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Recycling Envelopes

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When I get mail (even junk mail) if the envelope has space on it to write notes I use it before throwing it away.

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A paper shredder is helpful.

- Submitted by MISTYSMOM06 4/1/2010 in Around The House | 3 Comments

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re-using envelopes for shopping lists

After opening the mail, envelopes that are blank on the back .....get used for writing shopping lists on ; then, you can tuck the coupons that go with these items into the envelope.

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Saves money and recycles envelopes. It also keeps the coupons safely together and easily accessible.

Shopping sales at multiple stores...use separate envelope for each store.

- Submitted by SKIPSIDE 4/1/2010 | 7 Comments | View Secret

Recycle!!

I have a daily flip calendar on my desk. At the end of the year when I replace the old pages with the new, I clip the old ones together and use them as a note pad on my desk for miscellaneous notes, calls, numbers, whatever. It saves me from using new note pads!

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Recycling is good - recycling before recycling is even better 224

- Submitted by CNEWMARK 4/1/2010 | 1 Comments | View Secret

A Little Less Monthly Clutter

Instead of saving monthly paper bills in their respective envelopes, choose 1 envelope (large) and put all the bills in that one and recycle the rest of the paper. Label it with the month and the year, and only have one thing to file.

- Submitted by TIBURONA 4/1/2010 | 0 Comments | View Secret

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