My thrifty old Yankee ancestors knew what they were doing when they collected burlap sacks, soup cans, candle drippings, and odd bits of string. Yeah, recycling is great, but what if you could reuse - even repurpose - your trash one, or three, or even ten times? You'd be saving energy, money...and the environment! And here in Vermont, we are very limited in what we can recycle, so reuse is key to sustainability.

I think I do pretty well with reducing my consumption, but there are a few modern conveniences I just can't seem to do without - prepared foods being the biggest culprit. I reuse ALOT (just ask my husband about my "hoard"), but hey - I have only so much storage space in my home. So I'm here to share my wealth with you. See something you can use? Just click the email address on the bottom to contact me.

And if you have your own collection of "reYOUsables", I encourage you to advertise them with: www.freecycle.org

Your trash may be someone else's treasure. You wouldn't believe the garbage I've found a use for - so don't be shy, share your "Trashure" trove online!

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