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Old Calendars Out with the old and in with the new. Once the year is over it’s time to throw the calendar away. Keeping it up will create lots of confusion. … With the extra space you create, grab some houseplants to decorate with!
Even people who don’t know they collect calendars scoop them up because they bear an image of something or some things they do collect. … Later but still vintage calendars often are sold for as little as $15 or $20 at ephemera shows and antiques shops.
Kids love collecting their old calendars, and if you still have a bundle from your childhood, you might be able to trade it in for some cash. A calendar displaying a product such as Coca-Cola could sell for thousands if it has an early 1900s date. Or one from prior to the 1970s can bring you in at least $50 to $300.
So, first things first, are glossy calendars even recyclable? Yes, however, only if the calendar paper is actually easy to tear. Basically, the shine on the paper doesn’t make it impossible to recycle expired calendars.
Annual calendars repeat the same days of the week every few years, and according to the website When Can I Reuse This Calendar? calendars from 2010, 1999, 1993, 1982, 1971, 1965, 1954, 1943, 1937, and 1926 can all be reused in 2021.
- Make A Notebook. Repurpose an old calendar page as the cover for a small notebook! …
- Decorate Gifts. You could use a large calendar page to wrap a small gift! …
- Make Postcards. …
- Make A Gallery Wall. …
- Mod Podge Everything. …
- Make Candle Votives. …
- Donate Them.
| Years with same starting weekday and equal number of days to 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Compared to year 2022 | Since last |
| 2022 | selected year | + 11 years |
| 2033 | 11 years after | + 11 years |
| 2039 | 17 years after | + 6 years |
Glossy paper is accepted in all local recycling programs, provided the paper does not have a plastic coating. If the glossy paper is easy to tear, it should be ok.
- Remove desired pages from calendar.
- Trim edges to fit canvas as desired. …
- Paint canvas with acrylic paint, if desired. …
- Once paint is dry, spread an even layer of Mod Podge over canvas.
- Carefully apply calendar page, smoothing out any bubbles, and let dry.
Spiral notebooks, regardless of whether they have a plastic or metal spiral binding, are recyclable. The preferred way to recycle them, however, is to remove the spiral binding prior to putting the notebook itself into your recycling bin.
If your issues are up to date and still have a little life left in them, donate them to a local library, nursing home, hospital, or women’s shelter in your area. If your magazine subscription is an educational one, be sure to share the knowledge with local schools that might benefit from these titles.
Catalogs and magazines: If the catalog or magazine came in a plastic wrapper, take off the wrapper first and then after you read, you can put the entire thing in the recycling bin. … These things often get removed during the recycling process at a paper mill or a recycling facility.
Any calendar repeats in a minimum gap of 6 years and a maximum gap of 40 years. All the 14 patterns occur at least once in a minimum span of 25 years (Eg: 2000 – 2024) and a maximum span of 40 (Eg: 1889 – 1928).
A yearly calendar will become current again, or a time when every calendar date will occur on the same day of the week, every 400 years or 146097 days.
2014, 2025, 2031, 2042, 2053, 2059, 2070, 2081, 2087, and 2098.
From tables and chairs to just about anything else, you can use those calendar pages to decoupage furniture throughout your house and give it a wonderful new look.
Years with same starting weekday and equal number of days to 2026YearCompared to year 2026Since last200917 years before+ 11 years201511 years before+ 6 years2026selected year+ 11 years
Years with same starting weekday and equal number of days to 2002YearCompared to year 2002Since last2002selected year+ 11 years201311 years after+ 11 years201917 years after+ 6 years
2011, 2005, 1994, 1983, 1977, 1966, 1955, 1949, 1938, and 1927.
Shredded paper can be recycled, but not all local councils will collect it for recycling, as some paper mills can’t process it. This is because: Shredding paper weakens it; It could pose problems at paper mills e.g. maintenance and fire hazard issues.
The types of paper that cannot be recycled includes – waxed paper, shredded paper, wrapping gift paper, paper coated with plastic, receipts, sticky paper, and any paper contaminated with food or other liquids like pizza boxes, milk & juice cartons, napkins & tissues, paper towels, and toilet paper.
To add the design to the canvas, begin with the base piece and Mod Podge it to the canvas. Put a medium layer on the canvas, smooth the shape down and then let it dry for 15 – 20 minutes. After the base portion of the design dries, add a coat of Mod Podge to the top. Place the next layer down and smooth.
- Apply a small amount of wood glue to the side of one mini Jenga block. …
- Cut the images from the back of your calendar. …
- Apply a thin coat of Mod Podge to the mini Jenga blocks. …
- Apply a thin coat of Mod Podge over the calendar picture. …
- Cut the magnet a little bit shorter than the DIY magnets.
Recycle them! If you’re notebooks are non-binded and soft-covered then chuck them into the paper recycling bins. If you’re notebooks are binded or have any other non-paper material on them, cut them off or separate them and toss them to their respective recycling bins.
Plan on putting it in the trash. If you can separate the rings from the plastic, they can be recycled with other metal products at your local recycling center. The notebook paper, dividers, and the cardboard inside the plastic cover of the notebook can be placed in the recycling bin along with all your other paper.
Check with your municipal waste and recycling centers to see if they take old magazines. Also, look up local laws and regulations about what you can and can’t throw away in the trash. If all is a go, then dump them into the trash can and allow your regular garbage pickup to take care of it.
- Your Local Library. …
- Nursing Homes And Retirement Communities. …
- Military Troops. …
- Women Or Family Shelters. …
- Doctor And Dentist Offices, Hospitals And Other Waiting Rooms. …
- Preschools And Daycare Centers For Use In Crafts. …
- Swap Magazines With Your Friends And Family.
To save money on shipping and processing, rather than return the full copies of unsold dated magazines, retailers strip off the covers and return only those. This is agreed to be proof that the magazine was not sold and was destroyed. The rest of the unsold issues are disposed of by the store via recycling.