Anyone have any good ideas on what to make out of non-biodegradable recyclable materials?
I am a docent (volunteer teacher) at our Zoo. One of the docents wants to do a special project for an Eco-Planet day in August. She is making usable items (not crafty kids things) out of recyclable items that would otherwise just sit in a landfill – hence the need for non-biodegradable items. She is collecting old clothing, woolen items, glass, tin, plastic, anything she can find and trying to make usable items out of them. They are salvaging wool from old wool sweaters, blankets, etc. She is using dryer lint also. I’ve been saving dog fur for her and she is going to use it. I have some dog fur gloves that someone brought me from Alaska where this lady has a whole business making scarves, gloves, etc. from her huskies fur.
So far she has made tote bags and baskets out of newspapers and plastic bags. I swear you would not know what they were made out of unless you asked her. Lamps out of wine bottles. Change purses out of Whisker Lickins cat treat bags. Grocery store bags (we can buy them here in the grocery stores and you bring them back with you for your groceries over using plastic bags) made from the animal feed bags – monkey chow, etc.
She will have 50 tables set up all over the zoo with the raw material, the half finished product and then the finished one set up for the adults to see. Such as paper making, glass tumbling….
Any workable ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.