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What to do with delivery boxes when recycle bin is full?
Advertise your free boxes on Craigslist so that others who are needing boxes (e.g. moving, managing space in a small apartment or dorm, selling stuff on eBay) can reuse them.
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What to do with delivery boxes when recycle bin is full?
If you leave one of the boxes, preferably a larger one than the rest, un-broken down and then use this as a secondary recycling bin - depending on the area you live, the recycling men will be happy to ...
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What to do with delivery boxes when recycle bin is full?
The solution for my family was to make friends with our neighbors. They have no problem with me adding recyclables to their bin when there is room. They are free to add to mine too. It's rare that ...
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How can I keep bears out of the trash?
Bears are intelligent, have long claws and are immensely strong. Odor will not deter them. There are a number of bear-resistant trash containers on the market, e.g. Bearsaver, though I expect they're ...
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What to do with delivery boxes when recycle bin is full?
As stated by James, you neighbors can be your best friends in this situations. Another idea is a lokal elementary school: they often look for cardboard boxes for making little projects with the kids.
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How can I make good use of tumble dryer lint?
You can keep old ice cream tub in a cupboard near the tumble dryer for lint recycling purposes and simply chuck the lint in there each time when clean out the trap. You can re use them for following ...
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How can I keep bears out of the trash?
The only way to protect trash from a bear without using specific bear-proof containers is to build an enclosure with a VERY rugged door, think steel, with multiple latches. Looks like you have some ...
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How can I keep bears out of the trash?
Perhaps you could use a chain and padlock to secure the lid closed. You probably wouldn't even need a padlock, just something like a 'D' shackle which I wouldn't think a bear would be able to unscrew.
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How can I make good use of tumble dryer lint?
You can easily create a throw pillow (just 2 rectangles of fabric sewn together) and use that as stuffing. With a little fancier shape, you could create a stuffed animal for a kid and fill it with ...
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What to do with delivery boxes when recycle bin is full?
You'll often be able to order an extra recycle bin at a nominal monthly fee through your city's standard waste management company. We do this ourselves during November and December.
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How can I get rid of large amounts of cardboard boxes
I didn't see this option already, but they do make a nice backyard fire. I had a hundred cardboard boxes and it was really overwhelming trying to figure out what to do with them. The burn up pretty ...
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How can I get rid of large amounts of cardboard boxes
Sell them (for chocolate)
Just put a notice somewhere, because everyone always needs boxes for moving. They'll probably come to pick them up as well.
btw: Selling for a fun cost works remarkably ...
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