How can I reuse or recycle … pencil sharpenings?
Last week, I wrote a bit of a rant about how much I hate it when pencil leads are broken (HATE) and asked what I could do with the formerly-useful pencils.
But I didn’t think about the resultant sharpenings.
If the pencil is wood, I guess they can be composted – right?
But what about previously-foam-cup pencils that can’t be composted?
I know it seems a really small thing and almost isn’t worth caring about, but any suggestions?
If you had a pile you could use them as kindling in a wood fire or stove. I mean the wood pencils.
Great to see other people thinking about this. My fifth-grade students and I were wondering about recycling or reusing pencil shavings just last week. The volume we generate is actually quite large, given that our district educates thousands of students. We’d love to discover a good application for pencil shavings that would otherwise end up in a landfill. Anybody else have thoughts on this topic?
You could grind them up and make very rudimentary paper.
Mixed with wax they’re fire-starters.
Compost?
I wonder about the chemicals in the paint, however.
Find a pottery studio and give it to them. It’d make quite interesting raku.
I use the pencil shavings I accumulate in my compost, and in the garden for mulch.
Thanks for the ideas guys
give us ideas not commonts.
He’s just thanking us..
if it was only ideas that were supposed to be given it would say “post idea” but it says “post comment”
A very long time ago I saw roses made from the shavings. I am not sure what was put on the shaving to make them durable, but they were very pretty.
For the artsy type:
Get a glass table and a piece of glass the same size as the tabletop. Place the shavings on the table top, then place the glass sheet on top of the table. Voila!
I use them as Pot pouri, Just pore over them with old perfume or oils.
cud u tell me how pencil shavings can be useful in raku ware………….and plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ppl I’ve got this project in Environmentl Education where the topic is waste generated by class I and II students. I surveyed and found that most of it consists of pencil shavings I need u to suggest how I can take this project further
thanks for the ideas
Or a business out of making jewelry out of it like this woman. http://www.victoriamason.com/
well…im doing a pretty important essay on pencil shavings. what are a few good sub-topics about pencil shavings. Oh, and im in grade 7, i dont think this essay is my grade level. What do you think. PLEASE??? any suggestions. Its due. Friday and today is wendsday…PLEASE< PLEASE< PLEASE!!!!
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When I did weird essays like that I would pull the usual “to understand pencil shavings, we must first study the pencil” and then go into detail about the pencil and its history etc :P
good luck on your essay
i have always wanted to know if i can recycle or reuse in some way a pencil i have a box full of then i really want to help out our earth
Can i recycle pencil perings pppppplzzzzzz tel me i’v got it for homework so pleas help me:)plz:)
Take a thick paper, make a photo phrame of it. Put a glue on it and slowelt place pencil sharpening on glued area making, flowers or anything you want! glue it on a vase or make a kind of sculpture-creative work.
were planning to reclycle pencil shavings as a raw material for particleboard
pencil shavings are anyway used as a raw material for particle boards— atleast over here!
otherwise in the context of recycling ive not found a better use of pencil shavings than in aesthetic sensibilities.. where actually the creative possibilities are endless! but i guess the amount of shavings generated aren’t at all proportional to incorporating in creative endeavors- the table top idea- pretty neat i did that with my study table & i have a fixed sharpener at the end of the table so whenever i need to sharpen i sharpen there & save up the shavings under the glass layer– love the effect!
I include them in the pet bedding. In this case my pets are chickens. lol!
I was doing recycling in LA class, and I was sharpening my pencil. I wondered how I could recycle pencil shavings. I researched it, and came across this website. This website is awesome!
You can create art! I’m a teacher and often we get the children to brush glue on to paper then create patterns with the shavings! Actually did the activity this afternoon!
collect a load, add pva to them, mould round a cup. leave to dry, pencil pot. VOILA!!!! :D