Have you ever worked out how much material you currently throw away? Oftentimes this can be reused for our post SHTF lives, so think twice before discarding. From Living Life In Rural Iowa

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10 Things We Do Not Throw Away

1. Nuts, bolts, nails, washers, and screws. Unless they are rusty or bent. Or cheap and will strip out on the first twist of the drill.

2. Resealable plastic bags. We wash them out and reuse them until they have holes or held raw meat.

3. Buttons. I even cut them off shorts and shirts before we use them for rags or throw them away if they are usable as rags.

4. Hand soap containers. We refill these until the pump does not work anymore.

5. Canning jars. If they can’t be used for canning, we use them to store dry goods.

6. Towels. If they can’t be used for bathing or nice kitchen towels anymore, we use them for rags.

7. Rubber bands from anything.

8. Twist ties from bread and buns.

9. Buckets of just about any size.

10. Totes of all sizes. I am just amazed at how many people just throw these out on the premise that they don’t need them anymore. I can’t think of a time I haven’t needed them! I keep these and reuse the totes until they are broken past the point that duct tape doesn’t hold them together anymore!

Perhaps it’s time that you started developing a new mindset and start learning to re-purpose! To see more great rural tips and tricks, please visit Living Life In Rural Iowa.

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