Go Green tips for September 24th

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Here Sarah's groovy green tips for Friday, September 24th:

• Not only does bringing the reusable coffee mug to the java joint save on the amount of trash in landfills, it will also save you money! Most places now offer a discount when you fill up your own mug instead of one of their cups!
• Didja know that using the entire dryer sheet is not necessary? I get just as much softness and static control from half a sheet as I do the whole. Cut ‘em in half and the box lasts twice as long!

Some fun, today, with a super trash reuse site I found via google. It called recycling-revolution.com, and items are listed alphabetically. Ways to repurpose all sorts of things like a leaky garden hose, poke some more holes and it’s now ready to water a flower bed or entertain hot kids out in the yard. Cut off the metal ends and use it to tie up a young tree for support. Cut a short length from it and replace the handle on a bucket to make it more comfortable to carry. Who thinks of this stuff? I mean, it’s genius! How about the little pool you bought at the beginning of the summer that has a hole in it now, thanks to the dog? Or little Johnny mistaking the rake for a pool toy. Paint the outside of it a festive color, poke some more holes in the bottom, fill it with potting soil and create a decorative flower garden for the front or back yard. It’ll be way easier to maintain, no weeds, a higher surface for those of us who hate bending over…I am so doing that next year! Your old car tires also make great large flower pots in the yard. My friend repainted hers black, so they’d be shiny and pretty, I’m not that particular. Another old tire use tip, to save your children from bickering when they play in the sandbox together, use two old tires, each filled with sand, placed apart, so they each have their own sandbox for hours of happy play! For a more severe problem, put one tire in the front yard and the other, in the back! Ever the peacemaker, that’s me, on the Go Green Ride at Five on 92.1 WVTK!