Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle … old cutlery?

By: Diane W

Diane W — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:02:10 +0000

I keep my old forks and spoons for when the kids go digging in the garden or playing in the sandpit.

By: Tricia

Tricia — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 13:30:46 +0000

I use old cutlery to mark plants in the garden. Use permanent ink to write or stamp the name of you plants on to the handle and then stick next to the plant in the garden.

By: Mea

Mea — Mon, 28 May 2007 03:04:08 +0000

I used some to hang up my kitchen curtains. I curled the tines (the curtains hang on those) and bent the handles (which go over the curtain rod)

By: Neyeli Garcia

Neyeli Garcia — Wed, 23 May 2007 23:08:24 +0000

I know a lady that bends them into different shapes to make them into hooks for hanging coats and handles for her kitchen cabinets. Just keep them around in the garage for those times when you need something to stir some soil for a pot.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:57:39 +0000

They are most useful in their present shape. Please donate them, or perhaps give them out at the office. I forget a to bring a fork all the time.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:57:20 +0000

Easy take up playing the spoons. You can improvise with the knives and forks.

By: fishcake_random

fishcake_random — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 20:42:54 +0000

could you tie a few peices to an old coathanger and voila a bird scarer or an unusual mobile for a window.
dont forget that dollys and teddy bears always need culery on their picnics in the garden.

By: Rúna Björg

Rúna Björg — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 22:05:30 +0000

I bought some jewellery made of cutlery.
Can you replace the plastic handels with homemade wooden handels?

By: Sack36

Sack36 — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 07:53:04 +0000

Also soup kitchens and some food banks.

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 01:22:29 +0000

Donate them to a local homeless shelter, Goodwill, or Salvation Army. I’m sure they could use something more durable than plastic! :-)

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 20:30:34 +0000

You could use them as an alternative to plastic silverware on outings or when hosting large events.

By: louisa

louisa — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:55:41 +0000

We have four cats so to avoid bankruptcy (and the excess packaging), we still use cans – and various forks/spoons have already been appropriated from the cutlery collection for their food :)

-Louisa

By: Cadan ap Tomos

Cadan ap Tomos — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:19:21 +0000

I used to use my old forks for dishing out cat food from a tin, but now the modern design of pouches have taken over… so if you still use tinned stuff, or if you have a cat at all come to think of it, there you go.

By: Lesley

Lesley — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 14:40:56 +0000

Someone locally makes wind chimes by taking old cutlery and bending them into interesting shapes, then hanging them up in different arrangements.