Articles tagged “Repair or Recycle”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Recycle Old Earbuds into DIY Speakers By Megan Cohen IN Tech & Transport Dec 2 2008 Fact: I am murder on earbuds. I throw 'em in my messenger bag to get crushed, leave 'em on my floor to get stepped on, and ball 'em up in my pocket to get massacred. The poor little devils don't stand a chance of survival, and invariably end up battered, bruised, and disfigured. Most of the time, they pop their external foam windguards, and sometimes the plastic casings those foam dealies protect, long before their insides stop being able to pump music. + READ MORE

How to Repair Scratches on a CD By Eric Leech IN Work & Connect Nov 13 2008 In our quest to reuse and restore everyday household items, such as CDs, there have been a number of reuse ideas we have offered our readers, such as how to reuse CDs to make wind chimes, coasters, Christmas tree decorations, room separators (by suspending a string of them from your walls), or even a funky cool lamp. + READ MORE

Get Recession Ready: Manuals for the 4th R, Repair By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden Nov 11 2008 Courtesy of the Red Ferret, we have a few sources for user manuals, so you can operated them. I will search for information on my HP 3330 combo printer. + READ MORE

Get Recession Ready: Learn the 4th R, Repair By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden Nov 6 2008 Now that things are tight, it is time to start making the things we own last longer rather than simply throwing them out and replacing them. It is not as easy as it used to be but it isn't impossible. There are a lot of online resources that Handyman Dave didn't have. The Red Ferret shows us a few. + READ MORE

How and Where To Recycle Your Old Mattress By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Oct 22 2008 Everything falls apart, even mattresses. Springs will lose their springiness. Stuffing will get knocked out. Grape juice stains might be a factor. Adjustable beds will become less so. This is old-fashioned mattress-style entropy. + READ MORE

Free Furniture From The Landfill! By Leslie Billera IN Home & Garden Jun 9 2008 Not only is it fun to find something free to use in your home (and in the case of Evette and Tiffany, competitive!), it's one of the most eco-sensitive things you can do. Salvaged furniture requires zero new resources, except for paint and varnish if you decide to refurbish, all of which you can find in eco-friendly forms. + READ MORE

Repair or Replace (and Recycle): Your Hot Water Heater By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Feb 14 2008 This is the fifth in a series of posts about determining if you should replace or repair a broken appliance. If you already have a gas heater, it gets a little more complex.Gas water heaters can last for 25 years or more (all right!) but the caveat is that they can operate for years at greatly reduced efficiency (oh,... + READ MORE