Yes. I definitely reuse. But, I learned it from my Mom, grandmothers and great grandmothers. I wash and reuse ziplock bags, butter tubs (you can crochet tops on these for little drawstring purses for the little ones), I cut cereal boxes down and reuse for patterns, I cut boxes down and cover with reuses foil for coke boards (instead of waiting for my plates to be returned) aluminum pie pans, bread bags, plastic cutlery (I paid for it, might as well reuse it). I keep the extra napkins from restaurants (they throw them away), Milk jugs (great for beach buckets and we freeze water in them during the summer for the coolers), old dish towels go in the garage for wasking the cars, old towels get repurposed as rags and I have used them as "batting" in coasters and placemats. Waste Not Want Not!