9 clever ways to give your old sponges a second life

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.optimistdaily.com/2026/06/9-clever-ways-to-give-your-old-sponges-a-second-life/

☀️ Summer is here, and so is Repair Cafe! We'll be at Great Falls Library THIS SATURDAY, June 6th, from 10:30am to 12:30pm. Join us!

**No knife sharpening at this event** - we are still trying to find a volunteer for knife sharpening, but we haven't found anyone yet, so we can't promise it this time.

#RightToRepair #RepairCafe #PlasticFreeDMV #ZeroWaste #SolarPunkSunday #FairfaxCounty #GreatFallsVA #Herndon #Reston #McLean #Dranesville

#reuse #repurpose #recycle #ZeroWaste

"Clever Ways To Reuse Dryer Lint Around The Home

Whether you're trying to live a more zero-waste lifestyle or you simply want to keep your dryer in top form, look no further than the lint in your dryer vent! In addition to being a simple cost savings hack, it can protect your home from a dangerous, devastating appliance fire. Data from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates more than 15,000 fires in the U.S. are caused every year by dryers, resulting in approximately $84 million worth of property damage. The culprit? Highly flammable lint that is constantly building up in the filter. Experts strongly urge laundry doers to clean out the lint trap after every single load, and to deep clean the dryer vent twice per year.

Most people are quick to toss their lint into the trash without batting an eye. However, this fuzzy byproduct has tons of clever uses around the home, so you may want to consider saving your dryer lint. We'll take you through some of our favorite hacks and show you why you'll never want to drop your laundry fluff in the garbage again. It's important to note that some of these tricks require lint that is free of fabric softeners, dryer sheets, or other other additives to avoid dangerous repercussions, but we'll call this out each time."

https://www.housedigest.com/1527215/ways-reuse-dryer-lint-around-home/

Kawiarenka Naprawcza

https://wydarzenia.phub.pl/events/e541cf99-d6f4-427a-875f-acdce34287d0

Kawiarenka Naprawcza

https://wydarzenia.phub.pl/events/53292989-0e52-4068-a6f9-44a89fce8acd

Kawiarenka Naprawcza

https://wydarzenia.phub.pl/events/18d50c2b-736a-4350-829a-1a99432accdd

Kawiarenka Naprawcza

https://wydarzenia.phub.pl/events/c3a3147f-3561-40c1-98e4-b6f9ca7cb2e3

So, the resulting #LimeApog made this way probably isn't the strongest, but it might be useful for some purposes. This method seems safer than the kiln one -- but again, use precautions when playing with fire and #Lime .

How to Make #Lime (#Apog)

Do Little Things
Aug 1, 2020

"Eating #seashells is one of your favorites?... Well, what you can do to the #clamshells?... Some of us, didn't know on how to make it into valuable product just like making lime or 'apog'. Find out in this video, saving shells to become waste."

Learn more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGdEYUj5LU8

#SolarPunkSunday #DIY #ZeroWaste #SeashellLime

Making And Using #Lime #Mortars

An article originally written for "Rural Wales" the magasine of CPRW

"The operation of modern #cement and lime mortar is quite different. Cements set by a non-reversible chemical action to form a solid, non yielding mass. #LimeMortars set by the absorption of #CarbonDioxide over a much longer period of time. An understanding of the chemical action of lime is therefore helpful.

"Lime is derived from #limestone or Calcium Carbonate (#CaCO3), which has been burnt in a lime kiln at over 800 degrees centigrade to produce #quicklime or #CalciumOxide (#CaO). In this process carbon dioxide and any water is driven off. Quicklime is potentially dangerous having an avid thirst for water. This process creates a lot of heat and produces #SlakedLime or #CalciumHydroxide (Ca(OH)2). Builders merchants stock this material having been reground to a fine powder and called #HydratedLime.

"The slaking process releases enough heat to cause the water to boil or spit. For this reason water must NEVER be added to quicklime. The lime must ALWAYS be added slowly into the water in a metal container. For the inexperienced builder or home craftsman, slaking is therefore not recommended.

"#HydratedLime can be used as the basis of all lime plasters and mortars. It will slowly absorb free carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and revert to #CalciumCarbonate. A triangle has therefore been completed converting the #calcium back to its original chemical form of limestone. For this reason lime mortars have the potential for #ContinuousRecycling."

Learn more:
http://www.users.callnetuk.com/~gwynedd21/home/JN/LIME.HTM

#SolarPunkSunday #SustainableBuilding #Recyclable #Reusable #LimePlaster #LimeMortar #AncientTechnology #TraditionalTechnology #SustainableBuildingMaterials #ZeroWaste