Greener Second Chances

Greener Second Chances is a blog about recycling and repurposing almost any household items you have in your home. Also finding easier ways to keep recycling simple and repurposing fun.

Monday, April 30, 2012

Button Up

Vacations are just around the corner and organizing jewelry can be tricky, especially small earrings. Put some loose buttons you have l...

Monday, April 23, 2012

An Eco-Alternative to Keurig Cups

I love that this is a time when entrepreneurs are percolating with ideas. Yesterday, I read an article in my local newspaper, The Morning C...

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Happy Earth Day!

I'm excited to tell you that Sunday, April 22nd is Earth Day. I started early today and planted blackberry bushes, currants, and blueber...

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Upcycling homes

I recently read an inspiring article in Better Homes and Gardens Magazine about Nancy Welsh who has made it her mission to upcycle homes tha...

Monday, April 9, 2012

Multi-tasking Kitchen Tool

I hope you all have a wonderful Easter or Passover holiday this week. We went a little overboard with the food but it sure was good. This m...

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Recycling Beauty

This morning, I was leafing through my grocery circulars and I was pleased to see an Garnier ad about recycling their beauty product packagi...

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Recycling Landline Phones

At my day job, we have landline phones that break a few times a week. It's a big organization. Anyway, I was horrified to learn that ins...

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About Me

cjohns: Like many people who have had to learn to cut back on spending, I've come to to a place where I value the things I already have and to use things until they are worn out. These difficult times have have taught me the value of mindful spending and the ingenuity of taking the things I have in my home and repurposing them. I love to scour local Goodwills, Salvation Armys, flea markets, and garage sales to find things that can be upcycled into new useful ways for my home. It's the thrill of not knowing what I might find that keeps me coming back. This inspired me to begin researching all the different things that can be recycled and I was amazed at all of the resources I wasn't even aware of. My hope is that you take an idea or two from my blog and are able to use it in your life to give something you already have or find a second chance to be useful to you too.

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