{"id":48,"date":"2011-09-10T13:53:50","date_gmt":"2011-09-10T13:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sfswma.org\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2018-05-21T04:29:25","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T04:29:25","slug":"reuse-tips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/?page_id=48","title":{"rendered":"Reuse Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">When an item is reusable you can use it over and over again, or give it to someone else who can.\u00a0 This option is more sustainable than purchasing items that are thrown away after a single use.\u00a0 To save money and space in the landfill, look for long lasting items that are durable, and repairable if they break.<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Take your own mug or thermos to the coffee shop<\/span>. Some shops will offer a discounted price when you provide your own container.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Use your own reusable bags<\/span> when shopping. If you do opt for paper or plastic grocery bags, take them back to the store to be recycled.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Use resealable, refillable, and reusable containers<\/span> for lunch and leftovers rather than single use plastic bags.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Use rechargeable batteries<\/span> (which can save you money over time).<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Use washable: cloth napkins, rags instead of paper towels, and plates and silverware instead of plastic and paper throw-aways<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Rent or borrow larger items like tools and landscaping supplies<\/span>.\u00a0 Don\u2019t forget to share!<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Repair your appliances and electronics<\/span> instead of buying new ones.\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>Attend a Santa Fe County Department of Sustainability <span style=\"color: #339966;\">Fix-It Clinic<\/span> held each quarterly in Santa Fe.*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\">Fixit Clinic is an all-ages, do-it-together activity where people bring their broken household things and learn how to assess, disassemble, and hopefully repair them instead of sending them to the landfill. Help your neighbors troubleshoot and fix their broken things at the quarterly Santa Fe Fixit Clinics!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 210px;\">\u2022 Bicycles and skateboards<br \/>\n\u2022 Clothing and fabric items<br \/>\n\u2022 Computers and phones<br \/>\n\u2022 Toys and wooden items<br \/>\n\u2022 Small kitchen appliances<br \/>\n\u2022 Small electrical devices<br \/>\n\u2022 Jewelry<br \/>\n\u2022 And anything else!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><strong>Contact: Neal Denton<\/strong>, Santa Fe County Sustainability Specialist <a href=\"tel:(505) 992-9832\">(505) 992-9832<\/a>, <span id=\"e289074628\"><a href=\"mailto:ndenton@santafecountynm.gov\">ndenton@santafecountynm.gov<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7527\" style=\"width: 535px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sfswma.org\/eldorado-repurp-center-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7527\" class=\"wp-image-7527 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/sfswma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Eldorado-Repurp-Center-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7527\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Repurpose Area at Eldorado Convenience Center<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u00a0What can I do at my office or business?<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Use the blank side of used paper for scratch paper, then recycle it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Use newspaper instead of <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Styrofoam peanuts<\/span> for packaging<\/span>, and <span style=\"color: #339966;\">reuse cardboard boxes<\/span> for shipping.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Reuse file folders by reversing and refolding<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">In the staff kitchen, use durable and refillable products<\/span> instead of disposable and single use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_7535\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sfswma.org\/nmsfd-repur-lattice\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7535\" class=\"wp-image-7535 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/sfswma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NMSFD-Repur-Lattice-e1526876909209-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"625\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Repurposed Lattice at the New Mexico School for the Deaf.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>TIP: <\/strong><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/earth911.com\/general\/close-the-loop-primer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Close the Loop<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cClosed loop\u201d recycling is basically a production process in which post-consumer waste is collected, recycled and used to make new products. This process can be as simple as using recycled aluminum to make new cans, or as complicated as weaving reclaimed plastic bottles into polyester for clothing and other products.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the closed loop system to function properly, consumers, recyclers and manufacturers must work together to reclaim valuable materials from our waste stream and use them to make new products.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sfswma.org\/closed-loop-image\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7277\" src=\"http:\/\/sfswma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Closed-Loop-Image.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"475\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When an item is reusable you can use it over and over again, or give it to someone else who can.\u00a0 This option is more sustainable than purchasing items that &hellip;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/?page_id=48\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":44,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-48","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7557,"href":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48\/revisions\/7557"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}