To paraphrase the famous line about the wellspring of forests: “From household waste, mighty oaks can grow!”

Give this tip a try. The following waste items can be modified and used for planting seedlings:

Egg cartons
Tetra-pak cartons
Plastic bottles
Plastic containers for cherry tomatoes
Old boots and shoes
Plastic containers for takeaways
The cardboard centers from toilet rolls
Plastic ice cream containers

Not into the garden scene? Okay, here’s a non-junky idea for that junk (and other) mail. Re-sealable envelopes can be reused many times. Use the envelopes you receive in the mail a second time by placing a new address label over the last address.

This week’s tips provided by the folks who run the country at http://www.reducerubbish.govt.nz/recycle/tips.htm.

Check out the how-to of all of this with a visit to their site.