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My mom and dad had to replace their refrigerator several years ago and dad took the drawers and hardware out of the old refrigerator before they hauled it off. He didn't have any use of them and ask me if I wanted them, so me being the pack rat I am, said yes. I ended up taking them and with a small amount of modification I was able to fasten them underneath some shelves I had in my garage and used them for storing small items and freeing up some of my shelf space for larger items.
I also use plastic coffee cans for storing nails, bolts, nuts, and washers. Lots of times when I have tried to repair something and find I can't repair it, before sending it to the garbage heap I'll remove bolts, screws, nuts and washers from it for future use. I'm currently using a push mower that my brother was going to throw away probably about 10 years ago. Handheld hair driers are another thing that often get thrown away simply because they will run for a few minutes then shut off, because they overheat, all they need is to be taken apart and clean the lint/hair out of the screen so the motor gets enough air to keep it cool. If my 515K mile Escort ever bites the dust, I'll strip it down before sending it to the recyclers and use the parts on my other '88 Escort.
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