Be creative and consume less

By thinking creatively, many new uses for common items can be discovered. Here are just a few ideas.

Turn a giant cardboard box into a child's playhouse.

Transform a plastic ice cream tub into a flower pot.

Give pet hamsters or gerbils paper towel and toilet paper cardboard tubes with which to play. Use an egg carton to plant seedlings.

Turn used tires into children's swings or other playground equipment.