Re/Uses: 2,133 Ways to Recycle and Reuse the Things You Ordinarily Throw Away [Paperback]

Carolyn Jabs (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 21, 1987

Re/Uses is a book that speaks to all the impulses that make people hate to throw things away - impulses to beat the high cost of living by making more and buying less, to conserve natural resources by recycling raw materials, to reduce the proliferation of ugly and expensive garbage dumps, and simply to indulge the deep-seated saving instinct in all of us.

Product Details

• Paperback: 182 pages
• Publisher: Crown Publishers; 1st edition (December 21, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 051754363X
• ISBN-13: 978-0517543634
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,513,830 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Re Uses is a Gem!, April 16, 2010

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Shilohs Child "Shiloh's Child" (Washington, USA) - See all my reviews
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I have owned this book for quite some time. As a matter of fact at one time it disappeared and I panicked. I panicked even more when I couldn't find it at Amazon. Thank God a few have finally appeared. This book has found thousands of practical uses for garbage that we would normally throw away. The startling fact of what is in our garbage and the bleakness of our future if we don't intervene in our planets behalf are also shared. And I'm sure by now that it has grown increasingly worse. Want to build a house out of cans? Or bottles? After reading this book you'll find a lot of uses for all kinds of trash. Get this book. It's worth it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Dated and weird at times, but some good ideas., November 30, 2008

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Barbara B. (Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Re/Uses: 2,133 Ways to Recycle and Reuse the Things You Ordinarily Throw Away (Paperback)

This is a handy reference book on all the ways you can reuse stuff you'd normally throw away -- from beer cans to pantyhose! Some of the ideas are a bit weird (making a mini funnel from an eggshell!), but many are actually quite creative and interesting. It's an older book (1980) so it seems a bit outdated at times, but the basic info is timeless.

4.0 out of 5 stars Reuses, July 2, 2010

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This review is from: Re/Uses: 2,133 Ways to Recycle and Reuse the Things You Ordinarily Throw Away (Paperback)

I had read this book at someone else's home, and felt that there were sufficient things I would want to remember to buy the book.

I'm very pleased with my purchase from this seller. They were responsive to my questions about condition, and the condition of the book is everything that I expected!

The only reason I didn't give this transaction 5 stars is the content of the book itself. Although it has a lot of helpful suggestions, some of them are a bit "off the wall".