How can I reuse or recycle … breakfast cereal boxes?
John and I are cereal-fanatics at the moment and are munching our way through box after box of pre-sweetened, chocolate-flavour flavoured puffed nonsense (me) and dull, wholewheat goodness (him).
Most of our favourite cereals come in bags within boxes so we’re left with a lot of rubbish at the end of each pack.
When I was small, cereal boxes were regularly harvested for their card but I don’t do as much cutting and sticking for fun now – and when I do need some non-corregated card, cat food boxes tend to be sturdier (if slightly smelling of fish and ash).
So any suggestions for thinner cereal box card or the boxes as a whole?
(Photo by simbncn)
Some cereal boxes have Box-Tops on them, which are basically like $0.10-$0.30 coupons that you can donate to schools who have that program running. Check the tops of the boxes for Box-Tops, cut them out, and give them to schools that run that program.
If you have a home compost bin, card is a good addition (ripped and scrunched). Check out composting websites that advise this. Other ways are local recycling centres that accept card?
Cut a diagonal peice from the side and use to store magazines. Cut into rectangles and use as bookmarks. (Decorate for a nice gift for bookworms.)
You can make a Spectrometer with a cereal box and a CD.
http://www.exo.net/~pauld/activities/CDspectrometer/cdspectrometer.html
Genius!
Some primary schools, playgroups, etc. collect cardboard boxes and tubes for creative ‘Blue Peter’ moments.
Theyre great for making stencils!
I get my business cards printed on old cereal boxes, and as a prop stylist working on mostly food shows it is perfect! You can check out the guy who makes them at http://www.usbcards.net We are also planning on making “save the date” postcards out of them for our wedding, using stickers with address.
An cool box notebook
http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/cr_paper/article/0,2025,DIY_13771_5477979,00.html
Magazine holder:
http://www.allfreecrafts.com/recycling-crafts/magazine-holder.shtml
no need to scrunch up for the compost bin, put your veg peelings in box & place straight in bin. I have also used them as luggage labels.
Place them around the plants instead of black paper, then cover with mulch.
You can turn them into postcards!
My sister last summer challenged me to think of an eco-post card.
So I used the beer box cardboard from the local corsican beer that we were buying!
http://vertes-et-mures.blogspot.com/2008/09/une-co-carte-postale-eco-postcard.html
I cut them up and use as postcards for my competitions. I also purchased a rubber stamp that looks like a postcard so stamp the cards and they look great
cut off the big sides and use them as a cool notebook cover
You can yous it to hold wires
cut off the top and make a purse
cut off the top and make a purse.
i love this idea! while we were on vacation, my dad’s girlfriend’s 2 year old son kept on asking me if he could have my purse so i would let him hold it and the only way to get him to give it back was to tell him that when we got home i would give him his very own purse! i usually just gave him a grocery bag and he would be entertained but this is brilliant!
Store and transport cupcakes or other baked goods
Cut up into bookmarks.
Cardboard Box guitars Laura!