Under the kitchen sink, we have a cardboard box we use for recycling. It’s been in my possession for over 13 years, and our recycling box for 10-12 of those.
I got it from Davis Square Liquors in a big flat stack of boxes to pack into for our move from Somerville/Cambridge to Seattle. Biked them home from Davis to outside Teele on my handlebars. About 9 years ago, when we moved house in Seattle, it moved from under that sink to its current sink.
What a good fucking box.
Using used/broken solar panels to capture CO2 *directly* from plant exhaust. Low energy/temp requirements enhance utility
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/solar-panels-turn-co2-valuable-chemicals
I have an idea. Tell me if it’s a bad idea.
Those corrugated plastic campaign signs in everybody’s yards? Imagine a 3 inch layer of them in your attic on top of your insulation.
Just bought this second hand jigsaw on Marktplaats. No need for a new one. Less e-waste. #reuse
#RepairingAustralia – Community #RepairCafes and Hubs via #TransitionAustralia
WHERE TO FIND A REPAIR CAFE AND REPAIR LAB?
"[At the link] below is a list of Repair Cafes and #RepairLabs in #Australia. Please note most links below will take you to the local Facebook pages for each repair cafe as they offer the most up to date information and events for each location."
https://transitionaustralia.net/community-repair-cafes-hubs/
#RightToRepair movement having its most productive year ever in U.S. states
Already in 2025, five states have passed six different Right to Repair bills
by Nathan Proctor, June 3, 2025
"More and more state legislators are coming around to Right to Repair advocates’ simple premise: People should be allowed to fix their stuff.
"The campaign for the Right to Repair has been steadily building support — and this year, we’ve accelerated that pace even further. Here are some of the big highlights so far this year.
Five states have passed a total of six bills
"On May 19, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed two Right to Repair bills, one covering most consumer electronics and appliances, and another covering powered wheelchairs.
"Then, in the last week, the Oregon and Nevada state legislatures passed their own wheelchair Right to Repair bills, while Texas and Connecticut lawmakers passed measures about fixing consumer electronics. All four bills have been sent to their respective state governors.
"This surge of progress makes 2025 the most productive one ever for our work on Right to Repair — and the year is not even halfway over.
A record 35 states have had active Right to Repair legislation
"So far this year, 35 states, up from 30 last year, have considered Right to Repair legislation. Many of those bills are still active, including a wheelchair bill in New York which has advanced; a new bipartisan bill introduced in Pennsylvania that covers consumer and business electronics; and many others.
"Earlier this year, we hit a milestone when Wisconsin introduced its first Right to Repair bill: Over the last eight years, legislators have put forward Right to Repair legislation in every U.S. state.
"Whether you live in Texas or Maine, you have stuff to fix, and we have a campaign to help you get the tools, technology or information you need for those repairs.
"The Right to Repair movement’s progress from coast to coast has been an important reminder that while some things divide Americans, we also agree on a lot. Repair means we get to keep our trusty devices going for longer, saving us money and cutting waste. It empowers all of us, including local repair businesses.
"It’s common sense, and increasingly, it’s common ground."
Recently put aside a pair of minimalist running shoes, ultimately to either clean/thrift or throw out. Kind of funny: they’re the only shoe my knee will tolerate as it heals. Cushioned shoes or even flat slides aggravate it. So I go barefoot in the house, and wear the minimalists when needing to be outside. Guess I’ll be keeping them! 
#reuse
Zero waste Japanese style
Sakiori: Woven in Respect - Zero Waste Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEJoSil2jSA
Freecycle Network "We are a grassroots & entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving and getting stuff for free in their own Towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Membership is free. And now you can also set up your own, smaller personal Friends Circle for gifting and lending of items with just your friends! Sign up now."
https://www.freecycle.org/
Great column in the local paper by Jennifer Brooks. Photos by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Promoting repair and reuse in Minnesota.
“That’s what I find so exciting,” said Emily Barker, executive director of Reuse Minnesota. “There really is a place for everyone in the reuse conversation. Do they like mending? Do they like tinkering? Do they like thrifting? Do they like donating things and help other people find things?”
The thrifty generations that came before might have known how to sew a button, pickle a cucumber and change their own oil. Those skills didn’t necessarily make it down to us. Mend-it clinics are there to offer a hand — or a lesson.
https://www.startribune.com/brooks-make-do-and-mend-its-good-for-your-clothes-good-for-the-planet-and-great-for-your-wallet/601362443?utm_source=gift
So, some [expletive, expletive, unkind slur, expletive] littered up my neighborhood with a bunch of advertising. Anyone want to participate in a thread on how to reuse scraps of coroplast?
#Reuse
Tech-Takeback: "We're on a mission to change the way the UK thinks about tech and 'waste' by promoting reuse"
https://www.techtakeback.com/
Very interesting results of #AAAS survey on researcher positions on #OpenLicenses. Note that I'm over 70.
https://www.aaas.org/news/interests-concerns-and-knowledge-gaps-around-open-licenses
<blockquote>
* 42% of respondents — when asked what they prefer to do with #CCBY licensed content where they use it themselves— mentioned actions that don’t necessarily require this license, like reading work, or sharing it in the classroom.
* 29% of respondents say there should be no limitations on the #reuse of peer-reviewed research at all, with those older than 70 years of age feeling most strongly.
* 28% of respondents were concerned about reuses of work with a CC-BY license, largely related to possible misrepresentations of their work. Some cited concerns about misuse of their data for political gain.
* In general, younger researchers were slightly more concerned than their older counterparts about potential downstream misuses of their work.
* With respect to commercial reuses of published work, about 36% indicated that there are cases that excite them, while roughly 63% indicated that there are cases that worry them. The latter group’s concerns relate to the possibility of misrepresentation by media and other groups or individuals; use by unsanctioned entities seeking to make a profit; and training of #AI models without proper attribution.
</blockquote>
@RolloTreadway I find buying new frames is really irritating so I ask the opticians to put the new lenses in old frames. It saves time and money. #ReUse
Großspenden von vielen, vielen thinkpads an die @computertruhe Team #Göttingen übergeben.
Sie sind dazu extra in den ruhrpott gekommen. Aber hat sich gelohnt, denke ich...
This week I took some old laptops and tablets off some friends, in order to wipe and reuse/recycle/strip them for components, to get more life out of them. I haven’t assessed what state they’re in yet, but hopefully a few of them can have a second life in someone else’s hands.
An die #Berlin Bubble:
Wir haben ein Doppelbett, das wir nicht mehr brauchen. Für zwei 90x200er Matratzen, sehr leicht aufzubauen. Fast neue Lattenroste haben wir bei Bedarf auch noch.
Da wir alles gerne schnell weg haben wollen, können wir über den Preis reden. Abzuholen in 13403 Wittenau/Reinickendorf.
#FediHelp #PleaseBoost #FediKleinanzeigen #Reuse #Gebraucht #SecondHand
