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Recycle Toilet Paper Rolls for Easy Organizing

|Published on February 10, 2014

Photo by Vanetta Wiegman

Recycle cardboard rolls and keep electrical cords organized with this thrifty reader tip.

When my electrical appliances aren’t in use, I wrap the cords into tight bundles and slide the bundles inside toilet paper rolls so I never have a tangled mess of cords. Cardboard rolls from paper towels and other paper products will work as well.

Vanetta Wiegman
Palos Park, Illinois

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