With the credit crunch going from strength to strength you can stretch your
monthly budget simply by reusing and recycling many of the items that you would
normally just throw away. Here are some tips on how to save money by recycling
and reusing common household products.
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check out the
Cash for
Cans scheme, where you can get money back for recycling your old
used cans |
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sell your old mobile phone to
envirofone who will recycle recycle it for you. In some instances
you can also sell your mobile back to your phone provider or use it
to upgrade your phone saving you the upgrade fee. |
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these days ink cartridges can be refilled
at many retail outlets. For example,
Cartridge
World works out the cheapest way to purchase your ink. Alternatively,
you can sell your empty cartridges to
Cash for Cartridges |
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buy concentrated products. This reduces
packaging and works out to be slightly cheaper |
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save money when shopping by taking your
own reusable bag with you instead of purchasing a plastic bag that you
will later need to dispose of. You can purchase long life bags in most
supermarkets. Alternatively, these can be purchased from:
Onya Bags
Crazy Bags
Eco Carrier Bag |
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if embarking on a short journey ride
a bike or walk instead of heading out in the car. This will save petrol
money, help the environment and reduces your carbon footprint. To work
out your carbon foot print
click
here |
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put a smile on someone else's face by selling and recycling your
old CDs at
Music Magpie, or sell your books via
Green Metropolis
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throw a clothes swapping party with
your friends. A great social occasion where you can exchange clothes
at no cost and create yourself a whole new funky wardrobe. Ingenious!
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use teabags more than once, then put them onto your compost heap.
This saves money, creates no waste and helps your garden to grow
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take your clothes to Oxfam. If you take
at least one
M&S item with you, M&S and Oxfam will give you a £5.00 M&S
gift voucher in exchange |
Beat the credit
crunch. Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle!
