Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle … a pvc yoga mat?

By: Gulia

Gulia — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:09:13 +0000

Use it a a beach blanket.

By: Gulia

Gulia — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:08:40 +0000

Cut into a proper shape to make car carpets.

By: Gulia

Gulia — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:07:44 +0000

Use it as door mat.

By: Gulia

Gulia — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:07:06 +0000

Cover a floor in the attic with it for extra insulation.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:59:38 +0000

Check out this list: http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/50WaystoReuseYourYogaFitnessMatBestidea.html

By: mat

mat — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:22:47 +0000

Yoga mat recycling is here:-

http://www.ombay.org

By: RecycleYogi

RecycleYogi — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:32:52 +0000

Hello!

You can recycle yoga mats via http://www.recycleyourmat.com. We collect used yoga mats and are in the works to recycle them into other products that will keep them out of the landfill.

By: Megan

Megan — Wed, 02 May 2007 18:14:11 +0000

I mentioned this to my yoga teacher and she said she uses her old ones as a base when she practices outside, so she doesn’t get her good mat dirty. It could also still be useful for extra padding for certain poses (inversions). Or rolled up as a prop (the same way you would use a rolled blanket).

Thanks for all the great ideas – I need to get a new mat soon so now I won’t need to feel guilty about getting rid of my old one (since I won’t be getting rid of it!). I really like the suggestion of putting it under a regular rug to prevent slippage :) Actually, I could also use it under my aerobic step to prevent if rom slipping on hardwood floors!

By: ailsa

ailsa — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:46:11 +0000

If kept in the boot of the car it is very useful for various reasons (ie to protect the carpet from muddy boots that are stored after a walk) but could also get you out of some tricky situations. I used one of our camping mats
(which I am presuming very simliar) for traction when I got my car stuck on a beach. If you can get it under the wheel with some twigs or dry grass you can reverse on it, saves an emergency call-out and alot of embarrasement.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:52:01 +0000

You could try using it under a rug to keep them from slipping & adding a bit of extra cushioning.

Or use it in the car to protect the apholstery in the trunk from whatever’s rattling around in there.

Or cut it in thin slices to use as door slugs to help prevent drafts under doors.

By: Paul Smith

Paul Smith — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:28:59 +0000

Wow, thanks everybody for your suggestions! It’s in fairly good shape actually, a few divits (however you spell it) here and there. It’s thinner then 1/2 an inch (those are the really thick ones) so not so useful as a camping mat. But for less long term laying/sitting/activity, it works just fine. Though, being petroleum based, I’d not want people or animals spending extensive time in close contact with it.

By: Chris Baskind

Chris Baskind — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:51:40 +0000

Depends on the thickness and texture, but:

* A floor runner in the kitchen
* Shower mat
* Place mats for animal bowls
* Drawer liners
* Automotive trunk liner

By: trish

trish — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 02:13:54 +0000

keep it in your garage, use it when you’re working under the car.

By: Rúna Björg

Rúna Björg — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:45:33 +0000

Cut them up into pillow size cussions and take them to your local school. There the kids can either take them on school trips to sit on wet ground or as pillows to sit on when working on the floor in school.

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:20:31 +0000

I’m guessing that it would be pretty comfortable (no use in using it when you’re trying to relax on it if it isn’t), so use it for camping when you sleep if you don’t like the feel of the ground.

By: Thomzo

Thomzo — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 14:13:52 +0000

Hi
You could cut them up and stick them to the feet of chairs and tables to stop them scuffing laminate flooring.

Or you could use them to insulate a water cylinder.

On a large scale you might find allotmenteers would take them. I can see them being used for kneeling on, for excluding light when clearing weeds or for making temporary paths through muddy areas.