How can I reuse or recycle cd covers?
We got rid of a load of old VCDs the other day (to make room on a shelf for the books that were piled up on the floor).
We already know how to re-use the CDs themselves thanks to the multitude of suggestions a few months ago but what about the cases?
They’re the square(ish) hard but clear plastic type.
Any ideas?
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As far as actual recycling goes, the comment posted in the CD thread about “Polymer Reprocessors Ltd” by Silver Birch is applicable.
Silver Birch wrote:
If they’re still useable you could put them on freecycle
http://www.freecycle.org, there are always people who have spindles of discs who’d like cases to keep the discs scratch free
Libraries generally accept cd cases for reuse as alot of their cases get damaged on loan. Also charity shops have a similar issue. Worth checking out.
You can make them into picture holders too: slip the picture into the bit where the cd booklet is usually kept then use the other part (where the cd lives) to be the supportive base.
You can use them as coasters to set your drink on. Great for on your desk, matches your computer decor perfectly :)
Desktop Calendars! Place the cd-holder side on the table, flip the clear cover back until it can’t go any further, and insert pages for each month.
Also, see http://www.atelier-v.ch/02.htm
The correct website name is: http://www.atelier-v.ch/umdenken/sites/02.html
they make great gift boxes for gift cards.
keep them, store dvds or cds you burn.
I see a lot of listings for them on ebay.
use them as a paint board for small crafts.
give them to kids to play with.
paint them and make a giant scrabble board.
I take old jewel cases, insert a plain or lined sheet of paper where liner notes would go, close up the case, and use them as small dry-erase boards for taking phone messages & writing to-do lists. It saves paper and reuses the jewel case, too.
Some ideas are a bit over the edge to me, but this is clever!
strike the unnecessary latter opinion and keep the more edifying B part.
http://www.johnwik.com/wik-jewel-cube.pdf
http://www.johnwik.com/digital-totemic-pole.html
I use the cd plates to hang in the berries to shine and keep the birds away.
I prime them with white color and paint on them.
i use cd cases and other things for additives in concrete,ive found plastic bottles are great for building materials and have a good insulation value.
in fact ther is not much i cant use for making concrete,,,,
Last night, I called my local DVD rental store, and they were absoultely thrilled to get spare DVD covers as they go through them all the time. They also use the boxes (that store 2 or more holders) thats usually used for DVD series. So give ‘em a ring :-)
My company http://www.greenertomorrow.org.uk actually recover & recycle music cd’s and also games cd’s IE playstation, psp, nintendo, xbox etc.
We do offer cash for many of these items also, but they have to be original and in the box
My company http://www.greenertomorrow.org.uk actually recover & recycle music cd’s also Mobile phones,games cd’s IE playstation, psp, nintendo, xbox etc.
We do offer cash for many of these items also, but they have to be original and in the box
I went onto Freecycle, got tonnes of jewel cases and created a 100 strong badge collection by inserting my drawings between 2 pieces of the cut cd jewel plastic using my father’s cutting drill. I then sealed them, added a pin on the back and they now hang above my bed on a big black piece of fabric like an art display!
All this occurred with zero planning…I just got started, kept on drawing and used my fave images to make tonnes of badges…
Could easily be a business…
I’m making a doll house with CD jewel cases, but have no idea how, or even if, it’s possible to cut into it, to make a doorway. Any help?
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Yes, we’re very grateful for (unbroken) ones at the library!
FAO R DeConinck,
Jubilee Library,
Jubilee St.,
Brighton.
Check your local council recycling site or a neighbouring districts as more and more are taking them.
I’m in Ken t where they don’t take disks or cases but neighbouring West Sussex do take CDs and cases at all their sites and recycle them into new products.
http://www.recycleforwestsussex.org/household_waste_recycling_sites