How can I reuse or recycle … old hot water bottles?

Mon 7 Aug 2006

How can I reuse or recycle … old hot water bottles?

Hot water bottles A suggestion (and photo) from Jill:

I have a pile of old hot water bottles lurking in the cupboard beneath the sink in my bedroom. Some have actually leaked, others have simply started to perish - but none of them are fit for their original purpose i.e. to warm my bed!

The trouble is, I just can’t bear to simply throw them away in the bin - it seems such a waste.
I have never seen a recycling centre with any facilities for rubber products.
Any suggestions as to what else I can do with them, as the pile continues to grow !

Ideas then?

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Ol rubber bottles blown half way up are wonderful exercise aids… for airplanes… to stop dvt.
And also for exercise sitting in a chair. Think about it.
Also stuff and cover and use as foot rests

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Depening on how thick the rubber is, you could cut a square out of one of the sides and use it as a grip for opening tight jars or as a non-slip mat under plant pots or that sort of thing.

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I have seen one up on a wall in a decorator magazine. It was in an urban minimalist type loft. Kind of used as a modern sculpture. Sorry best I could come up with.

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