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Dead Fish From Molasses Spill Will Be Turned Into Fertilizer

New Life For The 26,000 Fish Killed In The Honolulu Molasses Spill
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Various kinds of dead marine life collected by employees from the PENCO Pacific Environmental Corporation can been seen in this barrel on the dock fronting the La Mariana Sailing Club in Keehi Lagoon Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, in Honolulu. A pipe maintained by Matson Navigation Co. at pier 52 cracked and leaked about 233,000 gallons of molasses into the harbor. The molasses spill is being blamed for the killing of marine life at Keehi Lagoon which is located near the Honolulu Harbor. The cracked pipe has been repaired and the molasses leak stopped. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, and when it gives you 26,000 dead fish, make fertilizer.

The fish victims of the Honolulu Harbor molasses spill are getting a second life as fertilizer for local farmers on multiple Hawaiian islands, according to KITV.

The fish had originally been frozen and kept as evidence for the multiple investigations regarding the spill. When the carcasses were no longer needed, the Hawaii Department of Health contacted Island Commodities, a meat and fish scrap processing plant on Oahu.

The plant cooks the fish to produce a fuel that is then turned into fertilizer. John Tsukada of lsland Commodities told KITV that the fertilizer will likely be sold to ginger farmers on Kauai, banana and papaya farmers on Hawaii Island and local farmers on Oahu as well.

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9 Ways To Reuse Paper Cups
Coffee Cup Planters(01 of09)
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Poke holes in the bottom of the cup. Fill the cup with potting soil. Plant a sprouted seed or a cutting that has grown roots in your coffee cup. Place it in on a plate or something to catch the water and dirt that drains through the holes. The cool thing about this is that when you are ready to transplant the plant into the ground, you can transplant the whole thing, cup and all. Learn how to plant seedlings from a gardener in Los Angeles. (credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb143bee4b09bbe9a5d8cd3" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="18" data-vars-position-in-unit="21">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sylvar/4579573319/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="sylvar" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb143bee4b09bbe9a5d8cd3" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sylvar/4579573319/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="19" data-vars-position-in-unit="22">sylvar</a>)
Coffee Cup Cupcakes(02 of09)
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You can bake cupcakes in an eight ounce coffee cup. Is it a little gross to bake a cupcake in a used cup? OK, maybe. But I'd like to think that you'd wash the cup well and dry it before baking in it. Also, you're baking these cupcakes at around 350 degrees Fahrenheit, which should bring the cups and ingredients therein up to the temperature necessary to kill off your disgusting cooties. When in doubt, serve yourself the used cup cupcake. (credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb143bee4b09bbe9a5d8cd3" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="14" data-vars-position-in-unit="17">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gizmo333/4781025809/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="lePhotography" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb143bee4b09bbe9a5d8cd3" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gizmo333/4781025809/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="15" data-vars-position-in-unit="18">lePhotography</a>)
Pencil Cups(03 of09)
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You can make a really cute desk organizer by grouping paper cups together on a Lazy Susan. Cups of different sizes make this really pop, as does decorating the cups with Washi tape. You could also decoupage the cups with desk-y images like maps. (credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb143bee4b09bbe9a5d8cd3" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="12" data-vars-position-in-unit="15">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/52000338@N03/5638647027" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Victor Candiani" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb143bee4b09bbe9a5d8cd3" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/52000338@N03/5638647027" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="13" data-vars-position-in-unit="16">Victor Candiani</a>)
Coffee Cup Sphere Lamp(04 of09)
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I am going to send you over to Instructables to learn how to make a coffee cup sphere lamp. While you don't need to be a professional electrician to build this lamp, you do need some rudimentary wiring skills. This project might work best for people who already have the wiring in place for a pendant lamp. Anyway, the lamp shade is an orb made of coffee cups, and it looks like something that you'd buy at Design Within Reach for $600. Make it. (credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb143bee4b09bbe9a5d8cd3" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="10" data-vars-position-in-unit="13">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lollyman/4362724651/in/photostream/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Lollyman" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb143bee4b09bbe9a5d8cd3" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lollyman/4362724651/in/photostream/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="11" data-vars-position-in-unit="14">Lollyman</a>)
Use It As A Scoop(05 of09)
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Wash and dry your coffee cup, and use it as a scoop for pet food or garden dirt. (credit:Modern Mia Gardening)
Shred It And Mix It Into Your Compost(06 of09)
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Compost needs a certain amount of dry material. A lot of folks add shredded newspaper, shredded leaves, or sawdust to their compost as dry material. You could always shred your paper coffee cups and add them to the compost as dry matter. (credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb143bee4b09bbe9a5d8cd3" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="6" data-vars-position-in-unit="9">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calliope/104632616/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Muffet" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb143bee4b09bbe9a5d8cd3" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calliope/104632616/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="7" data-vars-position-in-unit="10">Muffet</a>)
Make A Paper Cup Garland(07 of09)
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Holidays call for decorations like paper cup garlands. Clean and dry your coffee cups. Cut them off in the middle. Paint them. Now make two holes in each cup bottom so that they can be strung on twine or heavy thread. So easy, and a fun craft do do with kids. (credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb143bee4b09bbe9a5d8cd3" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="4" data-vars-position-in-unit="7">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brettneilson/3068904088/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="brettneilson" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb143bee4b09bbe9a5d8cd3" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brettneilson/3068904088/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="5" data-vars-position-in-unit="8">brettneilson</a>)
Paper Cup Lights(08 of09)
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This is a variation on the paper cup garland. Decorate and cut paper cups. Poke one hole in each cup bottom. Grab a string of Christmas lights, and stick each light into the hole in the bottom of the cup. The cups will be like lampshades for each light on the string. (credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb143bee4b09bbe9a5d8cd3" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="2" data-vars-position-in-unit="5">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewthecoolguy/7860105172/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="matthewthecoolguy" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb143bee4b09bbe9a5d8cd3" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewthecoolguy/7860105172/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="3" data-vars-position-in-unit="6">matthewthecoolguy</a>)
Paper Cup Gift Cups(09 of09)
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Wash and dry the cup, and paint or decoupage it. Put a gift inside with, then cover with cellophane and tie with a ribbon. This is probably a lot of work for something that will get thrown away, but it will give you something to take a picture of and post on your crafts blog. (credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb143bee4b09bbe9a5d8cd3" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="0" data-vars-position-in-unit="3">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennycu/5361456744/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="jencu" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb143bee4b09bbe9a5d8cd3" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennycu/5361456744/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="1" data-vars-position-in-unit="4">jencu</a>)
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