Reuse Your Pillows!

Pillows are made of not the best synthetic material for landfills. That plus the fact that pillow manufacturing companies recommend getting new ones every 6 months – 2 years. That can lead to a lot of unhealthy non-degradable fluff filling up our dumps.

Finding creative ways to repurpose worn-out pillows around the house or garden is a practical way to extend their usefulness before tossing them out.

When it finally comes time to replace them, choosing organic, refillable pillows from Bean Products or Coyuchi makes it much easier to keep synthetic fills out of the landfill in the first place.

Natural fills like buckwheat hulls, kapok, and organic cotton last longer and can simply be topped up or composted at the end of their life.

The good news is that there are plenty of wonderful ways to reuse your old pillows, just make sure that you wash them first…

• Use the stuffing to pad new pillows making them even firmer!
• Donate them to a local animal shelter. What isn’t fluffy enough for you is a pillow heaven for an unwanted puppy.
• Make decorative pillows for your living room and use the old pillows to stuff them.
• Save them for the next time you pack. Your dishes will never have a smoother move.

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