour behind the scenes at Austin Creative Reuse, is a local Austin nonprofit who operates a creative reuse center in the Windsor Park neighborhood of East Austin, where they sell gently used creative materials donated from individuals and businesses at…
Recycle Drop-off 06/14/23
14 houses of recycling for the Austin Recycle & Reuse Drop-off Center today. Foam takes up so much space. The trunk and car were full, just me and my son fit. There was even stuff under his feet. Also a few things for Safe Place. Styrofoam Plastic bags Hard plastics Scrap metal (including a child’s…