Here are a couple of ways that I save and recycle at the same time.

Tip #1

The plastic containers and wrap  from around various items that you buy can be recycled and used for acetate.

Cut it a part and then cut out the flat center part of the packaging.  This is what I used to cut out the acetate bubbles on my “May Your Day Bubble Over” post (http://www.talentisoptional.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=132)

Tip #2:

Use the cardboard boxes that cereal, cookies and frozen dinners come in as chipboard.  You can alter this chipboard the same as the kind you buy at the craft store.  I’m thinking why pay for chipboard twice?

You’ll be surprised how much acetate and chipboard you can collect when you cut it down and recycle it.