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5 Common Household Items You Should Be Reusing

We’re all recycling as much as possible. We’re also generating trash every day. Per the EPA, Americans compost and recycle over 1.5 pounds of materials each day and trash almost 4.5 pounds of materials per day.

People have made great changes that reduce the stream of waste going into landfills. People are composting food scraps. They’re recycling electronics correctly. They’re reducing the amount of paper they use by getting books, magazines, and newspapers in digital formats. It’s all great news, but there are still issues.

Even with the increasing attention to recycling, some items end up in landfills because there isn’t room to store all of the items awaiting processing. Since China stopped accepting mixed papers and plastics recycling in 2018, much of it is going into the landfill. Some towns burn the items, which creates a new problem as burning plastics releases toxins into the air.

Attention turns to reusing as many items as possible instead. If you can get a few years more use out of an item by making simple changes, why not take that step? Here are five household items that are easy to reuse.