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Today in vintage store shopping, I found a popcorn cart for $9.99! I've always wanted one but seemed excessive to spend $150 on something that only makes popcorn.
It was filthy and caked with oil, which is probably why it had been marked down from its original price but I'm not shy at cleaning. I ripped it apart, scoured and reassembled it. The windows are plexiglass so they'll never be 100% clear again but I am confident it is clean. I tested it and it works! #Popcorn #vintage #repair #reuse

A dirty popcorn cart on a white tile floor. It is black with a yellow wheel and a yellow shelf on the right side. There are bins and tools in the background, in front of a window. There is a door to a storage bin on the cart that reads, "Old Fashioned Movie Time Pop Corn."

The same cart, newly cleaned and ready to use. There was daylight through the window of the first picture but this shot shows it is now dark outside.

"repair fair 2025 - Messe für Reparatur, Refurbishment, Secondhand und Upcycling"
https://www.wien.gv.at/umweltschutz/repairfair.html

Diesen Freitag und Samstag, 10-18 Uhr, Museumsquartier Wien

#wien #reparieren #repair #reuse #recycle #refurbished #rightToRepair #RechtaufReparatur #repaircafe #reparaturcafe #Kleidertausch #secondhand

Doen jullie ook mee met de week zonder afval? Helemaal eens met Arieke! ♻️🌍🚯 Wat je niet in huis haalt, hoef je ook niet te recyclen https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/05/19/wat-je-niet-in-huis-haalt-hoef-je-ook-niet-te-recyclen-a4893830 @nrc_nl #zerowaste #reuse #refuse #Reduce #Repair #Recycle 1/ …

#DumpsterDiving (c'est quoi la traduction en français d'ailleurs ?)

📺 Lundi, la déchèterie près de chez moi était fermée, je passe par hasard en vélo devant et devant la grille y a une grosse télé. Hop, sous le bras (c'est lourd mais c'est pas loin) et je repart avec.

Évidemment, elle marche (bon y a probablement des problèmes hein, j'ai pas encore pris le temps de tester à fond). Je vais lui trouver un usage, récupérer des pièces ou au moins faire mumuse à la démonter.

#reuse #recyle

Photo d'un écran plat de télévision pris de l'arrière

Étiquette de la télévision avec détail DJ modèle

Photo de l'arrière de la télévision démontée avec de l'électronique apparente

Practising what I preach, vis-à-vis recycling, reuse, solarpunk, etc.

Used inner tube rubber from the bicycle shop across the road, plus some vulcanizing glue, means the soles of these trainers will last a little bit longer now.

I'd rather have used an old car tyre, but one hasn't materialised (ironic, usually they're everywhere).

#Solarpunk #Recycling #Repurpose #Reuse #Repair

Photo of a pair of shoes with a rubber glued to the sole.

HEUTE haben wir SIEBZIG (70!!!) Monitore von einer großen Firma in Frankfurt abgeholt.
Wir sind jetzt offiziell der M....markt für Menschen mit Herz — nur alles gratis und mit Liebe!

#Reuse #DigitalFürAlle #FrankfurtPower

www.pc-spenden.de
Da wo Herz und Hilfe zuhause sind.

People throw away SO much stuff! This is what we found in the backyard only this year. Some more people here that find and fix stuff? Collab video with my son that made the thumbnail and cut the video! https://youtu.be/aJwSF9ltPT0 #DIY #electronics #dumpsterdiving #reuse

Let's have a Mend In Public Event 🌞
What's the worst police can do, take away your thimble?

These protesters want you to reduce, repair and rewear
Teach others how to mend their clothing.

"We do have to find the ways and places that we can find joy and creativity and where we can feel empowered. And Mend in Public Day is exactly that."

(My grandmother would be wondering why this is an "event" LOL )
#Protest #Repair #Reuse #Environment

#Climate
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/what-on-earth-mending-1.7535510

Another dumpster-diving find: Found a working Canon EOS 400D camera in the electronics recycle bin. The lens was crooked, but I gave it a crack and hoped for the best, and miraculously it cracked into shape and works perfectly. The flash hot shoe looks a bit dented, but I don't think I'll be using it.

It's no high-end cam, but good enough as a backup. (Our trusted Pentax K-30 has gotten the dreaded aperture solenoid problem. :blobfoxcry2: )

#Photography #Repair #Reuse

A narrow street lined by green trees, bushes and two dead trees.

A table with a Swedish tiger sponge cake on a plate, and a glass of lemonade in the background.

A bunch of lupin flowers (I think) hanging down a wall

@corbden My grandmother always re-used our flannel PJs and sheets for soft cleaning rags -- and we had handkerchiefs growing up (which she made and embroidered).

#Reuse #SolarPunkSunday

#NewYork - 2nd Annual #ClothingSwap

Thursday, July 31, 2025
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

"Save the date for our second annual clothing swap at #BorgheseVineyard. More details to follow."

Borghese Vineyards 17150 Middle Road Cutchogue, NY, 11935 United States

https://www.nfec1.org/upcoming-events/2nd-annual-clothing-swap

#SolarPunkSunday #Sharing #CircularEconomy #DontBuy #ClothingExchange #Reuse

Welp, my journey had an abrupt end: the refurbed mi mix turned out to be faulty. While I am in the process of returning, I am rethinking my rushed decision to give up on the mi 11T I have, that works. I instead will do more research to have a proper #degoogled phone when the one I have no longer works. #reduce, #REUSE, #recycle
I still have a long journey ahead. You are encouraged to start a conversation about your experience, advice or memes hehe

Here is the decanter I picked up yesterday at #Brimfield. It still had liquor in it but I am not a museum so down the sink it went (though I saved the gold from the Liqueur D'or.) I am restoring it by cleaning, polishing it, replacing the cork and doing my best to preserve the labels.
I think I will use this in conjunction with my amaro tasting set. I can fill it with four different amari to give a sample of a range of amari so anyone interested can learn more about them. #reuse #restore

A four tiered bottle in a brass stand. The bottles are stacked upon one another and labeled, Liqueur D'or, Creme de Cacao, Triple Sec and Creme de Menthe. Alcohol is in all the bottles except the creme de cocao. The top bottle has a label that says. "Garnier Liqueur Enchien Paris, France." The bottles are held together with two brass arcs that travel up each side, around the top and back down again. The top is rounded and the bottles are mounted on a brass and plastic base.

The bottles separated from the base for restoration. The parts of the decanter set are gathered together on a work bench.

They sent some extra spray nozzles with a pair of glass sprayers I bought awhile back. Was wondering where I'd get bottles for them. I needed to replace the leaking plastic spray bottle where I keep the vinegar mix for "flushing" the diverter.

On the off chance, I bought this kombucha to see if it would fit. Because I know mass-produced containers can be somewhat standardized, because they're sold by container manufacturers to the end product manufacturer. It's one thing in society that's usually still standardized.

I drank the kombucha. The nozzle fits the brown glass bottle perfectly. And looks really cool.

#solarpunk #degrowth #reuse #OffGrid

It’s #caturday! With a bonus of a quilt I made, fabrics are from a variety of sources, including repurposed and vintage. Cat is contemporary lol #reuse #repurposed #quilting #fabric #cosy #craft #WhiteCat #green #tkaronto #toronto

White cat stretched out on her side, one paw with claws slightly out in the top left corner of a patchwork quilt, with a bit of white cat fabric showing. Cat is very cute.

I was complimented for my "elegant dress" yesterday.
Elegant is NOT the word that I would have chosen. "Colourful", "fun", "creative" yes. Elegant no
It is made from a thrifted 1970s table cloth, and the cut is from traditional clothing from Balkan and West Asian.
#1970s #reuse #memadeclothes

Went to a former colleague's housewarming party tonight. I was hesitant, because I wanted to check out 18th century probate inventories instead.
But I had a great time and wore a fabulous dress that I made myself from a 1970s table cloth. #reuse

is there like a stripped down version of android I can load onto old ass tablets to just turn them into little monitors or digital picture frames or something?

#android #reuse

Weird as I am, I would much rather stay at home and put some more 18th century rural clothing in my excel files.
But I have said that I am going to this housewarming party, and I will. At least I have a cheerful dress.
Nothing like a large 1970s table cloth to work with.
#reuse #memadeclothing