Eye Opener: Photo Essay

I went home for Thanksgiving and looked at all the ways my parents recycle in their home. These are just some simple and easy ways to recycle and reuse things in a way you may not have thought of before. I was really inspired to do this for my essay after we did that activity in class where we were supposed to come up with new ways to use things in class.

This is a bakery container that at one time had donuts in it. Now my mother is using it to store some of her sewing supplies in it.

The following pictures are of containers that at one time contained bakery items but now hold plastic silverware.

I would have never thought to reuse the plastic containers from the bakery but my mother has found many purposes for them that make useful in other ways.

Below is a picture of how I found a way to use an old, cracked cooler to store blankets.

 The following photos are how I am using a reusable storage container to hold all my earrings. It's not the most organized way to store them but I don't lose earrings this way.

There are many ways to recycle and reuse things, we found this out in class. It's easy to just throw something away but finding a new and fun way to use that item instead of trashing it is a way better idea. I hope after this class that everyone will be more motivated to recycle instead of just trashing items.