So, we also have two large 90 galllon recycling carts (one for glass, one for mixed recycle - paper/plastic/metal) that are also provided by the service.

This includes getting a 1000 gallon tank, the county not liking the plastic plug in the bottom, swapping for 2 500 gallon tanks, and a few other glitches.

For a great companion read, check out The Big Long, written by Waypoint founders Colin Wiel and Doug Brien.

I don't know if this is frugal or practical, but I use the small cardboard boxes with my packets of instant oatmeal as trash receptacles and plastic cereal bags as their liners.

I also skipped the plastic washers and just used fender washers backed with pre-drilled pieces of wood (lath scraps).

Painting brick is like wrapping the building in plastic.

Bought a teardown at a tax auction, went in and knocked a hole in one of the kitchen walls, found three stud bays filled with plastic-wrapped used bills, mostly twenties but lots of fifties, hundreds. $873K total.

One duplex I had I would buy them plastic for the windows.

The cheapest is essentially a plastic tray and plastic tile cast as one piece.

For $20 you can get a thermostat cover which is a vented plastic case that locks.