Second Use For Everything (SUFE)

o What it is, why you need it

SUFE is a philosophy, but is not a mystic religion. It is a way of thinking.

Modern society is suffering from a mis-guided educational process suggesting that taking things out to the kerb is quite allright, as long as we put things in the correct plastic containers. Tossing out newspapers is OK, as long as they are put in the Grey Bin. Vegetable Scraps can be tossed as long as they go in the Green Bin. Jars can be tossed as long as they are tossed in the Blue Bin.

SUFE suggests that we should think, once more, before consigning a useful object to kerbside collection.

There is always a Second Use For Everything - SUFE.

You just haven’t thought about it – until now!

Please note that it is a Second Use For Everything, which is quite distinct from "Never throw anything away". We’re not collecting garbage here. True garbage should be, well, trashed.

Our philosophy will be "No matter what it is, If I’ve brought it into my life, I’ll find one use for it beyond its original purpose before I throw it out".

You need SUFE because without it you are unwittingly making extra trips to the kerb, lugging small mountains of stuff to where it doesn’t need to be, and worse, spending your post-tax cash on objects that you threw out last week. You don’t believe me? Read on, dear reader, read on!