Used paper (envelopes, computer printout, etc) gets torn into small pads for our grocery list.
Found broken glass is currently used by DH to do mosaics. He also uses a cardboard box that our teapot came in to hold the shards.
Old towels get turned into rags (rags being used for jobs so messy you can never get them clean again).
Old furniture in good condition is given to friends, old furniture in bad condition tends to get restained and kept (speaking of which, my little coffee table needs to be sanded and painted again, poor thing).
Plastic grocery bags are used for dog poop pickup.
Plastic table cloths are used for protecting the carpet when replanting.
That's all I can think of at the moment. Partly because awhile back I stopped accumulating stuff and started requiring everything brought into the house to be good quality, long lasting and to be used a lot. It has definitely cut down on the throwing things out. Except for mp3 players, I have a tendency to destroy one per year. *Sigh*
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