People are conscious of the environmental mantra to reduce and recycle, but often they forget about the “third R — reuse.” The Visitor’s Bureau in St. Petersburg, Florida has made it easier to do just that by providing bags that are designed to be repurposed as a cleaning cloth. It’s biodegradable, soft, and sturdy — great for packing souvenirs in a suitcase, but then it can take on a second life.
Before you go out shopping this weekend — or especially when you begin your holiday frenzy — first take a look around your house and see what you can press into service without buying new. Maybe you have a gift basket, gift bags, or bows that can work well for another season — and if not, take steps this year to save things for reuse in 2023.
The St. Pete’s cleaning cloth makes the way to repurpose obvious but I’m sure you can challenge yourself to find other ways to have items in your home or office deployed in new ways.
