Clearing your house of clutter occurs every spring, for every move, and when you just need to clear your mind. But not everything in your home has to be sent to the local dump. The “throw-away” mentality that American consumers are known for can be altered, and like most things, it all starts in the home. If you’re planning on relocating soon or have a massive home cleaning project ahead of you, try repurposing what you already have in your home instead of throwing it out. Here are three commonly tossed items that can be reused to serve another useful purpose:Fabric Softener SheetsThe sheets you throw in the dryer do more than keep your clothes free from static. You can reuse fabric softener sheets to help you clean up pots and pans. Here’s how: Place one dryer sheet on the bottom of your pan. Fill the pan up with lukewarm water.
Let the sheet and the pan sit overnight. Rinse off your pan with ease the next day!Besides helping you with the dishes, fabric softener sheets can also be used to remove pet hair from furniture. If you suffer from stinky shoe syndrome, stick a couple of these babies in the offending shoes for fresher-smelling feet!CDs & DVDsMost of us have an mp3 player of some kind by now. That means that our CD and DVD collections are being tossed en masse in favor of digital music. But you can repurpose those DVDs and CDs along with their spindles easily. Here’s how: Tie up old discs to trees and plants to ward off birds. You can also stick a soft piece of leftover fabric to both ends of a disc and make a nice set of coasters.