Recycling Projects for the Evil Genius

Contents......Page 10
Foreword......Page 20
Acknowledgments......Page 21
Tell Me About the Good Ol' Days......Page 22
It's a Brick House......Page 23
Paper or Plastic?......Page 25
Mean Green......Page 26
My Shade of Green......Page 27
Collection......Page 28
Which Way Did It Go?......Page 29
Buried Treasure in Our Trash......Page 31
Recycling Half-Truths......Page 34
When Recycling Goes Down a Questionable Path......Page 36
Re-recycled Investment......Page 37
Cash in Your Trash......Page 38
How Do Cleaners Work?......Page 40
What's in Dust Besides Dirt?......Page 41
Can't You Smell That Smell?......Page 42
Smoke Odor Tips......Page 43
Basic Cleaner Types......Page 44
Store-Bought Cleaners and Their Potential Dangers......Page 47
To Air Is Human......Page 50
The Easy Life......Page 51
Your Shade of Clean......Page 52
Good Weed......Page 54
The Pest Offense Is a Good Defense......Page 55
What's Bugging You......Page 56
Some Groups of Chemical Products Considered to Be Pesticides......Page 57
Pesticide Usage Tips......Page 58
Pesticide-Free Pest-Control Tips......Page 59
Pest-Control Goals......Page 60
Two Characterizations of Plastic......Page 62
Ode to the Code......Page 63
Risk Management......Page 65
Project 1 Make Your Own Wafer Board–Style Plastic Lumber......Page 66
Let's Start......Page 67
Project 2 Make a Square Panel Out of Your Plastic Wafer Board......Page 69
Let's Start......Page 70
Project 3 Make a Birdhouse Out of Plastic Lumber......Page 71
Let's Start......Page 72
How to Use It......Page 74
Mass Production......Page 75
Let's Start......Page 76
Background......Page 79
Summary of the Invention......Page 80
Let's Start......Page 81
Potholes 101......Page 84
Let's Start......Page 85
How to Use Your Road-Patch Compound......Page 86
Pulp Friction......Page 88
Types of Paper Found in Our Homes......Page 89
Safety First......Page 93
Let's Start......Page 94
Project 8 Make and Use Landscape Block Molds......Page 96
How to Use the Mold......Page 97
Project 9 Build a Concrete Papier-Mâché Landscape Wall or Raised-Bed Garden......Page 98
Project 10 Make a Concrete Papier-Mâché Shed or Animal Shelter......Page 101
Let's Start......Page 103
Project 11 Make a Large Concrete Papier-Mâché Planter......Page 104
Let's Start......Page 105
Project 12 Make a Concrete Papier-Mâché Flower Pot or Decorative Bowl......Page 106
Let's Start......Page 107
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Project 14 Make Concrete Papier-Mâché Stepping Stones......Page 109
Project 15 Make a Concrete Papier-Mâché Stepping Stone Walkway......Page 110
Project 16 Make a Concrete Papier-Mâché Tabletop......Page 111
Let's Start......Page 112
Requirements for Organic Decomposition......Page 116
Materials for Composting......Page 117
Preparing the Compost Pile......Page 118
Charcoal Is Also Beneficial for Soil......Page 119
Let's Start......Page 120
Project 18 Make a Shopping Bag Composter......Page 122
Let's Start......Page 123
Project 19 Solar-Powered Bag Composter......Page 124
Let's Start......Page 125
How to Use It......Page 126
Project 21 Build a Raised-Bed Composter That Turns into a Garden......Page 127
Let's Start......Page 128
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Compost Tea Tips......Page 130
Cleaners 101......Page 132
Home Basic or Base 50:1 Concentrate......Page 133
Project 23 Make Your Own Rain Barrel......Page 135
Let's Start......Page 136
How to Use Your Barrel......Page 137
Where to Find Lye (Sodium Hydroxide)......Page 138
Let's Start......Page 140
Project 25 Making a Concentrated Base "Basic" Cleaner......Page 143
Project 26 Testing Your Base Cleaner's pH Level......Page 144
That's a pHact, Jack......Page 145
Let's Start......Page 146
Let's Start......Page 147
Wood, Laminant, and Marble Floors......Page 148
Project 30 Making a Base Carpet Shampoo......Page 149
How to Clean with the Shampooer......Page 150
Let's Start......Page 151
How to Use Your Base Glass Cleaner......Page 152
Project 33 Making a Base Disinfectant Surface Cleaner......Page 153
Project 34 Making a Base Abrasive Toilet Bowl Cleaner......Page 154
Project 35 Making a Base Rust and Mineral Stain Remover......Page 155
How to Use It......Page 156
How to Use It......Page 157
How to Use It......Page 158
Fruit Enzymes......Page 159
How This Enzyme Recipe Works (From My Perspective, Anyway)......Page 160
Let's Start......Page 161
Project 39 Make Your Own Citrus Oil Extract......Page 162
Let's Start......Page 163
Project 40 Make Your Own Plant Oil–Based Heavy-Duty Solvent......Page 164
How to Use It......Page 165
How to Use It......Page 166
Let's Start......Page 167
Know Your Stains......Page 169
Mechanics of Stain Removal......Page 170
Know Your Basic Tannin (Plant-Derived) Stains......Page 172
Know Your Basic Oil-Based Stains......Page 174
Know Your Basic Pigment Stains......Page 176
Know Your Combination Pigment and Oil Stains......Page 177
Know Your Combination Protein and Pigment Stains......Page 179
Know Your Unique Stains......Page 180
How to Clean Odds and Ends......Page 181
Pesty Pesky Weeds......Page 188
Weed Killer Active Ingredient 1......Page 189
Weed Killer Inactive Ingredient 4......Page 190
Remember, It's a Bug Eat Bug World Out There......Page 191
The Many Uses of Boric Acid......Page 192
How to Use Boric Acid......Page 193
Let's Start......Page 194
Project 46 Make a Boric Acid Flea Control......Page 195
Project 47 Make a Boric Acid Ant Control......Page 196
Let's Start......Page 197
Project 48 Making Boric Acid Chalk to Control Crawling Pests......Page 198
Project 49 Make a Garlic Concentrate for Multiple Pest Control Use......Page 199
Let's Start......Page 200
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Project 52 Make a Garlic and Vegetable–Based Horticultural Oil......Page 202
Let's Start......Page 203
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Project 56 Capture and Kill Fleas with Christmas Tree Lights......Page 206
Let's Start......Page 207
Understanding All Types of Pesticide Risk......Page 208
A List of Pesticides That Contain Natural Ingredients......Page 210
101 Cool Tips from A to Z......Page 216
Project 57 Use Recycled Aluminum Foil to Quick Clean Your BBQ Grill......Page 220
Let's Start......Page 222
Project 59 Making Old Candles into New......Page 223
Let's Start......Page 224
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Project 65 Making a Campfire Starter from Lint......Page 229
Let's Start......Page 230
How to Use It......Page 231
How to Use It......Page 232
Project 70 Make a Cat Bed from Plastic Grocery Bags......Page 233
Let's Start......Page 234
Make the Piñata......Page 235
Let's Start......Page 236
Project 75 Make Seedling Starters from Toilet Paper Tubes......Page 237
Project 76 Build a Solar-Powered Hydrogen Firecracker......Page 238
Got Gas?......Page 239
Let's Start......Page 240
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Business Cards......Page 246
Places to Sell Homemade Products......Page 247
Sources......Page 248
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