Wed 11 Oct 2006
A few years ago, I bought a box of supermarket value cling film (aka plastic wrap, saran wrap, cellophane) but in the process of making it value, the producers seem to have left out the cling.
I don’t use it much anyway (more of a fan of re-usable tubs) but whenever I do use it, it’s absolutely infuriating because it doesn’t stick to the bowl/pan in question, or to itself, thereby rendering itself utterly pointless as a thorough covering. Grrr.
So any suggestions on what I can use it - essentially just very thin plastic sheeting - for instead?
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tori
October 13th, 2006 at 12:55 pm
use it as a propagation sheeting in the shed (cut the lil holes, spead over soil, add a seed a hole),
use it to Re-cover old wooden handles on knives and the like (pop the knife in the oven with some grub to dry the wood out, then cover the handle with the plastic, and pop it under the grill for a few seconds… presto! water proofed and more hygenic!
stop ash and the like from dropping into your keyboard by taking the top off, then covering the underside of the keyboard with the sheeting and screw it back down.. bingo, a longer lasting, spill and dust proofed keyboard!
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Eco Street » Recycle This
November 28th, 2006 at 5:03 pm
[…] If you’ve ever wondered whether there was a use for out-of-date condoms, non-clingy clingfilm or random odd gloves, you’re going to like Recycle This. Members post up questions and ideas about reusing and recycling random objects, and comments and ideas are invited from blog readers. What a jolly good idea! […]
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Amanda Kerik
December 30th, 2006 at 8:10 pm
Put down a square of foil, a square sheet of plastic wrap, put a plant pot in the middle and gather up the foil and plastic - instant plant pot tray.
Use it to stop the skin from forming on puddings / soups / etc (apply the wrap directly on the top of the food to keep the moisture in)
Stretch the wrap into ropes and use as gentle ties for plants, etc.
I’m sure that you could crochet with it as well. Into what - that’s up to you.
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Andrea
January 17th, 2007 at 5:18 am
Use rubber bands to secure the non-cling wrap over the things you wish it would cling to.
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Sack36
January 28th, 2007 at 9:16 am
Paint pretty patterns on it using the recycled nail polish and use it to wrap presents, stuff in the top of gift bags, or top gift baskets.
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luccabkk
April 23rd, 2008 at 12:27 am
I think i can help you understand why the cling-film u used doesn’t stick on to the container that u are using.
You have to consider that their are many different tyes of cling-film so it depends on the type of cling-film that you buy. PCV cling-film is a film that will stick onto all surfaces but if you buy non-PVC cling-film you’ll get the result u optained. so next time u buy cling-film make sure it’s on with PVC inside. And if your worried about polluting, don’t be because the PVC cling-film does not polute any more than non-PVC cling-film.
I hope u understand why your cling-film didn’t stick to your surfaces.
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