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unconsumption: “The 17 billion toilet paper tubes produced annually in the USA account for 160 million pounds of trash … and could stretch more than a million miles placed end-to-end. That’s from here to the moon and back — twice. Most consumers toss, rather than recycle, used tubes.” (source: USAToday) Those alarming figures — which don’t include the numbers of tubes from paper towels, wrapping paper, and other sources — are more than a year old; they might be higher now. On that note: Here are two recently spotted new uses for paper tubes: Use them as covers for fluorescent light bulbs. (via DIY Florescent Light Cover | Katherine Hui — thanks, Katee!) Build a toy slide out of them. (via LooLeDo; spotted on Pinterest.) For other paper tube repurposing ideas, scroll through this segment of the Unconsumption archive. Holy siht I want a toy slide

unconsumption:

“The 17 billion toilet paper tubes produced annually in the USA account for 160 million pounds of trash … and could stretch more than a million miles placed end-to-end. That’s from here to the moon and back — twice. Most consumers toss, rather than recycle, used tubes.” (source: USAToday)

Those alarming figures — which don’t include the numbers of tubes from paper towels, wrapping paper, and other sources — are more than a year old; they might be higher now.

On that note: Here are two recently spotted new uses for paper tubes:

  1. Use them as covers for fluorescent light bulbs. (via DIY Florescent Light Cover | Katherine Hui — thanks, Katee!)
  2. Build a toy slide out of them. (via LooLeDo; spotted on Pinterest.)

For other paper tube repurposing ideas, scroll through this segment of the Unconsumption archive.

Holy siht I want a toy slide

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    cardboard tube use. I like...marble chute thing.
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    my mom, Mary Yezek, makes art
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    small tesla coil’s secondary winding! Just give them a good dry...and thorough shelacking...
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    Holy siht I want