{"id":147034,"date":"2024-09-13T05:00:40","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T22:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/frayed-cables-and-yellow-pillows-how-to-fix-reuse-or-ditch-12-confusing-kinds-of-household-clutter\/"},"modified":"2024-09-13T06:13:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T23:13:58","slug":"frayed-cables-and-yellow-pillows-how-to-fix-reuse-or-ditch-12-confusing-kinds-of-household-clutter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/frayed-cables-and-yellow-pillows-how-to-fix-reuse-or-ditch-12-confusing-kinds-of-household-clutter\/","title":{"rendered":"Frayed cables and yellow pillows: how to fix, reuse or ditch 12 confusing kinds of household clutter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nDifferent parts of Australia have different laws on recycling, but there are also services to fix many common objectsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailThe mantra \u201cbuy once, buy well\u201d never feels more relevant than when you\u2019re faced with mounting piles of household clutter. It\u2019s hard to know what to do with things that might not be worth fixing (thanks to this current era of built-in-obsolescence), can\u2019t really be donated (remember the rule: if you wouldn\u2019t give it to a friend, it shouldn\u2019t go to charity) and don\u2019t belong in household bins.Decluttering can be even more difficult given that each state in Australia has different laws dictating what waste is allowed to go where. For example, electronic waste is banned from landfill in the ACT, South Australia and Victoria.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2024\/sep\/13\/frayed-cables-and-yellow-pillows-how-to-fix-reuse-or-ditch-12-confusing-kinds-of-household-clutter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frayed cables and yellow pillows: how to fix, reuse or ditch 12 confusing kinds of household clutter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Different parts of Australia have different laws on recycling, but there are also services to&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-147034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-Cfw","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":125241,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/see-what-you-have-and-use-it-up-seven-steps-to-organising-a-functional-fridge\/","url_meta":{"origin":147034,"position":0},"title":"\u2018See what you have and use it up\u2019: seven steps to organising a functional fridge","date":"March 16, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\r When it comes to food waste and food poisoning, a refrigerator can be a culprit or an ally. 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