{"id":984,"date":"2010-03-05T02:29:08","date_gmt":"2010-03-05T07:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/hungerrumblings\/?p=984"},"modified":"2010-03-05T02:29:08","modified_gmt":"2010-03-05T07:29:08","slug":"toilet-paper-tubes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worldhunger\/toilet-paper-tubes\/","title":{"rendered":"Toilet Paper Tubes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They are cardboard, small and round. We all have them, often in multiple rooms of our home, and all too often\u2026they stack up in our garbage bins. What are they? Toilet paper tubes! As silly as it may seem my pet peeve is having nowhere in the restroom to put a used up toilet paper roll\u2019s tube (except the trash) when it\u2019s ready to be switched out and prime for reusing or recycling. Last week I finally put an extra receptacle in my bathroom to collect these tubes in one place. Now they are prime for recycling! Today I also found some great ideas for how to reuse toilet paper tubes from the World Environmental Organization and The Green Parent\u2019s websites.<\/p>\n<p>Here are my favorites:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use in place of a peat pot. Fill with potting soil, place in a plastic butter\/ice cream tub, plant the seed and water. When the plant sprouts, plant the seedling (tube and all) in the ground. The tube rots away.<\/li>\n<li>Stuff an extra set of stockings into a tube and keep in your desk drawer at work, your glove compartment, etc. in case of a run.<\/li>\n<li>Stuff a few plastic bags into the tube and then place the tube in the glove compartment of your car. It will keep them tidy and on-hand for when you need them.<\/li>\n<li>Use for storing long pieces of ribbon which have been saved from packages. This will keep the ribbon smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Donate old toilet paper or paper towel tubes to your local school or library to use as craft projects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So whether you reuse your toilet paper tubes for gardening or ribbons, or you recycle them straight away, thanks for keeping them out of the trash!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They are cardboard, small and round. We all have them, often in multiple rooms of our home, and all too often\u2026they stack up in our garbage bins. What are they? Toilet paper tubes! 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