Day Seventy-Five - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

We have this little blue recycling bin - one that is meant for under one's desk, perhaps - but that we bought when we lived in the original small apartment. Once we moved to our larger apartment, it didn't do much for us, so it was cast aside. When we moved it was ideal for holding on to all of our old magazines. Ones that were obviously too precious to just recycle. I used to buy lots of magazines. Even when I had absolutely no money - I always made the exception for magazines [especially magazines! who needs food?]. They seem impossibly expensive right now, but perhaps I'm just wiser. Anyway, I do enjoy making collage and magazines are the main star of collage [for me anyway - you can collage with whatever you like]. And I do need that little recycling bin as I am no longer shopping regularly @ Whole Foods [I use their paper bags for recycling]...so I combined the two...

And I assembled all of the materials for a new collage from magazines needing recycling. I would highly recommend this even if you aren't a collager. Magazines are a good collaging material because of the bold headlines, saucy adverts and easy cut-ability. The process of recycling is not an environmental freebie and while of course you should recycle, reusing and especially reducing are even more important [though now that I have reduced and reused my magazine consumption, I won't be able to easily make more collages]. So, that's your Al Gore moment for the day.

I need a good title for my new collage. I don't think it's terribly suitable for public display as it does contain adult situations. Then again, I don't usually [or ever] have visitors, so I might just slap it up above the sofa - discretion, be damned.