Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle … cd covers?

By: Nicholas Paul Smith aka proF. scarfmaN haT

Nicholas Paul Smith aka proF. scarfmaN haT — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:12:12 +0000

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…

By: Alan

Alan — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:39:22 +0000

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

By: Alan

Alan — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:23:43 +0000

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

By: Written on a Bathroom Wall » Adventures With The Dagger

Written on a Bathroom Wall » Adventures With The Dagger — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:14:17 +0000

[...] Dagger is still down with saving the earth (’n stuff) so I suggest you check out RecycleThis.com for an epic list of alternative uses for cd jewel [...]

By: Fez

Fez — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:32:10 +0000

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 :-)

By: mike murphy

mike murphy — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:56:26 +0000

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,,,,

By: How can I reuse or recycle … DVD cases? » How can I recycle this?

How can I reuse or recycle … DVD cases? » How can I recycle this? — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 10:06:59 +0000

[...] a lot of the suggestions – like giving them to your local library – will have been covered in the CD case post from last year – but any DVD-case specific [...]

By: butterscotch

butterscotch — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 02:27:49 +0000

The correct website name is: http://www.atelier-v.ch/umdenken/sites/02.html

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:47:53 +0000

I prime them with white color and paint on them.

By: mildred lane

mildred lane — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:09:57 +0000

I use the cd plates to hang in the berries to shine and keep the birds away.

By: njtomboy

njtomboy — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:48:20 +0000

http://www.johnwik.com/digital-totemic-pole.html

By: njtomboy

njtomboy — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:46:37 +0000

http://www.johnwik.com/wik-jewel-cube.pdf

By: Heather

Heather — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:40:38 +0000

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.

By: trish

trish — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:11:11 +0000

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.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:57:10 +0000

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

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 03:11:13 +0000

You can use them as coasters to set your drink on. Great for on your desk, matches your computer decor perfectly :)

By: Emma

Emma — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 14:19:55 +0000

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.

By: Sharon Sugrue

Sharon Sugrue — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 10:29:16 +0000

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.

By: Leni

Leni — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 17:12:04 +0000

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

By: KiZ

KiZ — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:15:07 +0000

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:

A good way to keep them out of landfill is to send them to a company that recycles them (and has recently won an Environmental Business of the Year award) although you do have to pay postage. They recycle both the jewel case and the disc itself. The case is made into a high quality polystyrene pellet that can be used in making new packaging, insulation foam or artificial wood, and the disc is made into a polycarbonate that has a number of uses, including as part of alarm boxes and motorway traffic lenses.
The company is Polymer Reprocessors Ltd, Peninsula Business Park, Reeds Lane, Moreton, Wirral, Cheshire CH46 1DW. I’m not connected with them, but I have just discovered them and am about to send all my old CDs off to them!