Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle … broken pencils?

By: e

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:12:04 +0000

Thank you for all of these comments- im doing a c=science project on what to do to getrid of wasting old pencils-some of these comments have been very helpful

By: Louise

Louise — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:36:37 +0000

sometimes, when my pencils appear broken, if i sharpen them with the big hole of a double pencil sharpener, they tend to be fixed, i’m not sure if it’s the angle they’re sharpened at, or if it’s just coincidence that i’ve got to a peice that isn’t broken, but it’s about 90% of the time with me.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:21:57 +0000

Instead of throwing away the little metal piece, give it to a little girl (age appropriate of course), as a “tin can” for use in her Barbie’s kitchen.

By: Rosie

Rosie — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:48:29 +0000

I once saw a vase/pencil holder thing, that looked like it was a cup, with a whole bunch of pencils glued on around it, hiding the cup. Then you can use it to hold your ‘long enough’ pencils!!

By: Rosie

Rosie — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:42:58 +0000

Hey! that’s realy cool.

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:34:11 +0000

I got a idea, make a log cabin out of them

By: 00000000

00000000 — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 18:08:28 +0000

these tips helped me so much I got a “A” ona test!

By: Amber

Amber — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:32:37 +0000

Oops! I forgot to leave the link. Hehehe…

http://www.highlightsparents.com/activities_for_parents_and_kids/crafts/what_to_do_with_all_those_old_pencils.html

By: Amber

Amber — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:32:14 +0000

Here’s a neat idea. :)

By: HuntingWabbits

HuntingWabbits — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:08:39 +0000

Higher quality pencils made with finer wood or graphite (like Ticonderoga or Papermate) break less often when you sharpen them. With cheaper pencils, it all depends on the quality and angle of the sharpener.

By: HuntingWabbits

HuntingWabbits — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:06:52 +0000

I heard that rubbing graphite pencil leads on stuck zippers will unstick them too.

By: HuntingWabbits

HuntingWabbits — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:05:37 +0000

I’ve seen those. I had no idea they were paper until I sharpened them and saw that the shavings had writing on them.

By: HuntingWabbits

HuntingWabbits — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:04:28 +0000

The tip is made of carbon and clay.

By: Tessa Tweet

Tessa Tweet — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:31:17 +0000

How do pencils work as magnets???????

By: Andrea Brazil

Andrea Brazil — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:50:55 +0000

Fridge magnets?

By: courtney

courtney — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:09:40 +0000

uh i would throw it away haha

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:16:02 +0000

How does one create value uing pencils ie social,financial or artistic way?

By: Kacy

Kacy — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:32:58 +0000

Wow! That is a great solution for my students. They tend to erase a lot and the pop on erasers seem to disappear out of my classroom. I have a surplus of rubber bands though.

By: Pat

Pat — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:48:57 +0000

i scrape the graphite on keys and use it to lubricate locks that are sticking. If you have pencils that have used-up erasers, you can wind a rubber band around the end and it works as an eraser.

By: Elouise

Elouise — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:33:10 +0000

I wonder if rodent-like pets (rats? hamsters?) would like to gnaw on a stump of pencil (minus the lead and eraser, obviously). Perhaps a pet-loving person could tell us if this might be a good use for old pencils.

By: pamphyila

pamphyila — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:57:45 +0000

They used to have pencil holders which you could put on pencil stubs to use up the last pencil bit – maybe you could concoct one.

By: Penny

Penny — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:17:25 +0000

I had the same problem with the lead snapping, until I got a new pencil sharpener. The old one had blunted and that was causing the lead to snap.
But, this still doesn’t solve the problem of all he surplus pencils.

By: ivan

ivan — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:02:03 +0000

hi,
you will not have that problem if you use a recycle pencil !( i mean pencil that made with newspaper!).
we had introduced this obon pencil in several countries and they are well accepted from school childrens and working adults. for more informations, check it out at http://www.obon.us or http://www.bigscream.blogspot.com

By: dancing girl

dancing girl — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 09:32:16 +0000

Kindling for a winter fire if you have enough. Should burn nicely.

By: Emanla Eraton

Emanla Eraton — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:09:02 +0000

You can dump them in a compost pile. First, you have to remove the metal piece that holds the eraser, and the eraser itself, as these things don’t decompose. Just throw those away in the recycle bin. The wood can decompose, but the graphite, I’m not sure about. It is carbon, but not only carbon.