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Clean, empty Philadelphia tubs (Dalston E8)
Five 185 g oval plastic tubs Three 280 g oval plastic tubs. All with lids, all from Philadelphia cream cheese / soft cheese. For food storage, cotton balls, bibs and bobs of hardware, whatever.
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Toilet pand kitchen paper rolls (E8)
Expired
Various sizes, including lots of sturdy, skinny ones from Who GivesACr*p. For crafting or seed-starting or cable-sorting.
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Empty supplement bottles for seeds, beads, hardware ... (Dalston E8)
Promised
Plastic bottles, with lids. White, brown, black, clear brown. Small to large — maybe 100 ml to 1 liter?
4h
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Old Pillows (Dalston E8)
Standard-sized bed pillows — clean, and from a smoke-free, pet-free home. Not as fluffy as they used to be. Fine for people who prefer firmer pillows or piles of pillows; for a doll bed; or for use in pet beds (with sturdy casings, to reduce the chance of shredding!).
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Avocado pits (E8)
Withdrawn
Dried out so not sure they'd grow, but still good for dying. They say they can ve eaten, if ground up, but we've Hever
7d
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Soft cheese tubs with clear lids (E8)
Six 200 ml rectangular plastic tubs, from various brands of soft cheese, with eight clear plastic lids — yes, extra lids! For food storage, cotton balls, bibs and bobs of hardware, whatever. Tubs are dishwasher-safe; lids aren't.
7d
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Glass jars with lids (E8)
Promised
Glass jars, asdorted: 200 ml to 450 ml sizes, various shapes. All clean inside, all with lids that fit. Some still have all or part of label.
35d
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Plastic screw-top bottles (E8)
Expired
Various size and colour plastic bottles from supplements, one carrier-bag full.
218d
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8 sauce and salad dressing bottles (E8)
Expired
Great if you're making your own salad dressing, or flavoured oils and vinegars! Eight clean bottles, clear glass, with lids. 4 from salad dressings, 2 from sweet chilli sauce, 1 from hoisin sauce, 1 from soy sauce.
234d
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30 six-egg paper cartons (E8)
Gifted
Six-compartment egg cartons, in good condition; 30 in all, of which 1 white, 1 blue, and 29 beige. Their many uses include: ● Great for sorting / organising jewelry or other small bits and bobs. ● Plantable trays for seed-starting. I like to rest them in a tray, then water the tray, to keep them moist. ● Popular crafting supplies. ● Holding eggs! Especially if you have a chicken, but also handy for divvying up those 24-egg flats into manageable lots.
241d
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Plastic tubs for cacti, seedlings, paint, etc. (E8)
Expired
All clean, no lids. ● Clear plastic tubs — 7 small (200 ml) and 9 medium (400 ml?) — that would make attractive windowsill plant pots once labels are removed. ● Miscellaneous yogurt and other tubs, large and small, for potting on, painting, crafts.
241d
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8 glass jars with lids (E8)
Gifted
Clean, dry, about 160 ml to 500 ml. Labels not removed. Great for spice or other small storage.
269d
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Olive oil bottles (E8)
Gifted
Six 500 ml square bottles, of which 5 green glass and 1 clear (rapeseed oil) Two 250 ml square bottles, green glass. All have lids. Drained and rinsed (a hint of oil may remain). Outsides clean.
269d
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Large shredder, jammed (E8)
Gifted
Office-sized (knee-high) paper shredder. Silver-tone shredder section on top; just lift it off to empty the black shredded-paper bin below. Sadly, even the higher-powered versions can jam if over-fed. :-( This might still work if unjammed, we don't know.
1y
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Set of 6 owl placemats, plastic coated (E8)
Gifted
New, never used set of six Crofton plastic-coated placemats. In original packaging. Cream background, with cheerful owl print in pink, purple, blue, green and black.
1y
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Double mattress, firm (E8)
Gifted
Unique Beds, Quality Hand Made Beds, "the mattress people sleep on", orthopaedic mattress, made in the UK, says the label. Cream to pale gold brocade, with felt reinforcement where top and bottom are tufted. A gold vent at each side. Double-sized innerspring mattress, firm, in excellent condition. It's on our ground floor, just inside the front door.
1y
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Spray-cream lids = tiny pots (E8)
Expired
White, flattish base, great for tiny cacti or starting small cuttings.
1y
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Rolls from toilet & kitchen paper (E8)
Expired
Various sizes, including lots of sturdy, skinny ones from Who GivesACr*p. For crafting or seed-starting or cable-sorting.
1y
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Teflon-lined tin cans (E8)
Expired
From tuna, beans, small beans tins (which fit in larger bean tins). Some with design on outside. For your sorting, planting, or crafting pleasure.
1y
1y
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Avocado pits for dye or flour (E8)
Gifted
All sizes, mostly dry. I haven't the time or equipment to rub off the membrane and grind these for flour, or to use them for dyeing fabric. Maybe you do?
1y
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Empty supplement bottles (E8)
Gifted
Many sizes and colours: from small pill bottles to gummy vitamin bottles that might hold a liter; opaque, clear, translucent, transparent; white, red, brown, blue. Available in E8, preferably before Friday morning's recycling pickup.
1y
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Case from old boiler (E8)
Expired
For scrap or parts or repurposing. Case, other bits, from a Worcester-Bosch Greenstar 28i Junior.
1y